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Any veternarians on board? Vanity

Posted on 09/21/2005 3:17:54 PM PDT by jsh3180

My vet is out of town for several days. My dog just dropped a pup about an hour ago, The x ray my vet took last week said to expect 3. Any idea how long between pups? She's panting like crazy and the first is a girl!!


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1 posted on 09/21/2005 3:17:55 PM PDT by jsh3180
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To: jsh3180

oops, meant to post in general......sorry


2 posted on 09/21/2005 3:19:42 PM PDT by jsh3180
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To: pugmama

Ping - can you help?


3 posted on 09/21/2005 3:20:55 PM PDT by Translates
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To: jsh3180

Can't answer your question, but congratulations!
What kind of dog?


4 posted on 09/21/2005 3:21:07 PM PDT by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: jsh3180

I'm not a veterinarian, but I play one on TV.


5 posted on 09/21/2005 3:21:11 PM PDT by SquirrelKing (I'm not mean, you're just a sissy.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Ping


6 posted on 09/21/2005 3:21:15 PM PDT by kanawa
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To: nuconvert

she's a Papillon


7 posted on 09/21/2005 3:22:07 PM PDT by jsh3180
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To: jsh3180

I'm not a vet, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.


8 posted on 09/21/2005 3:22:24 PM PDT by neodad (Rule Number 1: Be Armed)
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To: jsh3180

I wouldn’t know. The way it always worked for us was go to bed (no pups), wake up (pups).


9 posted on 09/21/2005 3:22:54 PM PDT by Who dat?
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To: jsh3180

I'm not a vet either, but I'd say turn down the lights and try to make it as if you're not there.


10 posted on 09/21/2005 3:23:25 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: Pukin Dog; Perdogg

Either of you have anything to do with this?


11 posted on 09/21/2005 3:23:36 PM PDT by SquirrelKing (I'm not mean, you're just a sissy.)
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To: neodad

hahahahha

you guys are too funny

but this is serious business

pup #2 just dropped

A BOY


12 posted on 09/21/2005 3:23:43 PM PDT by jsh3180
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It's been my experience that they should all be very close, maybe a minute or two apart.

There could be problems with a breech birth or a twisted leg or something.

If it was my dog, I'd get it to ANY vet ASAP.

13 posted on 09/21/2005 3:23:53 PM PDT by Slump Tester ( What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: jsh3180

Ooh. I have a friend who has 2 of those.

Good luck!


14 posted on 09/21/2005 3:24:03 PM PDT by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: neodad
I would say the rest will be stillborn because Bush hates puppies.
15 posted on 09/21/2005 3:25:02 PM PDT by Pointblank (I love spell-checker!)
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To: jsh3180; Rose of Sharn; Flyer; technochick99; sinkspur; annyokie; Scott from the Left Coast; ...
Info from my search:

Whelping

Birth is a natural process, so many dogs are left on their own to bring puppies into the world under the bed, in the closet, or in a cardboard box. There’s no heat lamp to warm the puppies and no watchful midwife to monitor the progression of labor, make sure Sassy will clean the pups, and determine that the pups are breathing and nursing.

Responsible breeders mark the due date on the calendar and prepare a whelping area or box several days ahead of time. The whelping area should be large enough that Sassy can stretch out to nurse puppies, and not so large that the blind and deaf puppies will be unable to get to the milk bar.

The bitch’s temperature drops below 100 degrees within 24 hours of whelping, so breeders check temperature frequently as the due date nears. They also watch for dripping nipples, a sign that milk is filling the breasts.

Each puppy has its own placenta, which the bitch removes by licking that also stimulates the pup to breathe. Inexperienced bitches may need help to cut the umbilical cord, clean the pups, get them breathing, and make sure they begin to nurse, so breeders stand by with towels for cleaning and rubbing puppies and place them at a nipple to get started.

Puppies are usually born head first, but can be turned around in the birth canal. Breech puppies are harder to push out and bitches may tire while trying. Some breeders keep a uterine stimulant on hand to help with labor; others make a trip to the veterinary clinic for assistance. A normal whelping can go quickly with puppies arriving at half-hour intervals or can take several hours with as long as three or four hours between puppies.

Some time after all the puppies are born, the bitch will pass the afterbirth. If she does not get expel this tissue, she can become infected, leaving her litter to be tube fed until she is healthy.


The first weeks

Puppies cannot hear, see, regulate their own body temperature, or defecate on their own when they are born. They need to be kept warm and clean and to be handled daily to get accustomed to human scent and attention. Heat lamps are often necessary for adequate warmth. Mom will stimulate them to defecate and urinate by licking their bellies, and, in the manner of wolves, she will clean up the mess. As a result, she may have diarrhea for several days following whelping.

Pups are little more than squirmy, blind, deaf parasites for two weeks. They may squeak and whimper as they sleep or crawl about, but they cry only if they are cold, hungry, or in pain. They need daily handling if only to move them from one spot in the whelping box to another while clean papers are put down. Eyes open at about two weeks and ears at about three weeks. Pups can generally stand at 15-16 days but cannot do more than stumble about. Ability to control waste elimination develops at about three weeks and regulation of body temperature follows.

Ping!


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16 posted on 09/21/2005 3:25:31 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: jsh3180

Waiting for third healthy pup.


17 posted on 09/21/2005 3:28:03 PM PDT by lysie
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To: jsh3180

How's mom doing?


18 posted on 09/21/2005 3:29:26 PM PDT by neodad (Rule Number 1: Be Armed)
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To: neodad

Mom is doing fine....the two are so cute....just took some pics, gonna see if i can upload and post


19 posted on 09/21/2005 3:31:02 PM PDT by jsh3180
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To: neodad

Mom is doing fine....the two are so cute....just took some pics, gonna see if i can upload and post


20 posted on 09/21/2005 3:31:24 PM PDT by jsh3180
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