If you have a calcium supplement, give her a small amount of that because that willl stimulate a contraction without the side effects of pitocin. The one I like to use is CALSORB. A couple of CCs and it will stimulate contractions.
>From: "Susan A. Schlenger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [CKCS-L] Primary Uterine Inertia? >Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:29:55 -0400 > >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 >"...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man >to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica >"Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear > >========================================================= >"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. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= "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.
