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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  
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?" |
You've been given some great advice and some very clear, honest warnings.
If you decide to continue the pregnancy, keep a very close eye on her day and night as the pregnancy progresses. Hypoglycemia and Hypocalcemia are a real concern both before and after whelp. It is possible to wake up in the morning with her totally unresponsive.
Watch for heavy panting, unsteady on her feet, or a temperature that is outside the normal pregnancy ranges.
Ask Questions and Read all you can, there are some great articles here, and elsewhere. An experienced breeder in your area might be able to mentor you as well.
Since you mentioned she wasn't healthy, and if she gets through this OK, I would have her spayed after whelp and your male neutered to prevent another oops.
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