----- Original Message ----- From: JEANIE MONTFORD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I would be most interested in feedback from long time breeders about their incidence of "swimmers" , have I just been unusually lucky or is Myra's information the norm? Jeanie Hi Jeanie. In the 30 odd years we have been in Cavaliers we have only had 2 that I called "swimmers". Both were "singletons". It was my belief that lying there getting all the milk they became fat and lazy and when the time came when they would normally get up on their feet (around 12 days) they were too heavy and their legs couldn't support them. But I have never had the complete turtle. Only ever had the back legs splayed out and the puppies pulled themselves along looking more like seals than turtles! I have never hobbled but did make a hammock which they went into several times a day, did the massage bit and gave them Abidec which is a multi vitamin for children. I also placed egg trays beneath them to make sure they were moving over crevices rather than a flat surface. Both ended up as normal puppies. In fact the first one was "Storm" to Ch Wishwin Horatio. Craigowl Kismet had one of the best rears we have seen! Incidentally we have just been told that she passed away in November aged 13. She was diabetic and her heart was clear right to the end. Norma (Craigowl) UK ========================================================= "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 2002 by its original author.
