Pups are coming soon!!

[littlemiss]

Originally Posted by Sassysmama

aww! Thanks for your support. Yea, I thought I could go in there every hour but she seems to close..haha. So now it's every 10 - 15 mins. She's just hanging out in her whelping box though. Looks like it's gonna be a long day...LOL.

Alright... Maybe today. Your lucky a DAY TIME WHELPING. All of my females have whelped in the wee hours for the morning. Keep us informed.

[katelin]

Remember that some females whelp with no warning. One minute they look normal, and 2 seconds later they are pushing. 10-15 minutes is too long between your checking on her. Stay with her, she needs you now. If it is inconvenient in your closet, I'd move her so you can be with her. Sorry, but I'm just wanting you to have a healthy whelp.

[bjh]

I know it sounds goofy but I always whelp pups on our bed. I have a big wicker basket that I put on the bed when the momma is starting to show signs of labor. I just kick back on the bed with the expectant mom and we watch tv. I try to get her to just relax and concentrate on having puppies. Once she starts pushing hard then I make her stay in the wicker basket. This is just easier for me because I have a hard time getting up and down off the floor.

[011011]

Originally Posted by Sassysmama

aww! Thanks for your support. Yea, I thought I could go in there every hour but she seems to close..haha. So now it's every 10 - 15 mins. She's just hanging out in her whelping box though. Looks like it's gonna be a long day...LOL.

Good news sounds like babies are on the way.Best of luck with your whelping

[littlemiss]

Originally Posted by bjh

I know it sounds goofy but I always whelp pups on our bed. I have a big wicker basket that I put on the bed when the momma is starting to show signs of labor. I just kick back on the bed with the expectant mom and we watch tv. I try to get her to just relax and concentrate on having puppies. Once she starts pushing hard then I make her stay in the wicker basket. This is just easier for me because I have a hard time getting up and down off the floor.

No that does not sound funny. My little girl Sugar Bee demanded to be on our bed. When she was getting ready for have her babies I just put several wee pads with a good (viva) paper towels over them. My sister made me some cloth wee pads that can be washed in the washer and they work so good. I just change the paper towels between puppies. So that is where we will be delivering Lacey Bugs babies. Like you said just sit back and watch tv till the excitment begins

[Ladyhawk]

I brought Remi's whelping box in the livingroom and sat it beside the recliner while she was in labor. I went out with her each time she wanted to go and kept the other dogs from bothering her. We watched groom all about it together. Terry came home at 10:30 so into the office we went and she was ready to push. Keeping it quiet and lowkey is so important and until Terry was there they would have carried on about being locked out of the room so this worked well for us. Keep a close eye on your gal and help her to relax. I sit in a beanbag and read a book when we're in the whelping pen, it relaxes us both.

[bjh]

Originally Posted by littlemiss

No that does not sound funny. My little girl Sugar Bee demanded to be on our bed. When she was getting ready for have her babies I just put several wee pads with a good (viva) paper towels over them. My sister made me some cloth wee pads that can be washed in the washer and they work so good. I just change the paper towels between puppies. So that is where we will be delivering Lacey Bugs babies. Like you said just sit back and watch tv till the excitment begins

I line the whelping basket with the disposable bed pads they sell at Wal-mart, they are a life saver. We go through a lot of them when delivering pups.

[Sassysmama]

I set up the Pillow top queen size air mattress in the living room. I put a down throw on it too. And a down throw on the floor. But she won't use it. She has her whelping box and a pet house too. She's not happy with any of them! She's walking around hovering like she's holding them in or something...weird!

Ok, she just finally found a comfortable place. She is on the air mattress, underneath the down throw. She's laying right next to me. I've got my laptop handy just in case I have any trouble. Im staying right next to her til she pops. She won't eat anything. I wanna give her some nutri-cal and some plain yogurt but she won't eat either one. I even tried putting some on a boiled piece of chicken and still she won't eat it. Any suggestions how I could get her to eat this stuff? Thanks!!!!!

[bjh]

Originally Posted by Ladyhawk

I brought Remi's whelping box in the livingroom and sat it beside the recliner while she was in labor. I went out with her each time she wanted to go and kept the other dogs from bothering her. We watched groom all about it together. Terry came home at 10:30 so into the office we went and she was ready to push. Keeping it quiet and lowkey is so important and until Terry was there they would have carried on about being locked out of the room so this worked well for us. Keep a close eye on your gal and help her to relax. I sit in a beanbag and read a book when we're in the whelping pen, it relaxes us both.

It sounds like you have a good system going too. The key is to let the mom relax. You can't have a lot of other dogs around bothering them. Also, when they start getting close to delivering the moms have the need to go potty a lot so you have to really watch them. My dogs are potty pad trained, I don't know how folks handle it when the momma is trained to go outside. I guess that could be stressful.

[littlemiss]

Originally Posted by Sassysmama

I set up the Pillow top queen size air mattress in the living room. I put a down throw on it too. And a down throw on the floor. But she won't use it. She has her whelping box and a pet house too. She's not happy with any of them! She's walking around hovering like she's holding them in or something...weird!

Ok, she just finally found a comfortable place. She is on the air mattress, underneath the down throw. She's laying right next to me. I've got my laptop handy just in case I have any trouble. Im staying right next to her til she pops. She won't eat anything. I wanna give her some nutri-cal and some plain yogurt but she won't eat either one. I even tried putting some on a boiled piece of chicken and still she won't eat it. Any suggestions how I could get her to eat this stuff? Thanks!!!!!

Not eating is a good sign she is in the first stages of delivery. When was the last time she ate? And what is her temp?

[bjh]

Originally Posted by Sassysmama

I set up the Pillow top queen size air mattress in the living room. I put a down throw on it too. And a down throw on the floor. But she won't use it. She has her whelping box and a pet house too. She's not happy with any of them! She's walking around hovering like she's holding them in or something...weird!

Ok, she just finally found a comfortable place. She is on the air mattress, underneath the down throw. She's laying right next to me. I've got my laptop handy just in case I have any trouble. Im staying right next to her til she pops. She won't eat anything. I wanna give her some nutri-cal and some plain yogurt but she won't eat either one. I even tried putting some on a boiled piece of chicken and still she won't eat it. Any suggestions how I could get her to eat this stuff? Thanks!!!!!

I would not worry too much about making her eat. The Nutri-cal I would put on my finger and stick it in her mouth. I pray everything goes well. Is she panting yet?

[littlemiss]

Originally Posted by bjh

It sounds like you have a good system going too. The key is to let the mom relax. You can't have a lot of other dogs around bothering them. Also, when they start getting close to delivering the moms have the need to go potty a lot so you have to really watch them. My dogs are potty pad trained, I don't know how folks handle it when the momma is trained to go outside. I guess that could be stressful.

When my babies get that close I dont let them out without a leash and keep them with me at all times.

[Sassysmama]

Originally Posted by bjh

I would not worry too much about making her eat. The Nutri-cal I would put on my finger and stick it in her mouth. I pray everything goes well. Is she panting yet?

She's not panting yet. She just threw up again...alot! There went one blanket..haha. We only have one other yorkie and she's in our office w/ my boyfriend. When I looked under the blanket, there was a lot of liquid...but it's on a dark blue blanket. Hard to tell if it's clear. We have the a/c on for right now to make things more comfortable for her. We live in California and it's already hot outside.

[Sassysmama]

she's pushing!!!!

[littlemiss]

Originally Posted by Sassysmama

she's pushing!!!!

Great!!!! Not long now before you see your new little baby