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Whelping an almost Text Book Case
Cuban Mysti Puppies - Labor Story Page 3
Dew Claws - these should be removed within 20 minutes of birth or, on day 2, 3, 4 or 5 at the latest. Call your vet. I do mine myself right at birth. The extra scream from the puppy, cleans them out too. I use sterile small hemostats. PLEASE do not try this on your own, if you have never done it. It is a job requiring experience. You do NOT cut it off, it will bleed. You need hemostats, and a nitro stick to stop the bleeding, you also do not take just the nail, or claw..you need the whole thumb. You cannot PULL it off, without knowing what you are doing, you do not want to pull the tendons. out of the puppies foot. So PLEASE, just because I do this at birth, Do NOT do it, unless you know Exactly what you are doing. This is considered the Vet's job. But experienced breeders have learned to do this, and to dock tails if their breed requires.
In this picture, the dew claws are gone.
The discarded dew claws, and the stick you use to stop any bleeding.
The second puppy is in the birth canal
The first puppy, is put back in a warm wrap, near the dam, while she works on the 2nd puppy.
Pushing out a puppy
She pushed this one out on her own, at 2am (20 minutes from first pup). A little smaller at 224g (7.8oz) this one will be called "Yellow Boy". He came out with his placenta.
I get the sac, off of his face
And suction him with the blue bulb
I give him to Mom, and WOW, she is a natural. This is her first litter, and she is a 100% awesome mommy, cleaning them. This does not always happen, see links below... , This whelping is pretty textbook, but this is not always the case. I get the pups on suckling between puppies.
The 3rd puppy is coming, I put the first two pups in a warm area.. sometimes MOMMY wants in there too.... lol (just keep moving them out of her way, but keep them in her site)
Puppy #3 came fast, at 2:20am. This one will be called "Green Boy" (3 puppies, 20 minutes apart), this is because the first one was held up, and the other 2 were ready. This puppy is breech, but this is normal 222 grams (7.8oz), still big, but she did it all on her own. Many litters I have had to pull out puppies when they were breech. Always consult your vet prior to delivery because you never know what can happen! If this puppy was stuck 'head in" YOU BETTER have learned what to do, and how to pull out a puppy, BEFORE this happens, as it MUST come out within 6 minutes, or the puppy WILL BE DEAD. So, if it happens, and you don't have a clue what to do and you are presented with a stuck puppy, HEAD IN, there is NO time to get to the vet. JUST PULL, as you cannot kill a dead puppy. Maybe you will save it. There is a way to pull, towards the dams head. You try to touch the puppy to the dam's belly button. You do not just pull, or pull outwards. You don't pull by the feet, unless that is all you can get ahold of, grab as much of the puppy as possible, if too slippery, then wrap with a cloth, or wrap the pup with your whole hand. Try to distribute the pulling to the largest mass you can. not just a foot. Another case where a puppy had to be pulled out...
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Just let her push him the rest of the way, there is NO rush to intervene at this time.
ALMOST out, just one more push...(this is sooooooooo cool)
OKAY, he is out. Notice he is in a sac. Some breeders let thier dams break the sac. I take this off NOW, fast... It's the First thing I do... as once they are out, they are ready for the first breath.
GRAB the sac, pinch it, pull it away from the puppy's face, and RIP it off. as if you were biting it off. Get it GONE.
OK, sac is off, but this pup still needs to breathe, He isn't blue, but a little white, we need to pink him up. Notice the placenta came with this puppy, KEEP COUNT Of your placenta's. you need ONE Out, for each puppy... KEEP TRACK
3 pups out, 2 more to go... let them nurse
Offer the Dam water, nice cold fresh water. Give it to her, IN her box. She will not come out for it.
Keep the puppies warm
All three puppies are nursing - all latching on - all have their dew claws removed. (You do not have to remove dew claws at this point if you do not wish to.)
She is cleaning them, but she has had 3 very fast and is having a rest soon...
So pups were born at 1:40am, 2:00am and 2:20am. For my breed (Havanese), I like to see pups every 1/2 hour.
At 3:20am (one hour later, I see a small contraction) and I give the dam 1cc of calcium.
At 3:30am there is a gush of water, (my guess is that the 2nd horn is now ready to deliver)
An hour later, pup #4 is comming (first 3 pups are put aside in the warm cloth)
Pup number 4 is presenting a head
The head and shoulders are out. The dam is doing well, and I am standing back, letting her do her thing. If I suspected that she needed help to get this pup out, or if it was stuck here, I would remove the sac. But she is doing WELL, and I will let her work on getting the pup out first.
Pups almost out
I get the SAC OFF NOW... !! (pinch and pull, rip)
At 3:35am a GORGEOUS golden Red girl is born.... weighing 234g (8.2oz) She is big! It is common for the first puppy out of each horn to be the biggest, as they get the bigger veins for nutrition and the last ones in the horn tend to be smaller.
At 3:50am, I give the dam 1cc of calcium
Last puppy, just came out without warning. One push at 4:00am. This pup will be called "Blue Boy" weighing 202g (7oz)
Placenta was retained... (BUT, I have a hold of it), This is very important to me, to not have a retained placenta, if I can help it.
Five thriving pups. under the heat lamp. Get mom cleaned up a bit, and some more water or broth.
One girl on the left, and 4 boys on the right
All puppies are nursing
1 day old pups - Each pup is colour coded, as these 4 males, are pretty similar, and you need to keep track of each one, for daily progress.
Courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese
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Although this section is based on a
whelping of an English Mastiff, it also contains good general whelping
information in large breed dogs. You can find more whelping information in the links above. The links below
tell a story about Sassy, an English Mastiff. Sassy has a wonderful temperament.
She loves humans and Adores human children. An all around mild mannered,
wonderful Mastiff. Sassy however is not the best mother towards her puppies, she
is not rejecting them, she will nurse them when a human places them on her to
feed, however she will not clean the pups or pay any attention to them. It is as
if, they are not her puppies. This litter is getting moms milk, with major human
interaction, manually giving each and every pup what they need. In return, the
pups will be super socialized and will make remarkable pets, however the work
involved is astounding. It takes one dedicated breeder to keep this situation
healthy. Thankfully this litter has just that, a dedicated breeder. Read the
links below to get the full story. There is a wealth of info that everyone can
appreciate and benefit from.
C-Section in a Large Breed Dog
Newborn Puppies... What you need
Whelping Mastiff Puppies One to Three Days Old
Things do
not always go as planned (imperforate anus)
Orphaned Litter (not the plan)
10
Days Old Plus ++
3 Week Old Puppies
Puppies 3 Weeks - time to start
potty training
Puppies 4 weeks old
Puppies 5 weeks old
Puppies 6 weeks old
Puppies 7 weeks old
Socializing the Puppies
Mastitis in Dogs
Whelping Large Breed Dogs Main
Whelping, a new
found respect
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