Very good advice. I am whelping a bitch within the next three days and have a similar problem - the bitch's mother is not a good natural whelper and required a c-section. The daughter is an unknown quantity. So thank you.
Helen Duggin EmilySprings ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 5:39 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Whelp and C Section > > What are your thoughts on a c-section if she does not deliver before they > > leave? What are your thoughts on a c-section anyway because of the litter > > size and her last litter? > > > My first question to you is--did you do progesterone testing while breeding > her? If so, depending on her numbers and date of breedings, you might have > a better idea about whether or not she will go into labor much before her > due date. When I breed only after the progesterone goes above 5, I don't > think any of my girls have gone past 61 days. If you did so, you may not > have to worry too much as she will likely have them before her due date. If > you bred her very early, then you will have to make special arrangements, as > she is much more likely to go up to her due date. If you don't know, don't > take any chances. > > Ask the vet who else is in the area that he/she considers good for a > c-section--not good as a vet, just good at c-sections. By narrowing your > request, it might help your vet suggest someone other than the emergency > clinic. You might want to check to see if there are any other show people > in the area also. They may know of another vet that can help. > > If she goes into labor and starts having puppies on her own, make sure you > have oxytocin on hand. My vet will give me oxytocin in syringes, already > pre-measured--I only have to inject it. But remember, once you start > injecting oxytocin--the placentas will start to separate--so those puppies > MUST be born within a certain amount of time or they WILL drown--this is > probably the cause for the stillborn puppy in the first litter and possibly > some of the other deaths. I don't like to go beyond a hour after an > oxytocin injection--if all puppies are not born within that hour (give more > oxytocin if need be--ask your vet how often and how many times is tops), > then I am off to the vet immediately! > > You can check her progesterone as the day for their trip nears and if it > drops in time, do a voluntary c-section if you are more comfortable with > that. To be honest, I wouldn't though. I would have the name of another > vet, the oxytocin, etc. on hand and do my best. If the puppies are not > coming then I would be off to that other vet. > > As for infection, I really hate to treat a mom unless absolutely necessary. > I think I would have the necessary antibiotic on hand in case but not give > it unless there was a fever. I might do something before the birth to boost > her immune system as well and take extra care to hopefully prevent > infection--although I haven't a clue as to how to take extra care! > Whichever vet took care of her last time should be able to tell you which > antibiotic to have on hand. > > Chances are very good that there will be no infection this time--infections > are rare occurrences--just because she had one once doesn't mean it will > happen again. > > Laura Trunk > Roycroft Cavaliers > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
