I am also surprised at the discussions about elective caesarean sections. Whelping is
such a natural process that it should rarely present difficulties. I have whelped
litters of Setters up to 19 and regularly have litters of 14. In Cavaliers my largest
litter has been 9 with the average being
6. Along the way there has been the odd single puppy but I see this just part of the
normal spread of numbers. Some bitches have whelped within a few hours and others have
gone for twenty four hours.The interval between puppies varies enormously from minutes
to hours all part of the normal range I would expect.
Cavaliers tend to do a lot more nesting than Setters often doing frantic preparation
for days,others simply curl up in the whelping box and present you with a puppy with
no warning.Whelping here is low key, low intervention in a darkened quiet warm room.I
regularly whelp litters for others and have whelped not only Setters and Cavaliers
but in the last twelve months Dobermans Poodles Pugs Goldens and Labradors.Most owners
should settle down with a good wine, novel and sit back relax and enjoy.Thirty years
on I still marvel at the whole experience.Try foaling on a frosty evening you
suddenly forget how tired you are when the foal blinks and nuzzles into you while
trying to stand on wobbly legs that seem so long.I think I have had four caesarean
sections in thirty years.
Cheers Greg
Greg Browne_Eireannmada Setters and Cavaliers
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