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Cutting Cord ? i have seen it posted a lot on here that you should use blunt sicissors, (sp) like the children's kind, to cut the cord when you are helping to whelp. Why is this? wouldn't super sharp be better/ I think silk is getting ready to come int heat and I am still researching. thanks. looks like spell check doesn't know how to spell it either. LOl |
If the mom is cooperative and the pup is breathing correctly at birth hold your thumb and finger as a clamp close to the belly and let mom shed it. If youre having difficulty with mom or the pup, clamp the cord and shred or tie off with dental floss and cut with blunt scissor. Hope this helps |
We have used dental floss and the clamping. Clamping worked SOOO much better! Our female tried to eat the dental floss off and wouldn't leave the cords along. When we clamped and then shredded there wasn't any blood at all - not a drop! |
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Trim the umbilical cord with dull scissors or shred the cord between your fingers. There will be less bleeding from the cord if you crush the cord as you are tearing or cutting. If there is any bleeding from the stump, tie the cord off near the end with dental floss. After the cord is trimmed and tied, dip it in iodine. This helps dry it out and also helps to keep infections from entering through the open blood vessels. A neatly trimmed cord, coated in iodine will keep your bitch from excessively worrying the puppy's cord. http://www.phi-vestavia.com/whelpingmanagement.htm It you want to shred, you clamp then you crush the cord and use your finger nails to shred. or here is for clamping and tie http://www.debbiejensen.com/umbilic_cord.html |
cord I use a clamp..it crushs the cord and when cut there is no bleeding..I rarely need to tie the cords off after the clamp has been on a few seconds, it if does I reclamp it again.....good luck |
Sharp scissors cut so smoothly that the cord will bleed more. Blunt scissors act more like the mother's teeth by crushing the cord. If you clamp with the hemostats, you shouldn't have a problem! |
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