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i asked before and got great answers. and learned a lot


well i get her tommorrow(FOSTERING)


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I GOT BLANKETS, CLOTHES, WATER, NEWSPAPERS, FOOD, WATER,


I LEARNED TO HELP THE RUNT OUT IF MOM DOESN'T..TO STIMULATE MOVEMENT AND SUCTION THING FOR THEIR NOSE. TO HELP MOM GET SAC OF THEM AND OUT OF NOSE AND ROCK THEM


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AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY OR HOW FAR SHE IS..THANKSMore tips/advice on pregnant dog best gets 10 points?
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There's nothing I can say here that the animal activists and extremists won't bash. [or at least just thumbs down] But I have had literally thousands of dogs and a lot of them had puppies, and all you really have to do is feed the mother healthy healthy food and plenty of water, give her a warm, dry place to have puppies, and watch her to make sure everything goes smoothly.


I have not had to help any of mine with the sac, but that is one of the things I watched for. I have had to help goats, and I did that by having one of those baby aspirators* to help get them breathing. [[get the fluids out of their mouth and nose to help them start breathing.]] If you can wipe them down with a towel [gently] that could help, too.





*baby aspirator is: http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104鈥?/a>





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I'm not sure if this part is some this you are supposed to do, but if they're outside and it gets chilly, I would. They make a big mess on whatever they're on. Don't try to clean it with any chemicals, but wipe it up as good as possible and put fresh towels or blankets down. I would wait and let her rest for a while, though. Maybe until she came out to get food or water.





I'm not about to explain to everyone why I've had a lot of dogs. They don't care, no matter what I say they'll still think they are better people than me.
A few more things to have:





A person experienced in whelping dogs to help you and stay until the litter is here. Contact your local kennel club (www.infodog.com and look up shows -- they are sponsored by a kennel club, google that kennel club and explain the problem)





A reproductive vet who can do a c-section if necessary and will give you guidance on the phone -- day or night -- if you need it.





A whelping box - get a plastic kiddie pool -- seriously, they work great and are easy to clean.





A reflector and light bulb from home depot -- the kind that workmen use that clip onto things. Have this about 4 feet (no closer to one end of the whelping box to make that a bit warmer than the rest if a pup wants to warm up.





A humidifier if you live in a dry area





I usually surround the whelping box with an x-pen (puppy play pen) about 4-5 feet high. I drape a sheet over the x-pen to make a ';cave'; for mom. Use clothespins to secure. Under this the reflector light is clipped on the top at one end, and have the humidifier going so that the moist air gets sent under the sheet.





Now get a kitchen digital scale and several colors of yarn. Mark each pup (if you can't tell them apart by markings) with little collars of yarn. Weigh each pup twice a day to ensure they are gaining weight. If they don't gain on a weighing, give them a bit of ';stat'; (can be bought at pet supply catalogues on the web). A drop or two.





If weight does not pick up on next weighing -- off to the vet. Hopefully an experienced one with neonates. If not an experienced vet with them, tell them to do ';sub q fluids'; on the pup and teach you how. This isn't always the answer, but plenty of times it is and regardless of the issue it's worth a shot to get the pup re-hydrated.





Good luck
She will get very restless a few hours before she goes into to labour.


She may be distressed and want to be comforted, sounds like you got the set up sorted. Try not to worry too much, can be up to an hour between babies and like you said mum will lick them and nibble at cord to bring them round though she may need help doing this.


Make sure they are latched on to a nipple as soon as possible to help them build up their strength. Keep an eye on their weight you should see rapid growth in the first few days.





Don't be suprised if you get a still born... it happens. If it smells (not amniotic sac smell) it would have been dead a while if no smell rub its lungs and try clear any fluid from mouth and nose to see if it comes round. (If this does happen wrap still born in tissue and remove from mothers site for burial later)





If all goes well you will have a load of happy pups suckling away, mother will need food an water near by like you said as she will be weak and over the next few weeks will propbably lose weight quite rapidly.


Also if she is a first time mum she may squash them by accident or walk off with one attached to her! So always keep an eye out. This is going to be long and tiring few weeks for you!
Prepare a room for the birth to occur. This room should have an impervious floor that makes cleaning easy. It should not be drafty and should be in a quite area of the home. Prepare a bed for the dog that is lined with towels or unused clothes and get her used to using it. If the mother won鈥檛 stay in it, you can encourage her to by petting her and giving her small food snacks. Lead her to the designated nursing area when labor begins. If she has her puppies outside of the pre-assigned area, let her. When she has completed the delivery, move them all into the designated bed. Many dogs become very clingy when labor begins and want you to stay with them at all times. They try to follow you when you leave the room. You will probably need to spend some time with this type of dog to comfort her. After the birth of the first few puppies, the mother usually is preoccupied with her pups and not as dependent on your presence. Other bitches will try to get away from you and hide. Give her the space she needs, but keep checking in on her regularly. It is quite possible that you will miss the birth process entirely. You might wake up one morning or return from work only to find you have a brand new litter of offspring contentedly nursing on their mom. If your nursery room is not warm enough, you can warmer it by wrapping a heating pad in a towel, setting it on ';low,'; and placing it under one half of the nursery bed. This allows the mother and puppies to move away from the heat source if they choose to. Wrap duct tape around the heating pad cord because puppies tend to chew on cords. When labor is eminent the mother鈥檚 appetite will disappear. By their third or fourth week the puppies should be starting to eat on their own. Encourage them to eat solids by themselves in order to remove the stress of milk production from the mother. By six to eight weeks the puppies should be fully weaned so the mother鈥檚 food can revert back to the amount she ate prior to pregnancy. When you wean the puppies help the mother鈥檚 milk supply to dry up. Do this by withholding food and only offering her half the water she normally consumes. The following day, give her only a quarter of her pre-pregnancy food supply and one half the water. From the second day on give her all the water she wants. Slowly increase her food over five days until it is back to her prepregnancy level. If she has lost weight during the pregnancy adjust her food intake upward to make up the lost weight.