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Originally Posted by lovemymisty  I have a yorkie who weighted in at 4.6 pounds at the vet back in may. She got hooked up with a friends dog while pup sitting and well she had the pups aug 1. the first didnt make it I am guessing it sufficated because she didnt open the sak and the second one we were able to open the sak and help it to breath because she wasnt doing it. She did however take care of the third one.
Im wondering why she didnt do anything with the first 2 and if she is ok to have another litter seeing as she is only 4 pounds and i would just like more information. We are keeping the pup that we had to bottle feed and care for that night and the other is going to a friend. We are not trying to become breeders and pay our mortgage by her having pups by no means but I do want to make sure that she will be ok..
She is taking excellent care of both pups now.
any advice would be great and thank you |
To your questions: Yorkies do need a lot of assistance during whelping , or delivery , and it is not a surprise she did not tend to the first 2 puppies right away, it usually is responsibility of the yorkie breeder to do that part and suction the puppies and "get them going " as they need it done. Also the breeder must cut the umbilical cords as so many things can go wrong if let alone to mom take care of it, recently a puppy had it's leg eaten by the bitch trying to cut the cord her self and needed the leg amputated.
The other answer, she sure was not too young at 2 years old, but was she all tested and approved to be a breeder? the least of problems arrive at birth , years to come are also the breeder responsibility and all testing should be done when selecting a breeder bitch or stud.
The fact that the male is the same size has little to do with her c-section free delivery. just get more informed about that as you seem to have a misconception over the issue.
Her size is not the most preferred size for breeding bitch, the most preferred size is usually 5 pounds and above.
The chances of her "free whelping" again are pretty good considering the fact that she free whelped the first time around, specially if you do a repeated mate.
The fact that the first puppy may have been a "STILL BORN" as it sounds like it , or a puppy that dies soon after birth and you did not do an autopsy right away to find out the reason goes against the idea of keep breeding the couple, there is no point to keep breeding health compromised puppies.
If you plan to breed her again, your best route is to go ahead and both bitch and stud all tested before second trial. That will diminish your chances of producing puppies that will have a compromised life later on.
You must be thinking aftermath, not only birth. Many problems that arrive as the dogs matures and after year 3 or 4 and will severely affect both quality of life and life span , could be avoided by practicing best breeder selection. And that includes the steps you have been advised to take. Unfortunately many pure breeds have so many healthy issues and most of them could have been avoided by breed selection. Studying a pedigree is another important step.
You should look into genetic implications and learn some more about it in dogs, you will enjoy, it is fascinating.
It is not fair to produce puppies that will be diabetes at 5 years old, or become blind at 3 or have liver improper function and need expensive surgeries or have to be put down.
You are a smart lady, you will make good decisions after you research a little more on the breed .
XOXO