Well you know what they say Myra once a nurse always a nurse. Guess all that stuff in nursing school came in handy after all. LOL Cathy
Myra Savant wrote: > I agree completely about large litters and c-sections, particularly if the > litter is larger than the average size for that breed of dog. In large > litters, the uterine tissue is often stretched so thin...almost like > paper....that it loses it's contractibility. Of course this isn't always > the case, but I've seen the uterine tissue that contained nine cavalier > puppies and in places, it was so thin you could almost see through it. > However, with a normal sized litter, if mom is comfortable, not straining on > regular contractions, no vaginal discharge that is of a questionable color, > and you do a vag exam and don't feel a little presenting part that is making > no progress, you certainly can afford to let nature take it's course for a > while. It's the same with human deliveries. There are many factors to > weigh, and if all is well, you can afford to give mom time to do the job > without intervention. Cathy's trick of using a catheter to insert sterile > KY jelly is a good one, and similar to what we would do in labor delivery. > Myra > > >From: Patricia Ide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Primary Uterine Inertia? > >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:51:10 EDT > > > >If she is in active labor for a half hour and no pup, I'm off to the vet > >stat. The Second pup should come within twenty minutes or so. I she goes > >much longer between, I act aggressively. The most experience in whelping I > >have had has been in greyhounds and they are notorious for problems. My > >cavaliers have been very easy whelpers...Knock on Wood! Greyhounds have > >huge > >litters rather regularly...12 to 14 pups is not very unusual. If you know > >the litter is a large one and it is taking your bitch a long time to have > >the > >early pups, it is my opinion that she will only have more trouble as she > >tires and one does not want to do a section on an exhausted bitch. > > > >Pat > > > >========================================================= > >"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. -- http://www.FlyingColorsCavaliers.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.
