Whelping Puppies
Dam Day 62

Pictured is a pup and a placenta. Placentas either come out with the pup, or they can be retained, and delivered with next contraction, or sometimes not till the next puppy, sometimes not at all. It is important to count the placenta's, to ensure one placenta comes out per pup. If they do not all come out, it is important to tell your Vet.

 

 

Courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese

Pups at 3 days old

 

Emily is in LOVE...

 

 

Keeping the pups clean and warm.

We touch pups as they come out of the birth canal, and every day, every couple hours. Depending on the breed, 90% of breeds, let you touch their babies, but no one else. Everything is sterilized, cutting the cord with sterilized scissors. Clamping with sterile hemostats. Always using hand sanitizer or washing with warm soapy water.

Preemie puppies have to be kept very very warm, and then never allow them to go below the birth weight, supplementing them, either with a dropper, bottle or tubing them. And a very very good scale that weighs to the ounce is the only way to keep them alive, feeding them a little every hour. It is hard to avoid pre labor, except to not allow any jumping or rough play, long walks, or stress.

As the pups come out, warm them, and Never let them chill. You'd be surprised how warm they need to be kept.

Courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese

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