Susan and Annette To respond to your concerns about Dr. Hutch's suggestion for gurgling puppies:
I have a large (4' x 4') whelping box that is also very deep (2 1/2'). At one end of the whelping box I have a hanging ceramic heating lamp which keeps that end of it very warm, the other end of the whelping box has sheets draped over the top of it during whelping to give the bitch some privacy whilst the puppies are being born. My vision of this solution for gurgling puppies is to have the inclined board near the end of the whelping box with the ceramic heating lamp, although by no means directly underneath it, while the bitch is at the other end of the whelping box tending to the rest of the litter, whatever their needs may be. Susan, your concern that the puppies not be allowed to be chilled is something we should definitely keep in mind. I hope I have adequately addressed that issue in this post. Annette, I find that my bitch is not in the least anxious about not being with her newborns for a short time so long as the newborn is with me, and especially if all of us are in the whelping box or if all of us are within sight of each other. 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.
