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Originally Posted by karak333  Hi everyone,
thank you so much for your prayers and advice. I did take her to the vet and they only found that her calcium levels were a little low. it is hard to think that the way she was acting was caused by her calcium levels being only a LITTLE below normal. she did get calcium and is doing a little bit better. she tries to get up, but still has trouble. hopefully she will be better in the morning. thank you all again for your support and prayers. I will keep you updated on what happens tomorrow.
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Just seeing this and I have not read the rest of the posts since this but I had this happen within this year. Pre-Eclampsia. I knew the signs and got her right in and she still stayed 4 days at the Reproduction Specialist with Calcium monitoring, blood draws every 6 hours. They wanted to go ahead and take the babies because they said most females arent able to whelp do to the calcium drop but I didn't want them to go ahead with the section till she went into labor, so she ended up going in labor and actually surprised them and whelped 5 healthy babies on her own while there.
I was able to bring her home but their advise was not to have them nurse. They nursed for the first 24 hours under their care and then I raised the litter. Mom wore a onsie and stayed with the babies while I fed them. They said I could try and let the pups nurse but it would be possible for mom to have another drop so I didn't want to risk it. It was a long haul but I'd do anything for them.
I hope your mommy is doing well now. I will read the rest of your thread.