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feminvstr · 01-03-2006, 11:50 AM

Kim no it does not imply to plan ahead, quite the opposite, the mom should begin her prelabor stage ...when at all possible. Some cases where the vet has predetermined free whelping could be a risk, progesterone levels should be checked daily once it has dopped to a certain level (ready to whelp) then she should be left in the hands of the vet IMHO. I thank god I've never had to experience a c-section, but I will say if I felt there was any reason to preschedule, I wouldnt hesitate, the vet needs to be on the same page as the breeder to make it all work!

"Even though you know she will be surgically delivered, she should be allowed to progress far enough into labor wherein she will concentrate on licking her nipples and vulva (and everything else within reach) and ideally, her water should break. She will then become quite serious about licking and arranging her bed so that even with the interruption of a trip straight into surgery, she will be much more likely to take up where she left off upon returning home and regaining her wits. The pre-delivery licking is tremendously important as it coincides with hormonal release and lays an important foundation for the bonding behavior between mother and whelp. The first time dam who is trotted off to surgery without benefit of the nesting, licking, cleaning behavior is one who will likely never develop good mothering skills. She is more apt to reject or be frightened by those odd squirmy little things she awakens to find in her bed."

01-03-2006, 11:50 AM	#21
feminvstr Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 4,405	Kim no it does not imply to plan ahead, quite the opposite, the mom should begin her prelabor stage ...when at all possible. Some cases where the vet has predetermined free whelping could be a risk, progesterone levels should be checked daily once it has dopped to a certain level (ready to whelp) then she should be left in the hands of the vet IMHO. I thank god I've never had to experience a c-section, but I will say if I felt there was any reason to preschedule, I wouldnt hesitate, the vet needs to be on the same page as the breeder to make it all work! "Even though you know she will be surgically delivered, she should be allowed to progress far enough into labor wherein she will concentrate on licking her nipples and vulva (and everything else within reach) and ideally, her water should break. She will then become quite serious about licking and arranging her bed so that even with the interruption of a trip straight into surgery, she will be much more likely to take up where she left off upon returning home and regaining her wits. The pre-delivery licking is tremendously important as it coincides with hormonal release and lays an important foundation for the bonding behavior between mother and whelp. The first time dam who is trotted off to surgery without benefit of the nesting, licking, cleaning behavior is one who will likely never develop good mothering skills. She is more apt to reject or be frightened by those odd squirmy little things she awakens to find in her bed." __________________ Kimberly Last edited by feminvstr; 01-03-2006 at 11:53 AM.