Archive for 2009

The Trip-lettes have arrived!

November 5, 2009

Well, today was whelpday! Last night was pretty rough, and I got very little sleep. Trip was extremely restless, scratching at the dog bed, on our bed, off our bed, etc. I got up to check and make sure she wasn’t in labor, and she settled a little bit after that. This morning her temperature […]

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One week…

October 31, 2009

Well, Trip is huge and going to explode, having a hard time finishing her meals, and READY for these pups to come out. She’s gotten even more uncomfortable, and is very restless. Due date is actually Thursday, 11/5. Hopefully we’ll be doing a Csection on Wednesday or Thursday, depending on what her temperature does. Once […]

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True Trip-lets

October 21, 2009

Took an xray today, and confirmed 3 puppies. Heartbeats all look good on ultrasound. Trip is up 3.5 pounds on her normal body weight, and pretty unhappy, but doing fine. I’m now monitoring temperatures to determine when she’s going into labor and will do a C-section. I’m anticipating 11/3 or 11/4. 2 weeks and counting…

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