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 had dropped, and she wasn’t interested in breakfast (after eating well the whole pregnancy). I decided that today was the day.
We ended up doing the C-section about noon. About 10:30-11:00, Trip started getting very restless in her cage, nesting, circling, etc. When I got her out to get her ready for surgery, her water broke. By the time she was on the table about to be induced, she was already having contractions. So, the timing could not have been more perfect.
Trip made it through the cesarean with flying colors, and all the pups were easily revived. I’m very happy with how the anesthesia went.
There were three pups:
Blue boy — 7.1 oz
Blue girl — 6.2 oz
Sable boy — 5.3 oz
The blue boy had the biggest head, but looking at them now, I think she could have delivered them on her own. Ahh well, hindsight. At least now she is spayed, and won’t have to go through this again. If she understood that, she might forgive me for this. 🙂
The whelping box cam is now up and operational.
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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 we have babies, Trip will have them in her box, with the webcam on close to 24/7.
Can’t wait to get this over with, and have a safe surgery with 3 healthy puppies, and Trip being a good mom. Then the fun will really begin.
I’ve been reading or rereading lots of good books on puppies, shaping, etc. Somewhere lost in the breeding, pregnancy, etc, is the fact that I am getting a new puppy! That I will have to decide how I want to train, socialize, etc. How did I forget about that? I’ve been reading Susan Garrett and Nancy Gyes’ blogs for ideas and tips. Can’t wait to get to know the pups, figure out which one is going to become part of our pack, and then get that pup ready for all that life has in store. 🙂
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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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