The Brittany Forum

doganjo · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject: poor Belle1

What a night!

Just back from the vet. I noticed a black discharge from Belle at teatime and knew that was either a dead pup or a detached placentas so rushed her down to the vet. options was oxytocin and let her whelp them two days early, but Michelle reckoned we had a better chance of saving the pups if we did a Caesar. So it was all systems go. Five pups down one horn - only one mummified pup in the other. So the trainee vet, Iain, and I set to rubbing them as they came out and putting them in the intensive care incubator as soon as they started to breath.

I'm exhausted! Salmon steak doesn't taste so good reheated Rolling Eyes

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Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away

Victoria · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:50 am Post subject:

Oh boy...I hope Belle and babies are doing well.
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guy · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

fingers and paws crossed here for you all.
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Tricky micky · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:30 pm Post subject:

Fingers crossed I hope everything is okay

doganjo · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:55 pm Post subject:

At last, after a noisy night with not much sleep, they are quiet. My own fault, whelping box too big and they kept getting 'lost', but have sorted that. All feeding fine and sleeping. Belle is a wee bit 'hangdogged' after the anaesthetic and stitches up her tummy, but eating and drinking normally.

1 bob o/w dog 1 bob b/w dog, 1 bob o/w bitch, 2 tailed b/w dogs. Three booked possibly four, one bob dog to sell.

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Annie

Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away

Lin Dyke · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject:

Relieved to hear she and pups are doing ok......how about you Question

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doganjo · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject:

Grannie is tired but hopes to catch up on sleep tonight - provided I don't get locked into FB Wink

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Annie

Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away

Lin Dyke · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject:

just about to go on fb now.....see you there Wink

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Lin, owned by Rudi and Copper the Brittanys & Zac the Springer.

Pippa's Pack · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject:

Glad to hear they are all doing Ok. Hope you have a good night tonight. See you all soon.
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barbara · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:12 pm Post subject:

Glad to hear Belle and babies are doing well, it must have been very scary Sad