The problem with the remedy is that the puppies would chill while being strapped to the ruler. There would have to be a way to avoid chilling before I would advocate the vet recommendation. All the best, Susan Cochran
----- Original Message ----- From: "Myra Savant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Gurgling Puppies > What a practical solution to the problem Janice. Makes perfectly good sense > to let gravity take care of extra fluid in the lungs and nasal passages. > Thanks. Myra Savant > > > >From: "Janice M. Dansby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [CKCS-L] Gurgling Puppies > >Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 23:12:19 -0600 > > > >List > > > >I am still getting caught up with my e-mail having just returned last > >night from a week in Paris. No, we were not on the flight with the guy > >with the would-be exploding shoe. We did experience about a four-hour > >delay with the flight departing from Paris but it had nothing to do with > >the would-be explosive shoe incident. It took us about 24 hours to get > >home but we're not complaining, just a little tired. > > > >Having read several posts about newborns experiencing difficulty > >breathing, and not having had time to read all of them, I don't know if > >this is on point but I learned one potential solution to this problem at > >a recent Dr. Hutch seminar that I attended that is so simple I cannot > >resist sharing it at this time just in case someone on the list is > >blessed with a litter soon and can use this tip. > > > >Dr. Hutch observed that it is not unusual for puppies to be born with > >gurgling sounds coming from their lungs. He very much disapproves of > >the practice of placing the pup in your hand with its head down and then > >slinging your arm downward to expel fluids from the puppy's lungs. He > >recounts tales of people who have done this and dropped the puppy and, > >well, you can guess the rest. > > > >Instead, he recommends that, in addition to the bulb suction pump device > >that you can buy in any drug store to clear their nostrils and their > >mouths, if you have a puppy that sounds too gurgly for your comfort, > >loosely tape the puppy with masking tape around its middle to a > >yardstick or other narrow board, tummy down on the board, then place the > >board on an incline with the puppy's head pointed downward. He suggests > >you just leave the puppy this way, propped up inside the whelping box, > >while you're working on the rest of the litter, or doing something else, > >for a few minutes. He said you will be amazed at the amount of stuff > >you'll see draining down the length of the board, even if the pup > >accepts this treatment well. He also said that in many cases the puppy > >will become so annoyed by this that it will protest verbally, thus > >getting its lungs going and more fluid flowing out of the lungs if it is > >kept in this head down position for a few minutes. A simple, > >non-intrusive solution that I just had to share. > > > >Hope this helps somebody. > > > >Janice Dansby > >Oklahoma City > > > >========================================================= > >"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. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > ========================================================= > "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.
