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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Welcome to YT  ! I'm really glad you found us and I want/hope you get some answers and support.
I'm not a breeder, so I'll leave the expertise issues to those wonderful folks. However, I do know a lot about dog health issues (ie, in as far as a layperson goes, that is) and have seen breeding stories here at YT for 8 years now. Also, my bach degree is in Nursing, so my background is in healthcare. Anyway, that's where my opinion(s) come from on these matters....just fyi .
I'm *VERY* scared for you. I'm very, very, very (is it obvious yet? ) scared that you are on your way to losing your girl to a pregnancy. Are you okay / prepared for this, if this happens? I just really, truly want you to ask yourself this question...and really feel this question. I don't want you lose her, bc she sounds so precious  . This was an accidental pregnancy, and there is nothing wrong with having her spayed ASAP and keeping her safe from having to go thru an already dangerous pregnancy (dangerous given her health already). You'd be doing the right thing in making this very tough decision. I'm not saying it's 'wrong' to proceed with the pregnancy -- but holy heck, if it were me...I wouldn't consider going through with it for even 1 second...I would not risk my precious baby's life.
There are incredibly skilled breeders here who have health tested and IDEAL dogs who they may breed...and even in those very ideal conditions, death and tragedy happens...we've seen it here so many time, sadly.
Please think this over very hard...I know you already have and still are....but I can't stress enough how much you're risking here.
Again, welcome to YT, and I hope you get to know a few of us here - there are some wonderful folks here  . |
Experienced breeders, breeding healthy, strong, cream of the crop dogs, where everything is a controlled situation, pre natal care of both dam and sire, correct diets for the breeding pair, NO MEDICATIONS GIVEN IN CLOSE PROXIMATION BEFORE PREGNANCY OR DURING PREGNANCY THAT CAN CAUSE DEFORMED PUPPIES, post natal care with continuation of correct diet, ....all this carefully orchestrated management of a breeding pair in order to give you the very best chance for healthy puppies, is STILL a crap shoot. We do the absaolute best we can do, based on years of knowledge, experience, etc...but we are NOT God. He still has the final say.... When you have none of the preparations and precautions carefully managed and monitored, it becomes Russian Roulette. You MAY get lucky and come thru completely unscathed, with a healthy litter, free from genetic defects, as well as birth defects, and a momma that not only survives delivery, but lives following the birth of the babies........but the alternative situation is tragic....you loose your momma, you loose your litter....ESPECIALLY when you start out with an unhealthy momma....that Russian Roulette I compared it to ??.....put 3 bullets in the chamber instead of just one, spin the chamber and see how you come out. You just have to ask yourself, "is it worth it???"
That is the question every single responsible, ethical, experienced breeder asks themselves before they put a breeding pair together...."IS THIS THE LITTER THAT IS WORTH MY DAMS LIFE?"