[Sennie]

Originally Posted by gemy

On the subject of food-did you say she eats raw, and used to a raw diet? I would recommend slowly switching her to a "cooked" version, and most especially after pups are borne I would want her on cooked food - this is to diminish any risks to puppies. A raw food diet can contain bacteria that would not be healthy for young pups.

Puppy food I don't start until the last week, and I agree no calcium supplements now, but for sure after whelping. A nice scrambled egg has all (usually) all the calcium she will need, as an additive to her food.

I agree that travelling with this pregnant dog is quite frankly so risky I would not even see it as an option.
Breeders quite simply stay home unless there is a life or death emergency, and we usually have a few breeder friends we can ask to help out

Your vet either the new one or the old one, may be able to suggest a breeder who would be either
a) willing to whelp your dog at their house and keep the newborns through the critical 2wk period- and if so I would board the dog with her starting at least one week before due date.
b) willing to be available to you 24/7 to whelp this litter at your home.
c) they might also be willing to loan you the use of their whelping equipment so that you don't have to go out and get everything.
d) refer you to a reproduction vet who may have the facilities and offer this service to you.

Alternatively you can look up a Toy Breed club in your state/area, and contact breeders through them, who might be willing to offer their services.

In either case if you are not going to be physically present you will need to make arrangements of a financial nature with a vet in case of whelping emergencies, and the visit on the second day for dewclaw removal and or tail docking. Plus puppies need their wellness checks.
Plus of course your whelping coach should be paid as well.

I truly urge you to move heaven and earth now to get the help you will need.

There is just so much to share about danger signs, preventative care, that it is hard to even begin. There are how-ever many many threads on here about breeding that have much good information on them.

Thanks, she eats mostly a cooked diet so not feeding her raw for a while will be fine. I thought tails and dew claws were supposed to be done between day 3 and 5?