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01-26-2009, 08:32 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Modesto, CA
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| Any day!!!! I just wanted to tell everyone the good news...YAY!!! So we just recently found out our little one is pregnant! Any day now she will have the puppies....Today is her 59th day My husband took her to the vet because she was vomiting yellow foam and nesting anywhere there was a blanket. Basically she wasn't acting herself! Come to find out she has 3 little babies in there....which I hear is better than only having one since they are a bit smaller in size.... We just want to hear that everything will be ok, we are really scared...We don't want anything to happen to our little baby! This is our first time having any babies....We made her a box with blankets....She is just really spoiled so we are scared she is going to have a tough time....We found out that a C-section is anywhere from $500-$1800 Please everyone pray for us and our dog.... Can anyone give us some advice? are we suppose to handle the puppies with our hands or gloves? Can I bathe her after birth or should we wait? Do the dam's really eat the stuff that comes out when she is giving birth? |
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01-27-2009, 04:36 AM | #2 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL
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| Congrats! I'm thinking you need to go to the breeders section & do a bunch of reading! |
01-27-2009, 08:04 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| Was this a planned breeding or an accident? Do you know how many times they bred? How big is the female and male? Here is a good article on whelping puppies that will let you know what to expect: Whelping Dogs You do not need to use gloves to handle the puppies but always wash your hands well before and during the whelping. It is best to wait several days before giving the momma a bath. If she get real messy you can wipe her down with a wet warm washcloth. Your females should not be left alone at this stage. It is best if you take her temperature twice a day. Usually right before whelping the temperature will drop to 99 or below and stay down but that is not always a sure indication. Often the temperature will be lower in the morning if the bitch has not eaten and her blood sugar is low then the temperature might go back up. My advice is to not let the momma deliver the pups on her own. I always break the sack and cut the cord my self. If you let the momma do it then you are risking letting her cut the cord too short and injuring the puppy. For the actual whelping I recommend using disposable bed pads that can be purchased at Wal-mart in the area where they sell Depends. These pads make cleanup so much easier. I do wish you the best of luck. Please keep us posted. |
01-27-2009, 03:30 PM | #4 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Modesto, CA
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| Ahhhh, help me! This time it was an accident, When she was like a year and a half I wanted to breed her but she didn't take and then I was reading up and read too many bad things what can happen! My mom came to visit me and brought her dog and I thought my dog was already done with her period....So I wasn't thinking anything of it.....I had went to another room and came back downstairs and they were already tied...I let them finish until they seperated! My female is 5.5 pounds and the male is the same size. after we found out she was pregnant, we have been taking her temp 2 times a day. this morning at 10am it was 98.2 what is the lowest temp they can have. now breaking the sack, how do you do that? what do you use? I'm sorry I am just a nervous wreck! and cutting the cord, do I just cut it off or do I have to pinch it with something first and then cut? oh gosh, I got myself into a hole and I need out! Quote:
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01-27-2009, 03:53 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| It sounds like you need a crash course in whelping. As soon as the puppy is out you break the sack with your fingers. Some people will just tear the cord with their finger nails and some people clamp it then cut it. My husband and I work together during a whelping and as soon as the puppy is out I break the sack, then while I hold the momma's head and leg, he will cut the cord and we tie it off with dental floss to keep it from bleeding too much. We then dry the puppy and make sure it is breathing well then put it with it's momma. We will let the puppies suckle a little throughout the labor. That helps stimulate the uterus to contract. When the momma starts to have another pup we just move the others out of the way. Also during the whelping I give the momma nutri-cal periodically. |
01-27-2009, 04:01 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana
Posts: 236
| I understand that this may be stressful, but if you want to get through it in a way that is best for your girl, you need to buck-up, read, and read fast. The article that BHJ gave you a link to is excellent and explains a lot. Read it multiple times. You may have to help with getting the puppies from inside mom to outside mom-- this is where surgical gloves come in handy. Regardless of presentation you will want to pull out but also down towards mom's stomach, because that is the direction the birth canal takes. Make sure you have as much of the puppy in your hand as possible, otherwise you risk injury to the puppy. I also advise having KY Jelly along with a fairly big syringe (no needle) and a feeding tube (you can get that from your vet). If a puppy is stuck you can fill the syringe with KY, attache the feeding tube to the syringe, then place the tube along side the puppy in the canal, squeeze out some lubricant, and sometimes that in combination with your pulling will help get the puppy out. It has to come out or it will suffocate at some point, so do what you have to to help it if it becomes stuck. You will tear the sac with your hands (sometimes fingernails are helpful here!). You will then need to make sure it is breathing-- clean out the mouth, use a bulb syringe to clear out mucus, rub the puppy, keep at it, they can look unresponsive for a long, long time but still make it if you work hard. Worry about the cord after the puppy is breathing well. Before you cut the cord, tie it off about an inch from the puppy with dental floss. I like to use hemostats to gently tear the cord but I am guessing you don't have those, if you can get them great, if not, if you have fingernails you can try cutting the cord by crushing it with your nails. A dull cut bleeds less, which is why I prefer not to use scissors. Cut on the placenta side of the cord, not the puppy side. Better to leave the cords to long and have to shorten them than vice versa (mom might fuss at them if they are really too long and you may have to adjust the length or she might cause a umbilical hernia through her fussing). Make sure that if the placenta is still in mom that you keep part of it out until it is delivered-- you have to make sure you have placentas delivered for all puppies. Again, I usually use a hemostat to hold the placenta outside of mom so you will have to play that by ear if you don't go out and get some. I do not let my moms eat the placentas, I just get too grossed out by it and so far no harm to anyone from just tossing them in a the trash. You will need a place to whelp the puppies that is quiet but well lit, you can probably make due with a shallow under the bed storage box that has been disinfected. You will want lots of towels. You will want a garbage bag for dirty laundry (I like white towels since I can bleach them) and another garbage bag for things like placentas. You will need something to keep the puppies warm, like a heating pad that won't turn off (set on low and covered in blankets). Have a crate available right there so if you are off to the vet you are not searching for stuff-- if I have trouble with a bitch and there are already puppies whelped they go along in the crate so make sure there is good warm bedding and a hot water bottle in case you need to keep them warm if mom is in surgery. It is a very stressful thing to go through, and frankly, I HATE the actual birthing process, it is scary for me and usually painful for the mom and my husband gets irritated by the fact that I am always slightly freaked out. But one way or the other, the puppies have to come out, you have to try your very best to protect your mom first and puppies second and yes, it will be over soon and if all goes well (or even semi-well) you will have the fun of the puppy raising part. Of course, that can lead to other sorts of stresses... |
01-27-2009, 05:23 PM | #7 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL
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| Girl...you are in the right spot for help...that's for sure! |
01-28-2009, 04:30 AM | #8 |
Living My Yorkie Dream Donating Member | As I tell everyone....this is my favorite breeding, whelping, weaning, website! Go to it.......read, read, and read again! And stick around here; we will help you as much as we can. Canine Reproduction Video and Book on Breeding and Whelping dogs by Debbie Jensen for dog breeders and Whelping Supplies needed to deliver puppies. STAY CALM! The mama will sense your nervousness & that will only make her nervous too. If all goes well, it is really nothing to be nervous about. If your gut tells you at any point that she is in trouble or you feel you can't handle something, get her to the vet or e-vet asap.
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