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Originally Posted by chillcrunk10  i posted this on the general discussion but im going to cross post this to maybe get seen by breeders eyes for help. im going to add a little bit more then was on there as well.
hi new user/kind of new to yorkies (been around significant others family yorkies for over a year on and off). so im kind of being thrust into a pickle thats not in anyway my fault but i want to make the best of it.
so long story short, their family yorkies were left alone due to whatever reasons and we found them tied up a few months back (1 male, 1 female). we were hoping for false pregnancy but i never really heard if they found out if it was or not until a few days ago when i got back in town. now i found out shes due this week and not much has been done to prepare her for her first liter. now being a broke college kid, i really cant help out with the expensive parts of the puppy birthing process (i did some research) but im just asking what to expect or any tips to look for. i want to make a whelping box for her and help make sure the puppies are ok because im going to probably end up having to take one to my house when they are old enough to leave (plus i want one). so im just nervous/curious because i have a feeling the puppies will come when im one of the only people around
i know she needs to get to the vet but like i said im a broke college kid and her parents think they can handle the birth since they have had larger dogs in the past that had several litters. im just worried because the female isnt a large dog, shes a 4 pound yorkie that is a year old |
What I'd like to point out to future readers is that a large dog can and does have problems with whelping. Size alone does not guarantee an easy whelp. Eclampsia happens irrespective of size, as does C sections. Puppies of any size dam can be borne breech.
Large females can have tears in uterine walls, low and or high blood pressure during whelping, placentas can be retained etc.
They can refuse to nurse and with an average litter size of about 8pups, that is a lot of pups to hand feed every two hours. And many larger breeds will actually have 9 or 10 pups, which means you as the breeder need to rotate the pups on the nipple.