We use what I call a "hot box" when we have puppies. I took a rubber maid container, had Pat cut a little hole on the back corner, put a heating pad in there and ran the cord out the little hole. Then we cover the heating pad with a towel or two and keep puppies in it while the others are being whelped. I can leave the lid on when I need to hold in the heat. I also use it when I am watching a specific puppy for some reason, or if I need to tube feed a puppy or even when I wash them off and need to keep them warm while they dry off. We got a battery adapter at Radio Shack and I can plug it in to the cigarette lighter in the car if I need to take them to the vet. The little stick thing would work fine in the hot box. Myra Savant
>From: Susan Cochran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Gurgling Puppies >Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 18:01:31 -0500 > >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. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "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. 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