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Originally Posted by WV~Yorkies  It is often used when they are in active labor to increase contractions. Do I think harmful.. That's hard to answer. No if she is in active labor and used right. It has been my experience that using it before the first pup or before pushing can speed it up to much and it doesn't give the puppies to line things up. Sometimes that 12 hours of light contractions are needed to get the pups and body ready. That's only my opinion from what I have seen from breeding myself. |
Everything we do can potentially be a problem because each yorkie is individual just as we are. However, using calcium during active labor very responsibly does help. I use to add a 1 tsp of cottage cheese to my pregnant yorkies during the last 3 weeks of pregnancy at my vet's advice and he felt that all my puppies and mamas' did very well. I can not say I have never had problems because I have been in situations that only prayer got us through them. But for the most part, having a good talk and an excellent relationship with your vet for prenatal, postnatal and normal life medical needs makes for a great outcome normally. I agree with you wholeheartedly.