Oh! If she wants to sleep..allow her to do so. She's getting ready! Jo Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Myra Savant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> One of mine recently did the exact same thing. It started at about 7PM and > went on all night with an occasional little cat nap on my bed, but mostly > pacing, whining, digging, nesting, She had her first pup at 8 AM, and one > every hour and a half until she had her fourth. All were fine. The books > say that the that long interval is when her cervic is dilating. Myra > > > >From: "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >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. ========================================================= "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.
