Thank you for the great advise and wonderful picture...I love it! We are going to take 1 day at a time/1 hour at a time!
Teri

Thank you for the great advise and wonderful picture...I love it! We are going to take 1 day at a time/1 hour at a time!
Teri

and don't panic its pretty common sense raising a litter of pups especially if you have had a baby yourself

Louise

and don't panic its pretty common sense raising a litter of pups especially if you have had a baby yourself

Louise

Which came in April, was the same as mentioned above. We tried to let Duchess nurse on her side, but it was too much jostling around. When we were in the showring, she would never lay on her back and relax, during the large entries. So I didn't expect this to be any different. Surprise, I rolled her onto her back and she promptly went to sleep! Perfectly content that we knew what we were doing with her babies. All but one latched on (Six puppy litter). The one that was fussy, we nicknamed Knucklehead, was convinced with some no fat chicken broth swabbed on her nipple. We made sure we had her lick thier bottoms and stimulate them to poop and pee. Our only "mistake" was that when we first came home and put them on her, she was only producing colostrum. Its thin clearish antibody packed serum that the babies must have in the early days of life. I knew it was important, and that it wasnt very much in quantity, so we let them eat til they fell asleep. This was about 40 minutes! When her milk came in, (the next day)it was 4x in volume as the colostrum had been. We kept up the 45 minute feeds...We overfed them and they all came down with diarhea. So! Be mindful of that and let them nurse about 30 minutes max, after her milk comes in.
Again, get in touch with someone who has had a litter, who is close to you. If your mentor is truly a mentor, they will not be inconvenienced by your request for help. We had people as close as 10 miles away to as far as 1200 miles away! This was because we had been schooled that it was a demanding time and help was a must.



Perserverance isn't a long race.
It's a series of short races,
ran one after the other.

Which came in April, was the same as mentioned above. We tried to let Duchess nurse on her side, but it was too much jostling around. When we were in the showring, she would never lay on her back and relax, during the large entries. So I didn't expect this to be any different. Surprise, I rolled her onto her back and she promptly went to sleep! Perfectly content that we knew what we were doing with her babies. All but one latched on (Six puppy litter). The one that was fussy, we nicknamed Knucklehead, was convinced with some no fat chicken broth swabbed on her nipple. We made sure we had her lick thier bottoms and stimulate them to poop and pee. Our only "mistake" was that when we first came home and put them on her, she was only producing colostrum. Its thin clearish antibody packed serum that the babies must have in the early days of life. I knew it was important, and that it wasnt very much in quantity, so we let them eat til they fell asleep. This was about 40 minutes! When her milk came in, (the next day)it was 4x in volume as the colostrum had been. We kept up the 45 minute feeds...We overfed them and they all came down with diarhea. So! Be mindful of that and let them nurse about 30 minutes max, after her milk comes in.
Again, get in touch with someone who has had a litter, who is close to you. If your mentor is truly a mentor, they will not be inconvenienced by your request for help. We had people as close as 10 miles away to as far as 1200 miles away! This was because we had been schooled that it was a demanding time and help was a must.



Perserverance isn't a long race.
It's a series of short races,
ran one after the other.

I love your whelping box! Thank you for all the info, it is good to hear all the different stories...
Teri

I love your whelping box! Thank you for all the info, it is good to hear all the different stories...
Teri

Our momma dog was awake before we left the vet office. I had the vet staff help me introduce babies to mamma and try 1st feeding there. She will still be grougy but at least she knows what is coming home with her..
Our mamma didn't want to be separated from her babies-she would freak out if she couldn't see them. I had heard they are not good/careful moms and would probably not really care where the babies were. But this was not the case with us. We NEVER left her alone with the pups, but what we finally did was put them in a wire crate inside the whelping box and let her sleep in the whelping box.

This is the only pix I could find of our whelping box..
Just be prepared for very little sleep. We fed them every 2 hrs for the 1st 2 weeks, but the kicker is by the time we got done feeding them. We only had 1 hour to sleep then it was up again. We were totally exhausted-so I hope you have help. We would rotate the pups from the lower teats to the upper ones-so everyone got alot of milk. We had a litter of 8 and didn't have to supplement them-I think we might have lucked out there!!
Good luck

Me & my spoiled babes!!

Our momma dog was awake before we left the vet office. I had the vet staff help me introduce babies to mamma and try 1st feeding there. She will still be grougy but at least she knows what is coming home with her..
Our mamma didn't want to be separated from her babies-she would freak out if she couldn't see them. I had heard they are not good/careful moms and would probably not really care where the babies were. But this was not the case with us. We NEVER left her alone with the pups, but what we finally did was put them in a wire crate inside the whelping box and let her sleep in the whelping box.

This is the only pix I could find of our whelping box..
Just be prepared for very little sleep. We fed them every 2 hrs for the 1st 2 weeks, but the kicker is by the time we got done feeding them. We only had 1 hour to sleep then it was up again. We were totally exhausted-so I hope you have help. We would rotate the pups from the lower teats to the upper ones-so everyone got alot of milk. We had a litter of 8 and didn't have to supplement them-I think we might have lucked out there!!
Good luck

Me & my spoiled babes!!

Right under our noses:
http://www.bulldogsworld.com/newpup.html
Email us if you need more. dbryson101@cox.net

Perserverance isn't a long race.
It's a series of short races,
ran one after the other.

Right under our noses:
http://www.bulldogsworld.com/newpup.html
Email us if you need more. dbryson101@cox.net

Perserverance isn't a long race.
It's a series of short races,
ran one after the other.

I actually have a postal scale like that... never even thought about it! :O) (Kinda feel a little dumb even admitting I have one!!! LOL)

I purchased the dog heat pad last time she was pregnant so I have that checked off the list... she re-absorbed the pups, so we didn't even get to this point last time.

My hubby and I had a heck of a time having children... 11 pregnancies - 8 miscarriages and 3 living children who were all born early; first was 3 months early and weighed 1 lb the other 2 were 6 weeks early and weighed 4lbs. Not once did I hesitate or feel unprepared for what lies ahead when we were going thru all that... my children are now 23, 15 and 12... all healthy and living life to its fullest... so why do i feel so unprepared for the pending birth of puppies!

I actually have a postal scale like that... never even thought about it! :O) (Kinda feel a little dumb even admitting I have one!!! LOL)

I purchased the dog heat pad last time she was pregnant so I have that checked off the list... she re-absorbed the pups, so we didn't even get to this point last time.

My hubby and I had a heck of a time having children... 11 pregnancies - 8 miscarriages and 3 living children who were all born early; first was 3 months early and weighed 1 lb the other 2 were 6 weeks early and weighed 4lbs. Not once did I hesitate or feel unprepared for what lies ahead when we were going thru all that... my children are now 23, 15 and 12... all healthy and living life to its fullest... so why do i feel so unprepared for the pending birth of puppies!

I am wondering what to expect right when I bring them home... How far away do I keep Emma from the pups while she is recovering from c-section. Will she be mobile? or will she lay for a few days due to incision? Do we want her close to hear/see puppies? or another room so she gets rest? How soon after they are home will they have their first feeding? How do i know if they are getting enough milk?

When you feed RAW food the last week... do you actually feed raw meat or do you boil it? What else can i feed her if she isn't accepting kibble besides raw meat. Fruits and vegetables give her very loose stools.

I have a scale almost like this one. It works great.

http://cgi.ebay.com/35-LB-DIGITAL-SHIPPING-POSTAL-SCALE-POSTAGE-LB-SCALES-W_W0QQitemZ350231830783QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518b71a0ff&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

You should also get a kids plastic swimming pool to use as a whelping box. I just bought one at WalMart.

Important things are also puppy formula and baby bottles. Most use Playtex Nursers, the ones with the plastic inserts. When pups are born the mom has very little milk and you may need to supplement. You should also have a nasal aspirator bulb, baby wipes, cotton balls, vaseline, heating pad WITHOUT an automatic shut off.

I put newborn pups in a large clear Rubbermaid container. Put the heating pad on the bottom with a towel on top. Towels should be all bunched up...lumpy. Heating pad should be on LOW at all times.

Good luck. You'll be extremely sleep deprived but it will be worth every yawn.

Sue

I am wondering what to expect right when I bring them home... How far away do I keep Emma from the pups while she is recovering from c-section. Will she be mobile? or will she lay for a few days due to incision? Do we want her close to hear/see puppies? or another room so she gets rest? How soon after they are home will they have their first feeding? How do i know if they are getting enough milk?

When you feed RAW food the last week... do you actually feed raw meat or do you boil it? What else can i feed her if she isn't accepting kibble besides raw meat. Fruits and vegetables give her very loose stools.

I have a scale almost like this one. It works great.

http://cgi.ebay.com/35-LB-DIGITAL-SHIPPING-POSTAL-SCALE-POSTAGE-LB-SCALES-W_W0QQitemZ350231830783QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518b71a0ff&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

You should also get a kids plastic swimming pool to use as a whelping box. I just bought one at WalMart.

Important things are also puppy formula and baby bottles. Most use Playtex Nursers, the ones with the plastic inserts. When pups are born the mom has very little milk and you may need to supplement. You should also have a nasal aspirator bulb, baby wipes, cotton balls, vaseline, heating pad WITHOUT an automatic shut off.

I put newborn pups in a large clear Rubbermaid container. Put the heating pad on the bottom with a towel on top. Towels should be all bunched up...lumpy. Heating pad should be on LOW at all times.

Good luck. You'll be extremely sleep deprived but it will be worth every yawn.

Sue

I am in Nebraska.

I am in Nebraska.

for all the info! I had a mentor, she lived only a few blocks from me, but her husband took job transfer and they moved last week and she is busy with buying house, getting kids in school etc, she is still available to call, but i know she is stressed with move and i just don't want to add to it. Thus my moment of panic was shared on Bulldogsworld.com LOL
Thanks again!
Teri

for all the info! I had a mentor, she lived only a few blocks from me, but her husband took job transfer and they moved last week and she is busy with buying house, getting kids in school etc, she is still available to call, but i know she is stressed with move and i just don't want to add to it. Thus my moment of panic was shared on Bulldogsworld.com LOL
Thanks again!
Teri

Please feel free to call or email if I can help in any way. 770.891.7232
I've got a list of whelping supplies on my other computer. I'll see if I can find it when I get back from class this afternoon.

Cathy Miller

http://www.marshillbulldogs.com
http://www.bulldogclubofmetropolitanatlanta.com

Please feel free to call or email if I can help in any way. 770.891.7232
I've got a list of whelping supplies on my other computer. I'll see if I can find it when I get back from class this afternoon.

Cathy Miller

http://www.marshillbulldogs.com
http://www.bulldogclubofmetropolitanatlanta.com

Where in Nebraska are you located? Good to know another bullie lover in our state!

Where in Nebraska are you located? Good to know another bullie lover in our state!

My girls walk out of the vet, so she will be mobile.

You need a incubator, or make one. Use a plastic tub, and put a large towel over the top and calmped so the towel doest fall on the babies. Put a heating pad on low with blankets on top. I use a kitchen scale and double back tape a plastic bowel to the top. PUt a small blanket inside the bowel and zero out and put a puppy inside. Keep a list of how much each puppy weighs. I weigh before and after each feeding until they are above the birth weight and then weigh daily. They will loose a few OZ in the first 24hours. as the milk comes in.

Find something that weighs about 12oz and put it on the heating pad with a window thermomether under it, in about 1hr see how hot it is. You want it about 85-88 degrees. 1/2 of the bedding should be cooler, i put a few extra blankets in the pile so it's cooler for the babies.

you can order feeding tubes here, get a few syringes too.
http://www.pinnaclepetsupply.com/feedtube.html

when you bring mom and puppies home, get mom settled, make her lay down and hook the puppies on for the first feeding. YOu need to watch mom, she will be coming out of anesthesia and knows nothing about having puppies. She may be agressive to the babies. DO NOT LEAVE HER ALONE WITH THE PUPPIES, she may kill them. to get the puppies to latch on, put a bit of nutracal on her nipple and open the mouth and put the nipple in the puppies mouth. Give nutracal before each feeding for at least a week.

You need a bulb syring, if they blow milk out thier nose you need to suck it out and then i let the puppies suck on my finger for a few seconds to clean out the nasal passages.

best of luck, you can email me for more help as needed.

vicky

Vicky,
Bosco, Bella, Breve' & Holly

www.LangagerBulldogs.com

PHOTOS ARE PROPERTY OF LANGAGER BULLDOGS, YOU MUST HAVE WRITTEN PERMISSION FOR ANY USE OF THESE PHOTOS FROM LANGAGERBULLDOG.

My girls walk out of the vet, so she will be mobile.

You need a incubator, or make one. Use a plastic tub, and put a large towel over the top and calmped so the towel doest fall on the babies. Put a heating pad on low with blankets on top. I use a kitchen scale and double back tape a plastic bowel to the top. PUt a small blanket inside the bowel and zero out and put a puppy inside. Keep a list of how much each puppy weighs. I weigh before and after each feeding until they are above the birth weight and then weigh daily. They will loose a few OZ in the first 24hours. as the milk comes in.

Find something that weighs about 12oz and put it on the heating pad with a window thermomether under it, in about 1hr see how hot it is. You want it about 85-88 degrees. 1/2 of the bedding should be cooler, i put a few extra blankets in the pile so it's cooler for the babies.

you can order feeding tubes here, get a few syringes too.
http://www.pinnaclepetsupply.com/feedtube.html

when you bring mom and puppies home, get mom settled, make her lay down and hook the puppies on for the first feeding. YOu need to watch mom, she will be coming out of anesthesia and knows nothing about having puppies. She may be agressive to the babies. DO NOT LEAVE HER ALONE WITH THE PUPPIES, she may kill them. to get the puppies to latch on, put a bit of nutracal on her nipple and open the mouth and put the nipple in the puppies mouth. Give nutracal before each feeding for at least a week.

You need a bulb syring, if they blow milk out thier nose you need to suck it out and then i let the puppies suck on my finger for a few seconds to clean out the nasal passages.

best of luck, you can email me for more help as needed.

vicky

Vicky,
Bosco, Bella, Breve' & Holly

www.LangagerBulldogs.com

PHOTOS ARE PROPERTY OF LANGAGER BULLDOGS, YOU MUST HAVE WRITTEN PERMISSION FOR ANY USE OF THESE PHOTOS FROM LANGAGERBULLDOG.