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Originally Posted by pippin no puppies yet,I brought her to the vet about an hour ago and he gave her an injection to speed up the contractions and make them stronger.He thinks he might have to section her as her cervix is small ,I have to bring her back in 2 hrs if she has not had any puppies,  I wont have to |
How strange that your vet would give her an injection. I was under the impression (from MY vets) that there was no shot to speed up labor. A shot is given AFTER the whelp in order to clean out the uterus but not before because if the cervix is not ready, a shot could cause the uterus to rupture.