| CutiePaws News 6 |
One of the most exciting parts of being involved in
breeding dogs is the arrival of puppies...
breeding dogs is the arrival of puppies...
| *Warning to parents: some of the following pictures are of real operations and births and may be unsettling to young children.* |
Sometimes even when 'mom' has no problems giving birth,
the problems come later. Like when the pups are
premature and don't live. That is sad for everyone. In this
case Cookie gave birth to 4 but only 2 were strong enough
to survive.
the problems come later. Like when the pups are
premature and don't live. That is sad for everyone. In this
case Cookie gave birth to 4 but only 2 were strong enough
to survive.
Then what all toy dog breeders must face...a C-Section...
Especially when there are no complications and the moms pop them
out without any problems...
out without any problems...
Like Rosey, who
defied our wishes that
she use the nicely
prepared (and
dis-infected) puppy
pen that we had her in.
In the 10 minutes that
it took Elyse to go up-
stairs, to see her
parents, Rosey escaped
from the puppy pen
and had one puppy
already born in the old
dog bed under the
sewing table.
defied our wishes that
she use the nicely
prepared (and
dis-infected) puppy
pen that we had her in.
In the 10 minutes that
it took Elyse to go up-
stairs, to see her
parents, Rosey escaped
from the puppy pen
and had one puppy
already born in the old
dog bed under the
sewing table.
...but that is where she was
most comforable to bring
her three boys into the
world. They never suffered
a bit, for they turned out
healthy and robust.
most comforable to bring
her three boys into the
world. They never suffered
a bit, for they turned out
healthy and robust.
Then there was Tessa who just
wouldn't push so we called the
Vet and he said to meet him at
the clinic. When we parked the
truck, why Tessa had decided to
push and her first boy was
poking his head out!!
So after a little check-up in the
back seat of our truck, Dr. C
turned us around and sent us
home, cause everything was just
fine; He was right, after she
figured out how hard to push,
she had three beautiful boys and
no problems at all.
wouldn't push so we called the
Vet and he said to meet him at
the clinic. When we parked the
truck, why Tessa had decided to
push and her first boy was
poking his head out!!
So after a little check-up in the
back seat of our truck, Dr. C
turned us around and sent us
home, cause everything was just
fine; He was right, after she
figured out how hard to push,
she had three beautiful boys and
no problems at all.
Hunny Bun's labour had started and sufficient time passed but still no puppies so we
'scooted' to the vet, and sure enough there were three pups and her pelvic opening
was too small to allow the heads through. So she had a C-section.
'scooted' to the vet, and sure enough there were three pups and her pelvic opening
was too small to allow the heads through. So she had a C-section.
...the incision was made and
the uterus poked through....
the uterus poked through....
... the uterus,
shaped like rams
horns with the
puppies
inside...small
prick and it
starts to rip
open...
shaped like rams
horns with the
puppies
inside...small
prick and it
starts to rip
open...
..lets have
puppy number
1, shall we?...
puppy number
1, shall we?...
...puppies are immediately given to
the warm hearts and eager hands
of the clinic staff and they go to
work reviving and cleaning the
puppies...
the warm hearts and eager hands
of the clinic staff and they go to
work reviving and cleaning the
puppies...
...and pretty soon they
are squaking like any
other newborn pup.
are squaking like any
other newborn pup.
...but then there are moms, like Pixie, who came out
of the operation and couldn't figure out what those
sqeaky little 'mouse size critters' were and didn't
want to be near them, especially while she was sore
and groggy. So we had to sit with her and hold her
still for them to nurse and we had to help the pups
'pee and poop'. All the things the mother would do
for the new babies.
A full 24 hours later she sniffed them and decided
they were hers and for the next 20 minutes she
cleaned them until they were sqeaky clean. From then
on she was one of our best moms!
of the operation and couldn't figure out what those
sqeaky little 'mouse size critters' were and didn't
want to be near them, especially while she was sore
and groggy. So we had to sit with her and hold her
still for them to nurse and we had to help the pups
'pee and poop'. All the things the mother would do
for the new babies.
A full 24 hours later she sniffed them and decided
they were hers and for the next 20 minutes she
cleaned them until they were sqeaky clean. From then
on she was one of our best moms!
After mom gets stitched up, she
starts to wake up and the pups
are presented to her as soon as
possible. Some moms like
Hunny Bun accept her newborn
pups right away and start to
clean and nurse them even while
she is a little drousy.
starts to wake up and the pups
are presented to her as soon as
possible. Some moms like
Hunny Bun accept her newborn
pups right away and start to
clean and nurse them even while
she is a little drousy.
AHH ...but the end results are a gorgeous healthy puppy, and the breeder immediately forgets the
sleepless nights, the long labours and the incredible vet bills.
Then when the right, wonderful, loving human comes along we're happy to see the puppy leave for its
new home because we just know it will have the best life ever.
sleepless nights, the long labours and the incredible vet bills.
Then when the right, wonderful, loving human comes along we're happy to see the puppy leave for its
new home because we just know it will have the best life ever.
