BREEDING QUESTION... - Page 2

Thanks everyone. I really didn't see any reason not to breed her but I thought maybe I was missing something. I do keep oxytocin on hand and use it as directed. It's a great drug but you have to be careful it can be dangerous as well. I give it IM always but still, you have to be careful. When given IV it is much shorter acting which is why it doesn't make sense for home use among other reasons { you need to listen to the vet} Molly, I was not aware about the placental separation with oxytocin and would like to read more about that if you have a link maybe? If oxytocin is given with contractions that are weak it will increase them making them more productive or when mom is tired, a little boost. If, as in my case, it is given with a stuck puppy you run the risk of uterine rupture. It's a drug not to be given just because.... always as directed by a vet. Of course I did not know the pup was too big at the time and she was within the normal time frame for the production of a whelp and she was not showing any signs of distress so it made sense to give it.

sorry I don't have a link - just information given to me by repro specialists and vets, who told me to use caution when using oxytocin, preferrably in the presence of the vet - and why (can cause placental separation and death in unborn puppies even while helping a pup in the birth canal be born).  That's the information I have - I keep oxytocin on hand as well but rarely use it.  Luckily for me my vet is extremely easy to contact and has emergency hours, and is not very far away.

 

molly