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Originally Posted by januza  Yes great thanks.. We already bought loads of nutrical and will start feeding her today. Should we just mix the karo with her water? |
NutriCal should be kept on hand but, not as a regular dietary supplement
Put her on a good puppy food diet....change her diet slowly.....Make sure she begins eating 3 or 4 meals a day.
No Calcium Supplements no, not until she whelps those puppies.
Whelping supplies to get.
Sharp Scissors to cut umbilical cords.
Clamps/Forceps (Kelly forceps - 7" at least three straight and one curved, to clamp umbilical cord if necessary
Clean Sterile wash cloths
Several Changes for bedding
Alcohol
White Iodine
Unwaxed Dentaflos for tying umbilical cord
NutriDrops for mom and pups (a couple of drops) immediately after they born and have begun crying.
Benebac (probiotic) administer 1/2 tube to each pup
Sterile Guaze Pads
Baby Nasal Aspirator.
Betadine Skin Cleanser
Sterile cotton balls, baby bottles and preemie nipples
Tube feed kit - No. 5 toy feeding tube for toy dogs.
Glucose Solution
Canned Goats Milk and Distilled water
Rectal Thermometer and KY Jelly
Room thermometer to monitor temp of whelping area, which should be approximately 80 degrees
Syringes - 10 cc and 20 cc for giving meds and measuring formula
Eyedroppers
Blood stop - Clotisol
Silver nitrate sticks to stop bleed at umbilical cord
Sterile surgical gloves
Scale
Whelping box and area to be kept in a quiet, traffic free area of the house.
PetCal Supplement for after whelping
Cal Sorb Plus for whelping (not before)
Have the following recipe ready for your girl to give during the whelping process and immediately after (1 can goats milk, equal parts of distilled water, one egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of Karo Syrup).
The above is just a short list.