Try a long walk. Jo Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:29 AM Subject: [CKCS-L] Primary Uterine Inertia?
> Hi, List, > Now I really need an opinion. Same bitch, second > litter. Her temp dropped at 1:00 pm and stayed down yesterday. (As I > write it is 99.1). She was panting and nesting all night (I was > sleeping next to the whelping box or a reasonable facsimile of the > occasional nap). Water hasn't broken to my knowledge. > > The last time she whelped her temp pattern was as > follows: > > 10:00 am, 99.8 10:00 pm, 100.0 > 10:00 am, 99.2 2:00 pm, 99.6 10:00 pm 99.1 (began nesting and panting > after midnight) > 10:00 am, 98.8 12:45 pum, 99.1 4:00 pu, 97.8 10:00 pum 98.1 (water > broke > shortly after and productive labor began). > > She produced her first puppy "true breech" (upside down, breech) and > large, stuck. Placenta though attached was "thready" body of the pup > was ridged on presentation. Delivered with contractions/traction > slowly. Couldn't revive the pup with swinging, dopram, etc. Four > healthy pups free whelped followed. No further problems. Literature > suggests that in temp pattern such as above a pup has detached from the > uterine wall and is ready to be born. (Which is why we hear they > shouldn't labor in primary stage more than twenty four hours from temp > drop). > > > The current litter temp pattern: > > 10:00 am, 100.1 2:00 pm 99.6 6:00 pm 99.4 9:45 pm, 99.1 panting and > mildly uncomfortable, nesting furiously and pacing the rest of the > night. > > We are waiting for her water to break and to see productive labor. OK > guys, I know they don't read the books, but they all say inertia if > temps are down twenty four hours. By mid day today do I officially > declare inertia? She is going for a short walks up and down the > driveway. > She has had ice cream in small dabs throughout the night and doesn't yet > appear as exhausted as I feel. <G>) > > Today when I asked my vet her procedure for sections (if one > should be needed) she said I could resuscitate babies but they would be > whisked out to me and I couldn't be in surgery. She took over from her > brother.....another excellent vet also interested in repro and we had > had this discussion back then. (He told me that it was the exception but > that I would be allowed into a section). I've not needed a section > before. Since my discussions with both vets (her brother is gone into > specialization), it seems that things have changed. > No choices today but to procede and hope we have normal labor > shortly. > I'm also told that her procedure for pitocin is i.v. and that she > prefers then to have the birthing THERE if any pitocin is needed. > <moan> > So, what has all of your experiences been with anything like > this? > > Help me talk this girl into productive contractions, eh? I'm off to > walk her on the driveway with a towel in hand. > > > > Suze > -- > Suze at Llawen 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 2002 by its original author.
