My bitch had a c section 5 days ago she was doing amazing until early hours this morning. She is eating little and often and drinking plenty. But early hours this morning she started panting excessively but with no temperature constantly checking the pups in and out of her whelping pen jumping up on the sofa and taking just very very anxious she seems exhausted. She gets stressed when she is loosing clots it’s like she thinks she doing something wrong. She is wee/pooping fine too. I’ve spoken to a vet and they say this is quiet normal however I’m still worried. She isn’t hurting pups just keeps checking them and is feeding them and cleaning them well. All pups are gaining weight and  doing well.
Any advice please.

To be on the safe side I would be dosing her with Collo-cal D, to reduce the risk of eclampsia.

Where are you, in all this? Usually when mum is torn between pups and sofa etc, she feels she is too far away from you. She may be anxious after everything she's been through and need to feel you are close and with her. You should set up your bed immediately outside her whelping box. I usually set up a futon on the floor with a sleeping bag immediately outside - so I can reach my hand into her if needed. That way she will feel she can be with both you and the pups.

And yes, supplemental calcium is important too. You need to use a calcium supplement - she won't get enough from food sources of it.

I’m currently sleeping in the sofa next the other side of the whelping pen. She is bloody fine this morning typical. I was thinking maybe it’s cause I was at work all day yesterday and my partner had to sit with her she for the day. I will contact vet today regarding calcium supplement. Thank you

The vet won't be much help regarding a calcium supplement, they don't know anything about using calcium after whelping.

You can order Collo Cal D as explained above from online or you can pick up some Extra Strength Tums from a human pharmacy.

Thank you

> in and out of her whelping pen jumping up on the sofa

After a section, why would you allow her to jump on the sofa?

I didn’t allow her to she jumped herself. As I said she was very anxious and restless.

Can I suggest that you do what I do?  Make it impossible for her to jump up.  I cover my sofa with dining room chairs - but use anything.

>I didn’t allow her to she jumped herself.

It's very important after abdominal surgery that the animal isn't given the opportunity to jump, or run up and down stairs, or put any unnecessary strain on the tummy muscles to keep the wound intact and avoid repeat surgery to repair it. So you need to barricade off the sofa so it's impossible for her to get on to it. Floor level only for at least 2 weeks after the surgery!

I am aware I’ve this however like stated in the post she was stressed and anxious and wasn’t herself and got into the sofa while I was checking the pups. She isn’t aloud on the sofa and doesn’t go on there so this was out of character for her. Once finished into the pups are then lifted her off the sofa I didn’t want to shout at her or tell her off as I didn’t want to make her any more stressed