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Originally Posted by whispersmom2 Old nurse that I am, I clamp the cord and shred it with scissors..All sterilized. I find I have NO bleeding if I do it that way. When I have had to use suture material, I too, use unwaxed fine dental floss and the finest quilting needle if a small suture is needed for some reason...I am comfortable with this as is my vet. I do not recommend it is you are not experienced in these things. I am not suggesting you do it, either. |
Me too this is exactly how I do the cords. NO thread for me. I find the mom chews it off. There is nothing worst than a agressive bitch who bites the cord too short. Then puppy bleeds excessively. So I clamp and shred the end of cord with very dull scissors.
And as for swinging the pup.....I do not do it! I'm always afraid of that poor pups brain slamming against his skull. That's just me. What I do is suck the fluids out with bulb, give mouth to mouth, massage the heart. If I begin to get just a bit of breathing and heartbeat the mom's next pup may be comming. So I keep a padded board with the whelp kit. I place the pup on board wrap vet wrap around him and stand him upside down. In only a minute or two minutes fluids will drain and he will start SCREAMING...which expands his lungs. And that's it emergency over. I unwrap and give him to his mom. She is usually busy with other pups so does not even notice.