Thread: The Joys of Puppys

Originally Posted by graceysdad

Currently we have two litters of Shihtzu puppys on the go, 2 are a week old and the other 4 were born this morning, just now I went out to the kitchen and there is this black chunda and goo all over the tiles, almost chundering myself I whistled up the missus and said whats this mess? ah placentas, turned me of my dinner forever,
My young fella and I birthed the litter today we had to cut umbilicals and be ready with cotton if one started to bleed out through the cord, helping to keep the mum fairly clean and cleaning the pups up as best we can, new life is grand when you hold something so young and new for the first time, this was all nice until the black mess on the floor, Moomoo better not come scrounging for kisses tonight.

Gracey's Dad

Are you licenced to do that? Are you in the Obstetricians or the Midwives Union? Oops forgot Vets!

I'll be having you up on a demarkation dispute!

Diana

They are cute though! Even if you never eat again!

If you can birth 9 labradors you can do anything

Originally Posted by graceysdad

If you can birth 9 labradors you can do anything

9 Labrador pups would require overtime and stress pay loadings!

Diana

Never had an obstructed birth of a calf? What I like about them is that they come out front hooves first, so it is easy to put a strap over the ankles to add some traction. The problem is when the head is turned around and you have to push the shoulders back and manipulate the nose to the front. It's easy after that.

With the human versions the parents are reluctant for you to use a fence wire strainer for traction!

Have never had the problems with the umbilical cord on cattle like I've had with a couple of human deliveries. One cord was wrapped around the neck 7 times, awful experience.

Diana

Originally Posted by graceysdad

Currently we have two litters of Shihtzu puppys on the go, 2 are a week old and the other 4 were born this morning, just now I went out to the kitchen and there is this black chunda and goo all over the tiles, almost chundering myself I whistled up the missus and said whats this mess? ah placentas, turned me of my dinner forever,
My young fella and I birthed the litter today we had to cut umbilicals and be ready with cotton if one started to bleed out through the cord, helping to keep the mum fairly clean and cleaning the pups up as best we can, new life is grand when you hold something so young and new for the first time, this was all nice until the black mess on the floor, Moomoo better not come scrounging for kisses tonight.

Now we need photo's of these pups.

Labradors also require being up every hour to change news paper in the whelping box, clean poo up and 9 pups create alot of poo,there is a big difference between lab puppy poo and Shihtzu poo which is why we switched to Shihtzus they arent so intensive and are smaller and eat less, young dogs with first litters dont know, they sometimes cut the cords too close to the tummy and they bleed, they have to be tied off its crude but it works, they tend to eat the placentas which is ok but they spew it up, we try to get to the placentas before the mum eats it, just saves on the mess, I will take some pics after the mum has cleaned them up properly though, they look abit feral specially the white ones but she will clean them up good as gold, I just took some pics , hope they are clear enough the mums were feeding
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This top picture is Moomoo the pups are kind of under and around her the brown blobs are pups
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This is my girl Fluffy and her two week old boys, she had 3 but one died these two are doing well, mum is a Pomeranian x Shihtzu

Originally Posted by graceysdad

they sometimes cut the cords too close to the tummy and they bleed, they have to be tied off its crude but it works

A quick note, you DO NOT have to tie them, just leave them. Tying off increases risk of umbilical infection.

Justin BVSc - one of the dog docs on this forum.

PS. I like delivering them, but I am always glad to give them back to their owners!