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06-28-2009, 06:53 AM | #1 |
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| Does Labor start all of the sudden? Bella is at 59 days and still is acting as if she was never pregnant! She looks like she swallowed a canteloupe and xrays showed 5 puppies. I am curious to know does the labor just start spontaneously like with women when there water breaks or does it happen slowly? She just doesnt seem to be slowing down at all. Can I still give her a bath? She had one less then a week ago but she sat in her dinner last night. I washed her with a wash cloth but still seems dirty. |
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06-28-2009, 07:36 AM | #2 | |
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06-28-2009, 07:50 AM | #3 |
Living My Yorkie Dream Donating Member | Well, I've heard of some saying that without warning "out comes a puppy", but I'd agree that normally you have some signs that labor is starting or going to start. Low temps, loss of appetite, digging/nesting, shivering, staring kind of glassy eyed, and more are all possible signs of oncoming labor. If she's only on day 59 you probably still have a few days, but taking her temp in the morning and evening could give you some idea on what's going on. Hmmm, a bath??? Maybe okay especially if she enjoys them, but I think I'd rather just go with a general area sponge-type bath at this point. I wouldn't want to stress her out any at this point. Good luck to you.........5 puppies is a good-sized litter. I'll surely be watching for your updates & birth announcement.
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Yes, you can give her a bath, but with a medicated shampoo. Usually about the time her temp begins to drop. After whelp, I usually rinse hind quarters and blow dry before putting her back in with the puppies. Usually a full bath after the puppies with a puppy, soapless shampoo, making sure that you thorougly rinse her.
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| One of my girls is on day 64 today and has no signs at all except as Mary said, that glassy eyed look. her appetite was bad the past couple of days but she is eating well today. First litter for her. |
06-28-2009, 08:43 AM | #6 |
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| I am taking her temps. The vet suggested I start day 57 every 4 hours while awake. I notice at night she is higher 100's and in the am lower 99's. She EATS up a storm and sleeps alot. This is her first whelp. What does the puppies "dropping" look like? Will it be obvious to a beginner like me? Thanks for all the wonderful answers. I LOVE learning new things especially if it benefits my girlie! |
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If pups are born with placenta in tact, it'll be a dark bubble that appears, at times puppies will present themselves hind legs first, without a bubble, becareful not to pull puppies legs (you could injure them) , but assist by gently grasping the body and pulling gently with each contraction (work as fast as possible().
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| Most dogs will show signs in the early stage of labor. They get restless and might start walking around looking for a private place to have their pups. They will hide under a bed or couch if there is one available. As the labor progresses the female will start digging and nesting. She will might vomit a little and she might have to poop several times as the pups work their way into the birth canal and put pressure on the colon. As labor progresses more the mom will start panting and pushing. I have only had a couple of females over the years that did not exhibit most of these symptoms. They were very good about hiding the fact they were in labor but if I watched them close I could always tell when they were having a contraction. |
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06-28-2009, 10:36 AM | #13 |
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| Yes we have a whelping box with all our supplies all set up for her in our bedroom as we have other animals. So far she has spent very little time in it. She goes to bed on her doggie bed outside the box (her wish) and then in the middle of the night she whines until I put her in bed with us. She is with us 24/7 as she will not have it any other way and neither will we. We have it worked out for this entire week that my son (18 year old), bf, and I have rotating work shifts and the only time one of us will not be able to be with her is for 2 hours and I have called in my best friend who knows Bella well to come sit. I am able to leave work the SECOND anything looks like labor is pending. I live 7 minutes from work. I have Nutra-drops, I have beef liver in the freezer, I have Tums, I have goats milk, I have whelping pudding supplies, I have vanilla ice cream, yogurt and cottage cheese. I am in the medical field so I have made a full blown whelping kit and I am not squemish. I read old posts back even years and if anyone suggested it I bought it. I wanted to be WELL prepared for this and do right by my girlie. I have the vets number and UCD on speed dial! I have probably over done everything but better safe then sorry. I just need patience now which I have NEVER had. Oh and Bella did keep getting under the bed but my bf blocked under the entire bed with wood much to Bella's dismay! |
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Eclampsia/Calcium Revival Animal Health - Oral Cal Plus #160-210 new product from revival, same as calsorb with out the nasty taste, does not make them vomit. If you must give calsorb, put it on your finger, and rub in bitches mouth, gums, inside of mouth, underneath tongue, then follow with nutrical, don’t just squirt a blob in their mouth. Even if they throw up, it HAS absorbed (not 100%.. but a lot) because the bloodstream picks it up immediately through the mouth..it does not have to be digested to work. Give calsorb or Oral Cal Plus if bitch is exhibiting signs of eclampsia. Some signs are very subtle. My bitch would dig like crazy when I took her outside, then try to climb up the side of the wall of the house…that was her first sign she was going south for me.. and we’d treat with calsorb immediately. Anything “odd” should be taken as a sign…especially, panting, pacing, restless behavior etc… understanding of course that bitches pant after delivery anyways for a few days. Okay to hold it at bay, so it never comes at all… forget everything about giving tums, cottage cheese, cheese, icecream.. etc. It’s useless. The body needs the calcium to be delivered with the correct ratio of Vit D and Phosphorus or it doesn’t absorb it, it’s useless. Pet Cal has this correct ratio. Another thing that has it is, believe it or not.. a scrambled whole egg! Of course everyone knows not to start calcium until the litter is whelped.. no giving it to PG bitches… I do give some calsorb during whelping If things slow down on a larger litter, but never before whelping. Make it a general practice to scramble your bitch an egg every day, and depending on weight, give ½ to a whole pet tab per day. I gave it to a 8 lb bitch ½ in the morning ½ at night…this is the “daily dose” for about a 20 lb dog who was NOT nursing a litter…so just fine for ½ the size, but nursing a litter. I would grind up the pet tab in the food processor and put the powder in the egg when I scrambled it. Also, check your dog food for Soybeans, soy protein, or anything related to soy in any way. For SOME reason that is not completely understood by me (many menopause supplements contain soy, or are soy based, so this seems to be a contradiction).. soy protein can interfere with the absorption of calcium in dogs. If your food has soy of any sort, change to a food that does not for the duration of the weaning of the litter.
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