Yes, Susan, this is her first litter but she's been an extremely good mom to this point. She is not refusing to feed them or clean them, it just seems to be worry. Anyway, the vet said her uterus still felt a little spongy so she has put her on a mild antibiotic until we get the test results. She's had three doses of that and there is no more whining and I don't see any more discharge. Hopefully everything has righted itself.
Thanks, Jean Kingston Waawaaskone Reg'd Cavaliers A Fancy for Glass http://www.cartogra.com/rs/67CF4CD0-65F5-11D6-B42B-0090277A760E----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Cochran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Vet charges > Jean, is this her first litter? If so, she may be overwhelmed by it all. > This is rare, but I have had one that had to be shown that "yes, these are > yours and this is how you care for them". I would make her get into the box, > hold her in a lying position for the babies to nurse, and hold a pup to her > nose for her to clean bottoms. It took one good scolding when she didn't > want to do as I wanted and then she complied. After that session, she > realized that they were hers and that she really liked them quite a lot. > Turned out to be one of the best mothers ever and never had another problem > with her. She is one of the brightest Cavaliers that I've had and I thought > that might have something to do with it. > > The other possibility is that the box is too warm for her to sit in there > comfortably. She's trying to tell you something is wrong with the babies or > the box and, since they can't talk with words, you have to figure out what > her actions are saying. > All the best, > Susan Cochran > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean Kingston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 9:13 AM > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Vet charges > > > > > Myra-Aren't those blankity-blank vets making a killing on us! Vet bills > > suck. > > > (This is not an ironic statement, Mary) > > > > > > They sure are. I just paid $155. yesterday. to get a vag. smear from my > > girl just to reassure myself that sitting outside the whelping box and > > whinning at the puppies inside didn't have an underlying cause. (two > weeks > > post delivery)Before anyone says... are you nuts? No, I don't like > throwing > > money away but there had been a series of other things, like a missing > > placenta which I still didn't see even after a shot of oxytocin, a heavier > > than usual discharge, a difficult delivery with extra large pups. No > > elevated temp, no lumps in the teats, no early teeth on the pups, good > clean > > mom, healthy content pups, but still... If only they could talk. > > > > Jean Kingston > > Waawaaskone Reg'd Cavaliers > > A Fancy for Glass > > http://www.cartogra.com/rs/67CF4CD0-65F5-11D6-B42B-0090277A760E > > > > ========================================================= > > "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. > > ========================================================= > "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. > ========================================================= "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.
