Terrier Club Pet_Care Forum Puppy Birthing Info  From:  Message: Suzanne April 18 at 16:41 Puppy Birthing Info DON'T KNOW NUTTIN' BOUT BIRTHIN BABIES??? (this was written to Snowy's little girl, Melissa..) SNOWY'S GONNA BE IN SOME PAIN, AND YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT, JUST MAKE SURE YOU KEEP HER IN THE POOL AND YOU CAN RUB HER BACK AND TALK SOFTLY TO HER, TO KEEP HER CALM.. SHE WILL TRY TO RUN AND GET ON A BED OR UNDER, OR SOMEWHERE THAT YOU DON'T WANT PUPPIES BORN... I FOUND THE EASIEST WAY TO KEEP EVERYONE TOGETHER AND CLEAN IS IN A 2 RING INFLATABLE SWIMMING POOL.. IT'S SOFT SIDES ARE SO EASY FOR JUMPING IN AND OUT FOR MOLLY AND CLEAN UP WAS JUST A SPRAY BOTTLE OF 409 AND SOME PAPER TOWELS... I STARTED MOLLY IN THE POOL 3 WEEKS INTO THE PREGNANCY, AND BY THEN SHE WAS GOING THERE ON HER OWN.. MY PUPPIES COULD STAY IN THE POOL FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS... UNTIL THEY COULD CLIMB OUT.. THAT WAY, YOU CAN MOVE IT AROUND IN THE HOUSE WITH THEM IN IT, AND THE CLEANUP IS SO MUCH EASIER... THIS WILL ALSO KEEP SNOWY'S BELLY FROM DRAGGING OVER WOODEN OR CARDBOARD BOX SIDES... SNOWY WILL SLEEP IN THE POOL WITH THE PUPPIES, SO YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE HER MOVED INTO DIFFERENT ROOMS...FOR REST OR IF PEOPLE COME OVER... SHE'LL NEED TO BE IN A QUIET PLACE FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS... AS FOR THE PUPPY PADS... IF THEY PUPPIES ARE BORN ON THE PADS, AND STAY ON THE PADS, THEY WILL BE PAPER TRAINED WHEN THEY GET OUT OF THE POOL... YOU WILL NEED TO LINE THE PLACE WHERE THEY WILL BE AND THEN GRADUALLY START LOWERING THE NUMBER OF PADS YOU WILL HAVE TO PUT OUT... BY THE TIME THEY ARE READY TO GO OUTSIDE, YOU SHOULD ONLY NEED ONE PAD PER PUPPY... THIS WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE SELLING POWER OF THE PUPPY BEING "PAPER TRAINED"... WHEN ARE THE PUPPIES DUE? YOU WILL WANT TO SHAVE HER BELLY ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE DELIVERY, SHE WON'T BE TOO CUTE, BUT IT WILL HELP WITH THE NURSING AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IF SHE HAS ANY "SORE" SPOTS APPEAR... WE ALSO PUT MOLLY ON THE ONE A DAY DOG VITAMINS... THEY SEEM TO HELP WITH HER FEELING BETTER... ******************************************************** THE BIRTHING PACK NEEDS TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING... CLEAN SCISSORS RUBBER GLOVES..( YOU CAN GET THESE AT DRUG STORES OR JUST GO TO YOUR DOCTOR AND ASK FOR A COUPLE OF PAIRS...) I WENT TO THE FIRESTATION AND GOT SOME FROM THE PARAMEDICS... I ALSO HAD SOME PLASTIC TONGS... LIKE SMALL SALAD TONGS, INCASE YOU HAVE TO EXTRACT ONE.. CLEAN TOWELS (CLOTH & PAPER) I ALSO HAD SOME SALINE SOLUTION ( LIKE EYE CONTACT SOLUTION) IN CASE YOU HAVE TO WASH THE PUP'S ... ALSO, GET WITH YOUR VET AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EMERGENCY NUMBERS AVAILABLE, AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WILL NEED... ******************************************************** ONCE THE PUPPY COMES OUT, I WOULD PULL THE SACK AWAY FROM THE NECK, TAKE THE SCISSORS AND CUT THROUGH THE SACK UNDER THE CHIN, AND PULL UP OVER THE FACE.. SNOWY WILL BE ABLE TO "EAT" THE REST, BUT I DID NOTICE THAT MOLLY WOULD TAKE A WHILE GETTING STARTED AND WAS VERY TIRED SO THAT SEEMED TO HELP... SHE SHOULD BE DROPPING THE PUPPIES ABOUT ONE EVERY 20 - 45 MIN.. AFTER THE LAST ONE, YOU SHOULD FEEL AROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T FEEL ANYMORE...IF IT'S BEEN MORE THAN AN HOUR AND YOU DON'T FEEL ANY LITTLE MOVING "BLOBS" IN HER BELLY, SHE SHOULD BE FINISHED... ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER THE LAST PUPPY, YOU WILL WANT TO TAKE SNOWY AND PUT HER IN A WARM BATH, UNDER THE SHOWER HEAD... SHE WILL BE MESSY AND VERY TIRED, SO SHE WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER BEING CLEAN AND THAT WILL ALSO GIVE YOU TIME TO TAKE A WARM TOWEL AND WIPE OFF THE PUPPIES IF NEEDED...YOU CAN START BONDING WITH THE LITTLE ONES TOO... IF YOU HAVE A HEATING PAD, TURN IT TO LOW, AND PUT IT IN THE POOL UNDER A TOWEL FOR THE PUPS TO LAY ON, IF NOT, GET A LAMP, LIKE A DESK LAMP AND PUT IT OVER THE POOL, DOWN NEAR THE PUPS SO THEY WILL STAY WARM... YOU MAY NEED TO "HELP" PUT THEM UP TO THE MILK THE FIRST FEW TIMES... BUT AFTER THAT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIND IT PRETTY EASY.. MAKE IT A DAILY PRACTICE TO PICK UP EACH PUPPY AND RUB AND HOLD THEM FOR A FEW MINUTES... IT GETS THEM READY FOR THE PEOPLE COMING TO SEE THEM, AND THEY ARE MUCH CALMER WHEN PICKED UP...BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO LOCK UP SNOWY LATER ON IF ANYONE COMES TO SEE THE PUPPIES, SHE WILL SNAP AT THEM AND EVEN GET MEAN POSSIBLY... IF YOU NEED TO CALL, I'M IN TALLAHASSEE, YOU CAN CALL ME OR CALL MY OFFICE AND ASK TO HAVE YOU PATCHED TO ME.. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... GOOD LUCK...

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