Day 60 and Anxiously Awaiting Puppies Arrival...
 

My Jade is expecting her first litter. Today is da #60 since her one and only "tie" with my male Jaxson. We are all very anxious for the puppies to arrive. Prayers are welcome for a safe and uneventful delivery. I am relatively new on here. Thanks. :aimeeyork

Thank You!

Welcome to YT, I just had a silkie litter 2 weeks ago, sending good vibes for a safe and fast whelping..
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Good luck. Can't await to see pictures

:animal36Jade didn't eat this morning and is nesting like crazy so maybe soon???:aimeeyork

Well it appears she is starting to have contractions. She is panting a bit and is restless at times.

Sounds like you are in for a long night, best of luck..
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Jade had her puppies - two healthy boys - born at 2:15 and 4:45am. Everyone is doing great.

Congrats!!!! Hope Mommy and boys are doing well. Keep us posted and can't wait to see those baby pics once everyone rests for bit.

congratulations, happy to hear everything went well...
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Congrats.

Well we ended up having quite a day. We had been told there were two puppies (the vet didn't x-ray but had palpated and said two pups). Well...her panting had to with the fact that there were four pups total. Five hours after giving birth to the second puppy she surprised us by giving birth to a little girl and an hour after that a little boy. The last two births required more intervention - the little girl puppy - the placenta didn't deliver with her and we had to cut the cord and then Jade pulled the placenta out herself. The third little boy came out tail first and his sac was all ready broken. She couldn't push the head out so I had to very carefully deliver his head. The cord was shredding so we cut that as well and then I had to manually deliver the cord. I did not think in any way that he would survive but he is strong and healthy. All the puppies are a miracle but the last two are extreme cases of miracles as they took so long to deliver and are both very strong and healthy. The pups are all good size - Puppy #1 6.5 oz., Puppy #2 6.1 oz., Puppy #3 (girl) 6.2 oz. and Puppy #4 5.9 oz.

The vet will be here tomorrow but all seems well today. I am thankful to have a vet that will come to the house as it is cold here in NYS and I would hate to have to take them out in this weather.

Jade is very nervous about leaving them so bathroom trips have been short and not overly productive. I know in time she will get a little less nervous. The puppies are energetic little nursers so I think it is taking some time for her to get used to it. She seems more at ease with the nursing this morning. Hopefully we can get her cleaned up today without her having huge anxiety over being out of the box and away from the puppies.

All in all, it was a crazy day yesterday but we did it and I have to say I am proud of myself because I had educated myself ahead of time, worked with my mentor (who unfortunately was out of town due to a family emergency) and I was able to step in, do what needed to be done and remained calm the entire time. I was up from 6am on Friday until basically 10pm last night when I finally got some much needed rest. Today we will rest some more and just enjoy our new additions. :)

( I posted some pictures in my album)

this is the reason for xrays.. now you know one must x ray on day 58-59 also , you must have on had "red rabsberry leaf tea" half a cup right after the second pup would have help deliver the other two a bit faster, also a stethoscope to listen for heart beats is a must have if you are not sure if you have a lingering pup..
glad she is ok and the pups are healthy and doing good..
best of luck.. don't forget the whelping pudding and the Oral cal plus, to help her nurse and keep her calcium in check.
hugs,

Glad everyone is doing okay. And you got some rest. You can always clean her up when she gets more comfortable. Use towels and wash cloths for now :)

Wow you had quit the surprise. I am glad that all is well. Normally a five hour stretch between pups is cause for concern. But form what you say she did ok. Congrats !!

Now the fun begins... if you need any help, just ask.

Thank you. Jade is doing much better tonight. She had a short walk and I got her back end cleaned up which seems to have done wonders for her. Her appetite seems to be returning too. The puppies are all strong and energetic. We even had times to love on them today. The vet will come tomorrow. Feeling extremely thankful.

Congrats on your Babies!!! puppy kisses for you. We will be expecting puppies soon! cant wait! Post pic's of your darlings

The vet came yesterday and gave Jade and all four pups a clean bill of health. He says the pups are all strong and healthy. Jade is doing better with her anxiety and is acting more like her old self. She is amazing (the pups are too).

Glad to hear that everything went well. Congratulations.

Good to hear... :thumbup:

Did your vet also crop their tails and dew claws in your home, or is that something that you are not doing?

Yes the vet cropped the tails and removed the dew claws when he came on Monday. So thankful he did the tails so I didn't have to do it...

Congrats on your new additions! So happy to hear the whelp went well and everyone is doing good. How nice for you to have a vet come to your house!!

I'm with Carmen all the way on doing xrays; I've done them each time one of my girls was PG & always will. They are a tremendous help and fairly accurate, though we did have a hidden puppy with our last litter. However, though #4 did not show up on the xray, I had a suspicion there was the fourth because Hannah was as big (if not a bit bigger) as with her first litter, which produced 4 puppies also.