Originally Posted by mypreciouspups (Post 1956174)

I am still checking this thread also.. nothing yet..

I see you might have a tiny.. if you do.. make sure you watch and time how long the tiny is suckling.. I had one that would only suckle for a minute and then slept for 4 hours.. we had to tube feed her every two hours night and day for two weeks.. by then she was strong enough that she would go on her own.. the vet did not think she was going to live..
we still have her and she is going to be two in may.. but it was scary even though I had tube fed two babies many years before that..be prepared for this.. ask the questions now.. ask the vet to be prepared to teach you how.. with tube feeding it is very dangerous.. I worry.. but I always make sure they are whining when the tube goes in.. then I know it is in the right place.. if they are not struggling and whining.. the fear is that it went in the windpipe.. I would pull it out and begin again..nerve racking as it is.. I knew how much she was getting in her tummy..I also weighed her each time she was fed and kept the date and time..

that is a good idea to do anyway.. you always know then..there are many people to ask questions to.. I usually do not answer to many..for we all have our own ways of doing things..

good luck and keep us posted...anne

Originally Posted by RockinRhonda (Post 1958069)

He can be in with her.It is not true they don't want them in there.When my girls have babbies they want each other in there.She will let you know if he is not wellcomed.Just only let him be close like on bed or near by.
She will probally wait till you are home,My last girl waited all day at work with me and was not in the house 30 min and went in her room and had her babies.They want you there just like you wanted your mom.

Originally Posted by Ladyhawk (Post 1958209)

This is definitely not true for all dogs. Remi isn't ready for any of the other dogs to visit her puppies. She will grow at them when she comes out to stretch her legs just to let them know how she feels. Teddi who is due on Monday will try to put her front feed on Remi to show dominance and will race to get to the bathroom where Remi's pups are housed. She has nipped at Remi's pups when they were very young before. She would probably kill them if she were allowed to as it is her instict to secure the resources for her own pups. Please let your gal lead you on when she is ready for other dogs to be near her babies. Even in the wild mom's keep their pups apart until they are able to walk.

Originally Posted by amanda350 (Post 1957973)

Still no babies!!!! I swear she's doing this on purpose just to see me sweat... I think she got her control issues from me...She wants to have them when she says it's time and that's that... Her temp has been low all day at 98.8-99.2... Not that it means anything....But look at these pictures I took.. I was making Kallie a whelping box to put into her xpen so that she can have them in the box and get out when she wants and they cannot get out. Atleast not until they get much larger. I have a heating pad in there on low so I can see how warm it's going to get.....Anyways... As I was making the box I looked over and saw the two of them beside me..My vet said to seperate them when she goes into labor but not before since it stresses her to be away from him..Look at these pictures and tell me how you could seperate these two....Then tell me what you think of the whelping area....

Originally Posted by luckylady (Post 1958141)

I think Lucky was a bit worried about Lexie and chose to keep a watchful eye on her from above as seen in this picture of Lexie resting while waiting for the next pup to arrive.

Originally Posted by Ladyhawk (Post 1958209)

This is definitely not true for all dogs. Remi isn't ready for any of the other dogs to visit her puppies. She will grow at them when she comes out to stretch her legs just to let them know how she feels. Teddi who is due on Monday will try to put her front feed on Remi to show dominance and will race to get to the bathroom where Remi's pups are housed. She has nipped at Remi's pups when they were very young before. She would probably kill them if she were allowed to as it is her instict to secure the resources for her own pups. Please let your gal lead you on when she is ready for other dogs to be near her babies. Even in the wild mom's keep their pups apart until they are able to walk.