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Originally Posted by gemy  If she is a surgical nurse, it might be very difficult to get coverage for the operations on short notice. And lets face it we all need our jobs.
That is why I suggested letting the dog whelp at the vets, along with all the medical reasons for doing that.
Next best thing is to find a toy breeder willing to take on the whelp.
Not ideal for the lass, but better that, then be in in-experienced hands and with no knowledge of who bred her, or how many times she was bred, Oh Lordy, we might have preemies being born. THis really sucks on so many levels for this gal.
The other thing I believe is that the previous should re-imburse her for all vet costs associated with this whelping, and puppy care.
I am really starting to believe the APPA stats that 40% of pet owners get their pets from family/friends.
I've been racking my brain to somehow guesstimate how far along she is. Just too many stumbling blocks (unknowns) to figure out from a hazy timeline.... |
I know what you mean. I suggested vetting that dog and letting the experts take over and oh, here's hoping she did! And with surgical nurses who assist or scrub in at surgery is difficult but they do have urgent situations that come up and usually have some contingency plans, especially in a situation they knew was coming a day or so ahead. There are even temporary services that plug in a surgical nurse if you give them a tiny bit of time, especially in this economy I would imagine there are more than a few on standby. Surgical nurses I've known know their coworkers will step up when there is a tough situation and usually call one or two of them to as ask ahead, call in favors at times. And they tell their scheduler ahead of time what might come up so she/he isn't caught off guard. But if you aren't going to vet the dog and go on to work when she could be ready to whelp by what is very probably a larger, much heftier dog, you owe it to the helpless girl and puppies in her to be there for all of them.
What would be better is if she weren't even pregnant and it was a false pregnancy or gas! I sure hope that little girl is okay!