Thank you all so much. My hubby left for work this morning so sad - feeling like he had left the puppy down. He did great CPR and tried sooo long to help that pup. It just wasn't meant to be. I may have waited a second too long to open its sack - but he had such a short cord and I was trying to cut the cord before I worked on the sack. It is just easier that way. I will never do that again -next time it's sack first cord last. You could tell he was alive until he was just about to come out. I do not think a novice could have done this litter, and especially with the first pup being presented in that posterior and upside down manner. In the book - it states this position usually needs vet assistance and pup usually dies. People thinking that breeding and birthing pups are so easy are so misinformed! And especially when they do not even try to learn how to deliver a litter - they think the mom will do everything - this is so wrong!
Well, having 2 pups are better than 1.
I can't wait till the pups get bigger!
T. |