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yes... gosh .. things can quickly become convoluted , can't they ?

your little bitch will either have her own puppy .. or no puppy . A soft toy with her pup's scent will drive her batty!! She will KNOW that it smells like her - but is not beinmg a puppy ,and ,if her hormones are all present & correct, will be frantically tryinjg to get pup to move/nurse/make noise ... I could not bear to watch that :( Cut back bitch's food NOW .. and IF she has a normal delivery ..and ,for some reason the poor thing loses her pup ..then just cut back food a bit , keep her active and occupied, and the milk will disappear. Meaning no ( well, not much) disrespect , the things you mentioned sound TO ME like breeding for the sake of it ... not seeing a bond between mum & puppy .....it's a bit like what some farmers do with lambs... ... O...K.... This sounds very much like the &^%$#@@ told to a new owner of a baby MONKEY on a TV doco the other night . "The mothers are over the babies by the time we take them away at THREE DAYS old " Sorry .. perhaps some breeders may not see a problem because they are not looking?? I am tearing up here - thinking of bitches who have lost pups, or had a medical condition where pups had to be removed ... and seeing how upset they were. maiden bitch + singleton may be a bit different ... however , mums & bubs belong together as much as humanly possible.

If your bitch has a c-section .. yes, her hormones will be all over the place .. but removing a pup before she wakes will possibly lessen her grief /distress. Unless the bitch is unwell, or an unfit Mum .. I would not remove her baby ......

..also .. don't pay too much attention to it . once or twice give it a very quick wipe/dab ..then distract her ... Aloe is a good idea :) the more you look/ poke/pat ..the more she will be aware ...

Ouch!! I would not put tea tree oil on .. esp there ... it can burn/sting badly (plus being toxic if ingested )

there are lots of threads on D O L about singleton pups :) The main thing is to NOT feed the bitch any extra - so milk is not being produced in great quantities . Singletons need to exercise ,and be moved about a lot ... as they would be if jumbled up in a litter .... they also need to not eat extra .... have a read here :) LINK LINK LINK LINK

insect bite or just a pimple .. keep her busy .. I wouldn't put any cream on it , as that will encourage licking . Channels erny ...*calendula tea* a bit of betadine ..or a tiny dab of something with lignocaine in it just before a walk/feed ... maybe ?

I am glad she is finally starting to heal . :) poor little girl .

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3720/11508192255_8272bb2714_z.jpg It's wolf hunting ...in your own backyard!!

:) :)

yes .... 10 yrs & a public flogging - I'd be happy with that :)

ohhhhhhhh, how cute is that ?

Run free - look far , chase hard, Chilli ... Take care , spoony .

AFAIK that option is now been taken away .....

too quick ....

I shouldn't have looked ........ dammit .

Oh, I do hope they are close, as they say! Thanks, cas!!! I don't care how much the monetary value is ... the mental images of their suffering will haunt me for a while ...absolutely sickening :(

mini horses- in a stable .. that is not a random "hoons out shooting " thing ... that's teh really scary bit I can well imagine the horses' distress and panic Bring back the rack, I say !!

LINK

same here ....

oh poor little dog - and they had no idea she was gone ?

perhaps you need to meet a lot more people ;)

A vet will be able to scan her for a micro-chip. ..and that's the easiest way to find an owner :)

..and the best way to do that is to make sure she is known of by vets/pound/rescues /RSPCA , etc . During a storm, pups/dogs can travel long distances !! Hopefully she lives close by ..but she may have run /wandered some kilometres from home....