Originally Posted by HuskerYorkies (Post 3097844)

Thanks....Tuesday would be the 63rd day from when her and our male were together....We were not planning on breeding them...I have no experience...but have been in constant contact with our vet....the vet said two possibly three babies....and my girl is 4.5 lbs

Originally Posted by HuskerYorkies (Post 3097861)

I was just following the advice and suggestions of my vet....however when I looked on a couple sights today...I feel totally unprepared. What is a breeding mentor?

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s (Post 3097892)

Was this a planned breeding? If so and your vet told you to go ahead without any prior research or a mentor, then find a new vet! :p
A breeding mentor is someone who works with you while you learn and when you start out and much longer than that. Someone who is experiences in ethically breeding Yorkies to kind of guide you. (Kind of like Yoda. ;))
I would suggest that you act quickly and contact some local breeders in your area. Maybe the one you got your girl from? Explain your situation and see if they would be willing to help you from here on out. You sound like you are in over your head and having someone on hand with experience would be your BEST option.

Originally Posted by Woogie Man (Post 3097879)

Stages of Labor...


Stage 1


* Temperature will drop to 98 degrees or so...

* Eyes will dilate

* She will stare at you and want you near

* Refusal to eat

* Hide under your bed or a dark place

* Laying on her side but can't seem to get comfortable

* Mucus Discharge


Stage 2 - pre labor

* Digging

* Shivering

* Panting

* Staring at her rear end

* Licking vulva excessively

* Mild Uterine Contractions


Stage 3 - Labor

* Hard Uterine Contractions

* Extreme Shivering

* Water Breaking

* Grunting and pushing

* Visible sign of the First pup and delivery (Whelp)

Note # If the Dam is pushing and grunting and crying out in pain
that lasts for over an hour with no visible pup,
you maybe in trouble.
This is when you need to search your gut.
Ask yourself, How do you feel?
Do you feel you are safe or in trouble.
Go by your gut instinct.
Read the Dams signs, her body is talking to you.
She is probably safe if she is napping between contractions,
but if is she becoming exhausted from constant pushing and straining,
if she appears close to collapse you maybe in trouble?
She is telling you something is wrong and a puppy maybe to large to pass thru her pelvis.
If you feel you are in trouble. Call your Vet and get ready to seek help

Originally Posted by ladyjane (Post 3097920)

You say there is one vet in your town? Is this vet available 24 hours? If not, is there a 24 hour clinic in another town?

You really should have a vet that you can call at any time. I am not suggesting that you will absolutely need one; but, better to have one just in case there is an emergency.

Originally Posted by HuskerYorkies (Post 3097921)

Yep the vet is on call 24 hrs a day...thank god.

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s (Post 3097919)

I would suggest that you look and see if there are maybe some local or nearby breed clubs? See if there are agility classes or handling classes nearby and see if you can contact some members there. What about the breeder that you got your girl from? Or your boy (if you have one)?
In a pinch, it doesn't even have to be a Yorkie breeder...any small breed breeder will be better than nothing. Definitely have your vet on standby.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to help get you info and answer questions as best I can as are the other members here...but it's really unclear what you need to know, exactly.

What advice has your vet given you? Not a whole lot...other than what i should be feeding her....they told me if the temp goes down below 100 pups should come within 24 hrs......just to have an area and let her do her thing and if not call....so I guess not a whole lot of advice
Do you have a whelping area ready and available to her? Yes
Are you prepared for supplementing her calcium after the whelp? No....what do I do for this?
Do you know the signs that she is starting labor? Do you know what signs of danger are during labor? Accoding to that labor list....she has at least 4 signs of stage one....No I dont know danger signs.
Have you had the vet do an xray to determine if any pups look to big to for her to deliver naturally? Yes we have done two.....the last one they said the heads may look a bit big...I asked if we should just do a csection and they just said we will see how it goes.
Do you have whelping supplies on hand? If so, what do you have? I dont know what i need.... :confused:

What gaps in all of that do we need to help fill in? What out of what I listed are you still unsure about? :)

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 3097934)

I'm glad that WoogieMan and Bama are on line and able to help you. After reading all of the signs of labor I felt sick. Wishing you lots of good luck. :)