Question on impending whelp...UPDATE: PICTURES POSTED!!! - Page 2

Thanks mirasmom!  While I don't have American Cheese on hand, I have been giving her Cottage Cheese.  But right now, she won't eat anything (the only thing I got her to eat last night was two Avoderm Cookies, and she barely ate those).  I will give it a try again in a little bit.  I'm just letting her rest for right now (at least one of us can rest!  LOL)

any puppies yet - keep us informed - please

I'll say sometime this evening things should start happening and I'm guessing 6 pups, 4 girls - 2 boys.  That's my guess.  Keep us posted Rowdy!

Who else has a guess on date,time and # of pups?

Deb

 

Why not? I say this evening as well, 4 girls and 3 boy. GOOD LUCK! Theresa

HA!  What a fun game!  LOL 

Anyway, she has calmed down quite a bit.  Still nesting, but slept most of the day.  Temp at 2pm is at 99.7.  Not sure what to think anymore!

Ok, I don't even want to guess when she'll go, but I guess 5 girls 3 boys  (no I don't know how many, didn't have an xray done)

I'll keep everyone posted!  I'm gonna try and go take a nap

Still nothing??

I have had more than one momma eat immediately before her water broke!! Not always the most reliable indicator

I keep very good vanilla ice cream on hand .. for all of us.. gives a nice glucose boost andhelps my stomach that is feeling terible after being up for 24+ hours!!

ok this is what happens with my girl.
she eats all the way to the whelp.
her temp. will go down to the 98.
through pregancy it goes from 101.5 - 99, but when it goes in the 98 it will be between 6 - 12 hours  to whelp.

ok i will say 7 pups  3boys/4girls.
i dont think it is yet .
maybe another day yet.

good luck.

Ok, we have started!  Two healthy pups.  First one looks like an all black female, the other looks to be a black sable male.  Female weighed in at 1# 1oz.

They're trying to find the milkbar right now, but mom isn't done "rough'n em up" yet, but she is doing well also.  Being a good mom.

I'll keep you posted!

This is good news ! Nothing better then the smell of a puppy !
Good luck to you & your litter !!
Regards Ulli

I *think* we are done!  (Thought this last night and was tricked, she had two more this morning at 530!)

So the tally is:

We had a total of 9 pups, but one was DOA :(  But the rest are happy and healthy.  4 boys - 4 girls!  I was too tired to try and figure out colors, but I know we have 2 that look like they might be solid black, a couple that look sable (maybe black sable), and a couple that are looking to be black/tan.  Largest of the bunch was the first male at 1# 2.2oz.  Littlest girl was one that was born this morning, weighing 14.4oz.

I tried to catch some shuteye last night, but I don't know how you other breeders do it.  I was up every 15 minutes, scared to death she was going to lay on them!  (yes, I have pigrails, but doesn't stop her from just laying on top of them!)  She is being a very good first time momma.  Cleaned each one thoroughly, ate the placentas, and let them nurse....while she got some vanilla ice cream :)

I haven't gotten too many pictures yet, just too darned tired.  But when I do, I will probably need a coach on here to tell me how to post them.

Congrats, Justk9's "Rookie"....he's a proud new papa!