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LoveMyGirlz · 02-20-2007, 02:46 PM

OMG! Keep us posted! No skull? I have never heard that-although I'm not a breeder! Well you did the right thing and I'm glad momma and the 2 babies are good! I get so stressed reading about deliveries that I don't know how you guys do it!! I can cry just thinking of how beautiful it must be to see your baby become a mommy and also to have so much worry!! Can't wait to hear more! Congratulations!!!

chloeandj · 02-20-2007, 03:32 PM

What an emotional day for you all! I'm sorry for the loss of the last pup but happy to hear there is two healthy girls!

Gazou · 02-20-2007, 03:49 PM

[QUOTE=gentlybentley;964668]OK...more news....the vet just called...the last pup was delivered, but it had no skull!!!!!....that was the root of the whole labor not progressing right. Has any of you had this happen??? The body was perfect...just no skull.

I've seen a few pups born with no skulls at the Animal Hospital .

GurleyGirl · 02-20-2007, 03:50 PM

Congratulations on the two pups... so sorry about the loss of the third one... no skull? How common is that? Did the vet say anything about that condition?....

All the best.

BabyFidgette · 02-20-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sylvan

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That is so nice of you!!!!

Good luck with the litter!

SweetCuteness · 02-20-2007, 03:54 PM

I'm glad that the two were born healthy without having to do a c-section!

BabyFidgette · 02-20-2007, 03:55 PM

Oh no! I'm sorry. I've never heard of a dog being born without a skull.

What happens now? Do they put him to sleep?

trini&coco · 02-20-2007, 04:00 PM

Congrats on the two healthy little girls and I am sorry about the other one. I have never heard of that before...

JeanieK · 02-20-2007, 04:14 PM

I have heard of them being born with their brain exposed, but I don't understand how that would keep the delivery from progressing.

Congratulations and good luck.

Wrenee4 · 02-20-2007, 04:22 PM

Thank goodness everyone else is ok! So sorry to hear about the little one with no skull.

JuzMe · 02-20-2007, 05:37 PM

Best of luck with the two remaining pups.
Looking forward to seeing them as they grow.

juzme

chattiesmom · 02-20-2007, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CO_yorkie_momma

The sack will come out before the puppies deliver. The sacks on both of my girls came out and it was a good 2 hours before the first puppy came. I dont think it usually takes that long but it did on mine and they were fine. Is she having contractions and trying to push or is she just relaxing?

Ditto here..... I kept calling my vet (after hours) and finally I told him that I was coming in and he needed to meet me at the office. We did and within a short time Chattie delivered the first pup, a second was born on the way home and the third came about 45 minutes later.

chattiesmom · 02-20-2007, 05:50 PM

Congratulations on the birth of the two fur-daughters. I am sure you are mourning over the little lost one, as well.... sending hugs

YorkieShadow · 02-20-2007, 05:52 PM

Sorry to hear about the third little puppy. Glad mom and other two are doing good.

LauraR · 02-20-2007, 06:27 PM

Anencephaly is the development of a fetus with no brain. I'm no breeder, but know about human reproduction pretty good.

It is a neural tube defect, kind of like spina bifida. Only this is in the most extreme form. The fetus looks very strange, at least in humans, and is not viable. Usually they are stillborn. The "skull" is actually there, it just forms over the face. Sometimes there will be brainstem formation and the fetus/baby will live for a very limited time. Without the brainstem, there is no message sent from the brain to breath or for cardiac function.
Also, there is no pain...no feeling, because there is no brain to process such.

I'm so sorry that one of the babies had this horrible congenital anomaly. In humans, again, it is NOT genetically linked and shouldn't be a consideration in future litters. You may need to check me on this with a vet as a dog maybe different, but I don't think so.

You've heard of the umbilical hernia, the cleft palate and other such anomalies that are like that. There again, no genetic link. I know that in humans there have been studies that suggest folic acid supplements prevent neural tube defects like anencephaly. You might ask your vet about folic acid supplements for future litters. The supplement would have to be started BEFORE breeding because the defect occurs VERY early in development.

Good luck with your new babies. Can't wait to see pics!

02-20-2007, 02:46 PM	#16
LoveMyGirlz Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,908	OMG! Keep us posted! No skull? I have never heard that-although I'm not a breeder! Well you did the right thing and I'm glad momma and the 2 babies are good! I get so stressed reading about deliveries that I don't know how you guys do it!! I can cry just thinking of how beautiful it must be to see your baby become a mommy and also to have so much worry!! Can't wait to hear more! Congratulations!!! __________________ God Bless our troops R.I.P. Sweet Lexxi Girl - you were taken too soon, we love you always Vixxen ,Truffles , Gemma Lexxi and their mommy Trina- Girls Rule!

02-20-2007, 03:50 PM	#19
GurleyGirl YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott City, Missouri Posts: 1,879	Congratulations on the two pups... so sorry about the loss of the third one... no skull? How common is that? Did the vet say anything about that condition?.... All the best. __________________ Joanne Gurley's Yorkies

02-20-2007, 03:54 PM	#21
SweetCuteness I <3 Ferdinand Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,444	I'm glad that the two were born healthy without having to do a c-section! __________________ Britta ...and Ferdinand too

02-20-2007, 03:55 PM	#22
BabyFidgette Learn Yorkie CPR! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,855	Oh no! I'm sorry. I've never heard of a dog being born without a skull. What happens now? Do they put him to sleep? __________________ Nicole & Baby "The more men I meet, the more I love my Yorkie!"

02-20-2007, 04:00 PM	#23
trini&coco Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,340	Congrats on the two healthy little girls and I am sorry about the other one. I have never heard of that before... __________________ Shayley Pixie Gracie Coco Trini and Their Family We wub, wub, wub YT

02-20-2007, 03:32 PM	#17
chloeandj Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California! Posts: 6,112	What an emotional day for you all! I'm sorry for the loss of the last pup but happy to hear there is two healthy girls!

02-20-2007, 03:49 PM	#18
Gazou YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,180	[QUOTE=gentlybentley;964668]OK...more news....the vet just called...the last pup was delivered, but it had no skull!!!!!....that was the root of the whole labor not progressing right. Has any of you had this happen??? The body was perfect...just no skull. I've seen a few pups born with no skulls at the Animal Hospital .

02-20-2007, 04:14 PM	#24
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	I have heard of them being born with their brain exposed, but I don't understand how that would keep the delivery from progressing. Congratulations and good luck.

02-20-2007, 04:22 PM	#25
Wrenee4 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,048	Thank goodness everyone else is ok! So sorry to hear about the little one with no skull. __________________ ~Wendy~

02-20-2007, 05:37 PM	#26
JuzMe Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: OH Posts: 20	Best of luck with the two remaining pups. Looking forward to seeing them as they grow. juzme

02-20-2007, 05:50 PM	#28
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	Congratulations on the birth of the two fur-daughters. I am sure you are mourning over the little lost one, as well.... sending hugs __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

02-20-2007, 05:52 PM	#29
YorkieShadow BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9,999	Sorry to hear about the third little puppy. Glad mom and other two are doing good.

02-20-2007, 06:27 PM	#30
LauraR Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 71	anencephaly Anencephaly is the development of a fetus with no brain. I'm no breeder, but know about human reproduction pretty good. It is a neural tube defect, kind of like spina bifida. Only this is in the most extreme form. The fetus looks very strange, at least in humans, and is not viable. Usually they are stillborn. The "skull" is actually there, it just forms over the face. Sometimes there will be brainstem formation and the fetus/baby will live for a very limited time. Without the brainstem, there is no message sent from the brain to breath or for cardiac function. Also, there is no pain...no feeling, because there is no brain to process such. I'm so sorry that one of the babies had this horrible congenital anomaly. In humans, again, it is NOT genetically linked and shouldn't be a consideration in future litters. You may need to check me on this with a vet as a dog maybe different, but I don't think so. You've heard of the umbilical hernia, the cleft palate and other such anomalies that are like that. There again, no genetic link. I know that in humans there have been studies that suggest folic acid supplements prevent neural tube defects like anencephaly. You might ask your vet about folic acid supplements for future litters. The supplement would have to be started BEFORE breeding because the defect occurs VERY early in development. Good luck with your new babies. Can't wait to see pics!