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Originally Posted by A0003  I am 85 pounds and had a perfectly healthy 7lb baby girl totally 100% natural. Not one single drug. Should I have aborted my baby sicne I was so small? I loved this forum when I found it but WOW everybody is so Negitive about everything. I have several questions I would love to ask but I am scared to post anything about my puppy because all anyone wants to do is judge here it seems like. Vet bills will be expensive and times will be stressfull but if the vet said it was ok then I am sure that not one person passing judegment has a vet degree on here?? Just saying. I dont normally post on to much but this one caught me a little off guard. I know humans are different than dogs but like I said, my dr told me I could not deliver natural because I was really tiny too but 9 years later my daughter is a beautiful healthy little lady. |
I'm very glad that things worked out well for you. Unfortunately, in my end of the delivery room I have seen far too many infants seriously injured, or killed, when a parent refuses to follow medical advice. Presumably, you made your
choice after careful consideration of the risks and benefits. A dog, however, is not asked if they consider the risks acceptable. They are not included in the decision of whether its ok to risk a c-section or a stuck pup, develop eclampsia or any of the other risks associated with breeding. They are dependent upon us to provide appropriate care for them.
Whelping is an under-studied area in veterinary training. Unless the vet is a reproductive specialist, the odds of them knowing the ins and outs of the risks of breeding such a tiny female to a male twice her size may allude them. Just
in general, I find it odd that ANY vet would say that breeding is "cool" no
matter what the size of the dam and sire. Most vets I've had the pleasure of
Working with say quite the opposite.