Delilah's Whelping area... and a NEW...
 

Idea for a whelping box, I bought this nice crate for Dyson but as with very spoiled silkies he did not want it, so I thought it would make a great whelping box for Delilah...is still a few things missing I need to put an order with Reviaval for some stuff but everything I have is out...
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Very nice!!!! You are ahead of me........I haven't gotten my items all put back together from our last whelp 7 weeks ago!! This next week though for sure!

I do have to ask where you got the nice whelping cage??? Is that what you'd call that???? That seems kinda handy........

I got it off ebay.. here's the link.. this is my first time using this one.. so I will review it after I use it wit Delilah..
Dog Puppy Cage, CLS-960, Dog Kennel/Playpen, Four Colors to Choose From!! | eBay

:)You are so perpared carmen, Its looks great, wishing Delilah a very safe whelp, I dont kno much about breeding except what i have learned here, but your room looks very nice :) sharing with others is wonderful :thumbup:

I have one but I use mine for later when the babies start moving around more. I love the nursery colors it comes in! My old back and knees have a hard time getting down on the floor to assist delivery....so I use the LifeStage puppy playpen...the one where you can bring the bottom up to within a foot or so from the top of the pen...I put it next to my bed, and then I can sit on the edge of my bed and help momma right over the side of the pen.....when it is all over, I lower the bottom of the playpen almost to the bottom of the crate, making it an enclosed crate that all can be in safely, and I can have access to everyone from the top that opens. I have an enclosed box that serves as a "cave" for momma and babies on one end of the crate, to seclude in, no drafts, secluded and private....I can open the top of the crate, and then take the top off the box for access to everyone....I love the looks of your delivery set up....it stirs my soul!!! I am waiting for three of my girls to come into heat.....

Carmen that set up looks lovely. How high up off the floor is the bottome of the crate? I couldn't tell exactly.

Ready, Set.....

Looks great!

thank you ladies, the bottom plastic tray in on the floor and the top is a mesh that is there with velcro, for easy reach if needed.. I have my regular whelping box but Delilah loves her regular crate and this looks like her crate so she is more confortable in it.
I will be putting a heavy mat under it and an area rug to keep the room warmer, this is the begining of my guest room turning into a nursery..

[QUOTE=carmen in nj;4016653]thank you ladies, the bottom plastic tray in on the floor and the top is a mesh that is there with velcro, for easy reach if needed.. I have my regular whelping box but Delilah loves her regular crate and this looks like her crate so she is more confortable in it.
I will be putting a heavy mat under it and an area rug to keep the room warmer, this is the begining of my guest room turning into a nursery..[/QUOTE]

I did exactly that and it is a great idea! It went from a room that was all fixed up and seldom used, into a very useful area that meets all the needs we have with these babies and mommas! It looks awsome Carmen!

Question Ladies; I am considering changing my whelping room from what is usually used as my grooming room, to the one "next door".

The benefit for the pups is that once they reach an age to go out in the backyard, it is very simple access. Just open the patio doors. Also based on more recent research, I want to add non slip mats to the puppy's area, and this means a whole lot fewer non slip mats.

The drawback is, well they are patio doors, and with a winter whelp, this room can get a bit colder, although that could be handled with heat lamps. Also this is usually the room I take our adult dogs out of to go pee/poo on off hours if needed.

I also love natural light and this room gets lots of it. I sleep always with the litter and either room is fine for me to put the cot in.

The other benefit there is a TV in the garden room, but I would have to take out heavier furniture there to make room for the whelping box. Oh yes the minimum size of the whelping box is 4'x4' better I think 5'5'

I think it would be nice, if you can keep the room warm, that is my main concern, I put plastic over my window in the winter even tho the windows are ok, call me paranoid..LOL, take some picture of the room and look at them and see yourself there .. that is what I do with my guest room..
hugs,:D

I was just thinking today she would be getting close to having puppies. Great set up :)

dear lord I almost fainted sitting down looking at this set up...I think its safe to say I will never be a breeder!

Big dogs are so much easier lol...in 26 years ago I had a dog that we took in from someone who knew we wouldn't say no, turned out she was pregnant, I was there when she started dropping babies, mind you until she went in labor I didn't even know she was pregnant (big sheep dog), poor thing It was like a bad movie..I was running around with gloves, and scissors and boiling water, though I had no idea why...my elderly neighbor just stood there laughing at me, I was hysterical...she didn't need my help...good thing cuz I would have had no idea what to do, heck I hadn't even thought of calling a vet...though I took them all in the next day...oi:eek:

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Thanks lynzy for this halarious picture...I have caught a bug of some kind and am up sick at the moment....AGAIN!!....and I needed this pic of you in the middle of my bad night!!! Brought a smile to my lips!

you can never be over prepared I just want to be super ready..>LOL

It looks nice! I actually used one of the soft collapsable crates for my last litter and it worked really well. Very den like and I put blankets over it and I was really pleased with it. It's not the smallest size - I think it's the medium and it's big enough that I can lay on the floor and get 1/2 inside of it to play with the puppies or just keep her company and the top zips open so it's easy to get the puppies out and weight them.

Amazon.com: 24" Pink Plaid Pet House Soft Crate...

I have an appt. for the x rays for Thursday Sept. 28th , we will know more or less how many babies we are having.. woo hoo... :D
hugs,

Thank Goodness!!!!!!!! It will NEVER get here! I think I am going to go boil water..........

:D LOL, I know... she is resting a lot, and puppies are very active, I can see them move a lot while she is sleeping.

I too this past weekend got our whelping area ready! Now PATIENTLY, wait for our Mamas to do their jobs! We are on day 56 today! Xrays I believe I will do Thurs!!

We have an appt, for 9:30 am on thursday.. do you have pictures of your whelping area, I love looking at everyone's setups..
hugs,

This is my basic setup without my expen surrounding the area. I haven't gotten that up yet.

I do not have her whelp in her whelping pen, but actually in a large blanket on the floor next to the supply boxes and boxes of warming towels and scale. The drawers I use are stackables, so I can just open them all on the floor next to me for easier access. Top drawer has all of the whelping supplies for mama, middle drawer has puppy supplies, and bottom one is paper towels, potty pads and extra stuff we may need. On top I have my stethoscopes, dopplers and tossable hand towels, which I LOVE as well as 2 bottles of hand sanitizer. The rubber maid next to the stackables is where I keep my towels which are warming in my puppy incubator, so each baby gets a nice warm towel to dry off with. :)

I will take pics of what is in my drawers when I get back upstairs. :)

My whelping box right now is very large, but I will partition it to the size needed for mama and babies. Of course we also have heating pads in the whelping box as well as the puppy incubator. I decided with 6 pups the one I use with Bella may be too small. It is also pretty high up, and don't think Miss T is tall enough to be able to jump in. (We have a door cut into it, but our puppies always find their way out, so we blocked the door. LOL I may change it out, to the one that we use with Bella, I just haven't decided yet. On that one we can cover it to keep the heat in better.)

How is your girl doing??? Miss T is doing ok, her belly has dropped slightly since yesterday!! Last night her appetitie was horrible, but today she is eating like a horse once again!!! I haven't made our vet appointment, but I also will probably do ours around 9:30 when I drop my daughter at work. :)

like your setting , whatever makes our girls confortable and us too..:D
Delilah is ok, still eating two meals a day, she ate all her breakfast today, I took the base temp reading last night it was 100.1, this morning was our first reading and was 99.5 so I would say we are right on schedule. her belly drop a tiny bit but not enogh to make any difference. so I know we have still a few days to go.. I am ready now is just waiting for thursday and then wait until the babies decide to arrive..:)
hugs,

I am getting excited here and it is not even my baby. I can not wait to see these beautiful pups.

YOOHOO!!! CARMEN!!! Today is THURSDAY, 27th....tomorrow is Friday 28th....when are we getting xrays???????????????!!!!!

Our appointment is at 10:00 am tomorrow morning!! :)