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Whelping Puppies
"This was my first time at whelping, I read and reread all of the information daily on dogbreedinfo.com and had the optimistic outlook that no matter what happened, I was prepared for anything. Our dam, Bea, is a 20 month old, holistically raised maiden yorkshire terrier in the prime of her life. We had our vet's approval to breed and found a handsome stud that complimented her like to like. He was significantly smaller so we weren't too worried...she was 5.5lbs and he was 3lbs."
"Perhaps if I had worried a little more disaster wouldn't have struck." "It was 64 days past her last mating and her temperature dipped to 98.2F. After this she stayed in first stage labor for 16 hours, eating, drinking, snuggling and doing everything like her normal self only spending more time in her whelp box. I went to class and my husband stayed home with Bea, checking in on her every 1/2 hour to see if she progressed into second stage. The husband called to let me know she was panting and digging. I hit the road and figured it would be at least an hour before she had her first pup. I was wrong. His mistake - he left her alone during labor. Then he called back to say he had a lifeless puppy and didn't know what to do with it. I knew it was a lost cause the moment I started belting out directions on how to recussitate over the phone... he had no clue what I was talking about and was so scared he ended up hardly doing anything. I was 20 minutes away yelling 'RUB HER!!! RUB HER HARD WITH THE TOWEL AND GET HER BREATHING!' over my cellphone going 80 mph down the freeway just WILLING the police to try and pull me over now! I hung up the phone to call the mid-woof who was in bed and wouldn't come. When I arrived I literally flew up the stairs and grasped the lifeless, colorless, hopeless pup and worked on her for another half hour, long past when I should have given up."
"Another little female, 6 oz, strong and vocal. After getting some colustrum she took a tour of the whelp box before settling in for the night."
Surviving puppy - Calamity Jane.
"Bea and "Calamity Jane" are doing well."
Calamity, the Yorkie puppy at 3 weeks old.
Calamity, the Yorkie puppy at 4 weeks old.
Whelping Puppies Picture Pages If you have pictures of your dam giving birth that you would like to share Send them in! ___________________________
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