I have definitley had to "sling" a puppy to get fluid out of it's lungs, air way. The first time I actually saw this done is when I was fairly young, working for a vet in my area when I got out of school. He was doing a c-sec on a litter of bostons and he taught me to do it. I must say I freaked at first, but so glad he taught me as it was useful to me later in life even though I didnt know at the time.
As for cutting cords, Irene, I use plain unwaxed dental floss.
When Courtney was at the vet being induced, she had one puppy while at the vet's office and they actually put a little stitch in that puppy's cord. It was really neat, and I would like to learn to do that but- would definitely take two people to do though, and since it's usually just me with no assistance when mine are born, that probably won't ever work for me. |