Horrible....horrible...

[altigger74]

We've been through that twice here. The first time my lab had 11. She started the first stage of labor at 8pm and then by 9 am she pushed twice and then that was it. We checked her temp and it was up to 102. Emergency c at 930 on a saturday! She had two fighting to come out. Needless to say the vet was taking them out and handing them to me, I dried and suctioned and handed them to my SIL who slung. It was a MESS! And since the mom was under she couldn't take care of the babies so we did every two hours for the first 24 hours. The second litter (one of her daughters (that's another story) started to have them at 9pm and was just pushing and pushing and we had a couple that were breech and dry and we worked them for ever I think. Two she had under my bed (fun getting to them) and the rest she had in my closet (nowhere near her box). she had 6 all black males and she is yellow. Let's just say I stopped having labs.

Originally Posted by NanaDtreasures

This was crazy~!
I want to know if any of you have had this happen before with birthing Yorkie pups
The lab I posted about a week or so ago about my daughters Lab and vet saying 11 pups, Mecca went into early labor.
The vet had said it was a large litter and they may come a day or so early.
My daughter kept calling me all day...Telling me Mecca was acting funny...wouldn't eat...panting...trying to hide....

I told her the vet said a couple days early....not 5!!!
Well, then she called back crying..mom get out here now.
Mecca just had a baby on the bed. We tried to get her in whelping box..
I went over the speed limit , I felt so bad after telling her it wasn't labor...

When I got there another one was born and she was suctioning it with the bulb.
Mecca was in such pain or so afraid she just wouldn't break the sac or nothing.
I tried... but she refused to go in her whelping box.
Then a big gush of fluid soon after I got there. Waiting for a half hour with her pushing many times, I told Jen that get ready, that I felt it was going to be a dry birth and that if she didn't have this puppy soon, she needed to head for the vet.
It was a dry birth and the puppy was really struggling ....

Then a placenta just came out on its own and no puppy.Just plopped on the floor!!!
No puppy for half an hour...but then when she pushed out comes puppy with torn cord within an inch of its tummy. I thought for sure that the poor puppy would be dead.

This happened TWICE,,,,Plop..placenta on the floor...with a puppy being born again 20 minutes later with torn cord an inch away,
Needless to say, she went on to have 11. We ended up catching...and I mean catching as she wouldnt even lay down all the puppies...she ignored them all...so we had to break all the sac...tying cords,suction...and swing all 11 puppies.
It was HORRIBLE!

The worst scare of birthing I've ever went thru.
And I have a farm and have birthed goats and other animals.
I really don't think this is what Jen expected at all.
I don't know if she'll ever try it again,
Mecca and all the puppies went to the vets the next day.
All are doing well..thank Goodness.

I wanted to wait before posting as we didnt know if any..or how many would die from fluid in the lungs or something.
I hope this never happens with my Yorkies. Her bedroom looked like a war zone after 9-pm to 3 am of her having puppies all over the room!
Sorry so long

[cutiepieyorkies]

this is what 14 look like gsd she was the very best mother my 6 month old grand daughter was in with them and dusty just licked her face she loved children and her pups were just a week old

[cutiepieyorkies]

Originally Posted by cutiepieyorkies

this is what 14 look like gsd she was the very best mother my 6 month old grand daughter was in with them and dusty just licked her face she loved children and her pups were just a week old

but now we just do yorkies much easier to keep things clean but the gsd dog was fun to show and work with we had them for about 15 years

[NanaDtreasures]

ok..I've tried to post pics of my babys.
But no luck. My pics are too big I think, but Jen sent me some...
Let me see if hers are sized smaller

[NanaDtreasures]

Originally Posted by cutiepieyorkies

this is what 14 look like gsd she was the very best mother my 6 month old grand daughter was in with them and dusty just licked her face she loved children and her pups were just a week old

awwwww
Very gentle dog.
And cute baby!

[NanaDtreasures]

Originally Posted by altigger74

We've been through that twice here. The first time my lab had 11. She started the first stage of labor at 8pm and then by 9 am she pushed twice and then that was it. We checked her temp and it was up to 102. Emergency c at 930 on a saturday! She had two fighting to come out. Needless to say the vet was taking them out and handing them to me, I dried and suctioned and handed them to my SIL who slung. It was a MESS! And since the mom was under she couldn't take care of the babies so we did every two hours for the first 24 hours. The second litter (one of her daughters (that's another story) started to have them at 9pm and was just pushing and pushing and we had a couple that were breech and dry and we worked them for ever I think. Two she had under my bed (fun getting to them) and the rest she had in my closet (nowhere near her box). she had 6 all black males and she is yellow. Let's just say I stopped having labs.

Wow....You had a real time too!!!!
I laughed at the "under my bed"
When I walked in, here I'm thinking Yorkie mindset..
She would be in the whelping box...rofl....NOT!!!
And I see their king size mattresses in the living room.
Daughter said she was on the bed..under the bed..so out they went
I walked in and the fun just began.
She had those puppies all over the room... Yuck yuck yuck
She didnt have one puppy in the same area.
Or I should say dropped the puppy.
Nothing like this Nana running around trying to catch it..OMG...lol

[cutiepieyorkies]

good luck with your brood the real fun begins in about three weeks they are very cute

[altigger74]

lol!!!!! It's crazy! She kept wanting to get up and go potty so here we are in the dark with a flashlight and a towel following her around waiting to catch one.

Originally Posted by NanaDtreasures

Wow....You had a real time too!!!!
I laughed at the "under my bed"
When I walked in, here I'm thinking Yorkie mindset..
She would be in the whelping box...rofl....NOT!!!
And I see their king size mattresses in the living room.
Daughter said she was on the bed..under the bed..so out they went
I walked in and the fun just began.
She had those puppies all over the room... Yuck yuck yuck
She didnt have one puppy in the same area.
Or I should say dropped the puppy.
Nothing like this Nana running around trying to catch it..OMG...lol

[altigger74]

I think the cleanest litters I've helped deliver were kittens, my cat had three litters (there's something about under my bed and in my closet) and I never saw any mess by the time she was done.

[altigger74]

WOW! those babies are huge! mine ranged from 3 oz to 1 lb. I'd be running and dropping those babies out too I think!LOL

Originally Posted by NanaDtreasures

ok..I've tried to post pics of my babys.
But no luck. My pics are too big I think, but Jen sent me some...
Let me see if hers are sized smaller

[altigger74]

I was looking at the pics again and it's funny because the litter of eleven was two yellows and 9 black also

[brittahnee]

she wasn't concerned because it was her first liter.
many first time mothers don't understand.
i have bred many shelties.
my two females both were confused their first liter,
and both ate their first pup.
it's sad, but it's what they do.
My one female was bred on accident,
she was so young; less than a year.
usually after the birthing, they are very involved with the babies

[NanaDtreasures]

Originally Posted by brittahnee

she wasn't concerned because it was her first liter.
usually after the birthing, they are very involved with the babies

She has been wonderful thank goodness....
Except she cant keep up with the poopy ALREADY.LOL~!
After 1 week daughter was having to help Mecca with wiping.
Jen was like ..Mom they're going potty on each others heads .I had to laugh
I told her hunny you just wait...You aint seen NOTHING yet...
Ewwwwwwwwwww

[NanaDtreasures]

Originally Posted by altigger74

I was looking at the pics again and it's funny because the litter of eleven was two yellows and 9 black also

Those were chocolates ....I know they look black to me too.
This morning all eyes open and they are adorable.

And you thought they were big...(so did I compared to Yorkies..lol)
They were 5 days early!!!! crazy huh

[altigger74]

OMG! Five days early! That poor momma! No wonder she was freaking out!LOL