Hi

My baby is due to have her puppies any day soon, I think it may even be tonight, at present she is panting and her nose is runny, otherwise she seems ok, my worry is that she hasn't nested anywhere is this anything I should worry about!

Many thanks
Mandie

Hi mandie is this her 1st litter ? just because shes panting alot dosent mean she will have them tonight :) ...she will show more than this ..can you say what eles she is doing ??

xx

Mandie
Have you read the book of the bitch?

Yes, shes off her food and a bit restless and had a clear discharge today, her temperature is 37 degrees. Should I be looking for any other signs?

Thanks for the help :)
Mandy x

I have it on order at the book shop. Should be in tomorrow :)

Thanks
Mandie x

then she could be geting ready is this day 63??
have you been taking temp for awhile ?? how long as it been since it dropped ?
as she been shivering yet?
or sick ( not all will be sick )
but they do tend to nest ...could be that she will nest soon :) xx

Mandie - sorry love, but you should have read this book and studied it inside out BEFORE your bitch was mated.  Do you have a mentor?  Do you know how to deliver a pup if you have a breech etc.?

Yes, I know all of that, I have read it but I do not my own copy of it at the moment :)
x

She has been shivering, but has now stopped. She hasn't been sick and will take a bite of a treat, we started taking her temperature on friday. I'm probably being over-cautious i know but i'm just worried that she hasn't shown any signs of nesting, do you know why this may be?

Thanks x

she will start nesting some dogs dont go mad it can just be the odd dig and stop and some go mad at it :) ....has she had the runs yet ? when her temp drops it has to saty down for a good few hours ..this is how my girl went ::::: morning her temp was low ...afternoon ...up ....night low ...morning low ....afternoon up ...teatime low night time low 4am low lunch time slightly higher then 2pm that day 1st pup ...so as you see the temp is only something to go by if you do it at reg times :) it does go back up before whelp ..

you will know if shes taking treats she may be only just starting and it could be tomorrow night , i tried mine with stake :) she wouldnt eat it at all ...not even sniff it and still didnt have 1st pup till 7hours after that ..xx

Yes she had the runs a few days ago, temperature is as you described I am currently her temp twice a day. Shes a bit settled now, thanks for the advice with treats also as she does like her food, will post if anything changes.

Many thanks for your help, white lilly :)

Mandie and millie :)x

i will keep cheking this post  Good Luck ...24h i think ...did u have her scanned ? do u know how many :) ...its so exciting the antisepation is hard isnt it :) xx

Thanks we will keep you updated :). No we haven't had her scanned the vet says it would be a waste of time and to just see what she has, it will be like a suprise :). Well i'm off to bed now. Thanks for all of your help :D. x

your well come :)  make sure she stays with you xx

My girl didn't 'nest' at all.Then the day she was due,she came upstairs at dead on midnight to tell me.She's not allowed upstairs,and opened 2 doors to get to me,then woke me up,panting in my face!1st pup arrived 8hrs later,don't worry about her not nesting,when she starts put her in the whelping box and after all the mess and goo has gone,she should be happy to stay there with her babes.

out of intest why did the vet say it was a waste of time to scan the bitch

Brother-in -law best friend is our vet he basically said don't waste your money just wait and see if she's pregnant and let nature take its course. Just take her after whelping to get checked over and obviously keep number to hand if there are any problems during whelping.

many thanks
mandie :)

Hi quick up date, things have started to happen , very heavy panting ,refusing all food and treats contractions have started and constant shivering. She keeps wanting to sit and lie by dad of puppies is this normal and should I just leave ?

Many thanks
Mandie :)

Oh how exciting, looking forward to hearing how many pups you get!

Don't leave her at all!!!!!!!!!

If she is cuddling up to your other dog it's because she wants reassurance, but be aware that male dogs don't normally do puppies ;-) There are the exception of course, but you may have to separate them once she really starts. He could attack them. Or mum could attack him in order to protect her young.

no please dont leave her she may need your help

my gave birth yesterday only two but the first was breach and needed help

goodluck hope all goes well

Hope all goes well, time for sleeplessness to start.  It does get easier to deal with though, the no sleep that is. 

Dont leave your bitch, she may need your help. 

Post updates when you can!

Mandie, I would suggest that you remove your boy.  Your girl will then turn to you for reassurance.  If you do have problems that need your intervention, it is going to be more difficult with another dog in the way.  And, in an emergency, you need to act, not waste time in chasing your boy off.

I don't even let boys sniff the pups!

And if you left them alone, and she whelped with the dog, you do realise that she would be post partum mated?

You need to be there to reassure her all the way.

>and she whelped with the dog, you do realise that she would be post partum mated?

That's the first time I've ever heard of that with dogs.

> That's the first time I've ever heard of that with dogs.

I have, and I'm told that it's common practise with puppy farmers.

Hi all just to let you know Millie is the proud mum of 4 girls and 1 boy, she hasn't passed the last placenta so vet has instructed me to wait another twenty minutes and then i may have to take her along to see him.

Many thanks :)
Mandie

>I have, and I'm told that it's common practise with puppy farmers.

That's fascinating - I'm always keen to learn new stuff! Could you point me towards scientific links about it (not the puppy farmer stuff, of course - the post-partum mating!) because I can't find any reference to it either in the vet books I have or on the net.

Yeah!! Congratulations & well done Millie!! How is she?

aww congrats

I am taking Millie to the vets now as placenta still not arrived , puppies are all well, will report back later , heres hoping she'll be ok

Cheers
Mandie :)

thats great news sooo pleased all went well :) xx

will give her jab to start contraction off so she can pass it ..im sure she will be fine ...:) xx

> I am taking Millie to the vets now as placenta still not arrived

I am sure that they will all be fine.  Well done to you both, and congratulations!  :-)

Hi all back from vets , she has given Millie two injections one for placenta and some antibiotics as a preventative for any pending infection otherwise she is great, a very loving mum.
A big thank you to all of you for your support and guidance over the past few days !

Manidie, Millie & 5 healthy pups :)

:-)  :-)  :-)  :-)

I'm guessing this is you????

glad to hear millie and babys are all doing well :) xx

Congratulations - glad all is well!