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Longest Gap Between Surviving Puppies


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With our litter born yesterday (Chritmas Eve), we had puppy number one at 6am, puppy number 6 born at 10:30am. According to my vets pre whelping xray that was it.

Then at 5:15pm/5:30ish.... we had puppy number 7 born, a healthy god sized boy.

Our thoughts were... how could he survive being baked for nearly 7hrs longer than the others.

So what kind of viable 'gaps' have people witnessed?

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I know of one litter, not greyhounds, the bitch had way more then expected, seemed finished, had her vet check, then delievered the last one on the back seat of the car on the way home. Owner not amused as car was 2 weeks old. Not sure how many hours between but a few.

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One of mine delivered 4, two week premmi pups, which died, put her on antibiotics as she still had another 3. she kept them and carried another 13 days and delivered all three hale and hearty , all 3 survived and thrived.

one other girl had 6 puppies, all fine, no more labour, all finished, fed them, happy family all curled up slept all day and that night except for dinner break, then popped out pup number seven the next morning? Thought I was seeing things when I realised there were more puppies than there was an hour ago

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I've also had a surprise pup, others born early morning, then when putting them in the box that evening to travel to the vets for checks, there was an extra one in the whelping box, no idea when that one arrived

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I use Oxy when required but it's not mandatory for a healthy, natural whelping.

Where in the rule book does it day that a bitch must pop them out one after the other and that she can't take a break between pups ?

I've had a liter of 7 born, gave the bitch a couple of hours and then cleaned up and packed up, came back after a quick nap and there was another one. It's harldy anything to worry about, she was just giving her body a rest before puching out the last one

ETA: No oxy and no vet check required with my current litter. The bitch did it all on her own and placenta's were all accounted for. There was no medical need to give her oxy or to have a stressed by a vet check. Her gum colour, hydration levels and temperature were carefully monitored.

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I agree with that Pav. I have always considered it normal for a bitch to have a break. I have always been told if they are comfortable, not straining etc etc leave them be- not sure I would happily wait 7 or 8 hours with no checks up and no worrying though, that might be a bit long for me.

I would also not consider an Oxytocin injection a mandatory part of whelping unless there were placentas that were not accounted for.

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My vet won't give it out either.

I would imagine most people count placentas in relation to number of puppies so would know if one is retained.

I rarely ever got to see a placenta and definitely never got to check if they were complete. With a long coated breed that cleans the puppies as they come out, does the cords themselves and gulps down the placentas at the same time there is no way to count them. All the vets I have used have given oxy as routine at the after a whelping check and are happy to give experienced breeders a few shots to have on hand if you pick them up a day or so before the bitch is due. My current(repro specialist)vets request that we call them before using it during a whelping but if we are pretty sure they are finished we can give the final clean out shot a couple of hours after the last puppy and take them for the vet check later in the day.

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My vet won't give it out either.

I would imagine most people count placentas in relation to number of puppies so would know if one is retained.

I rarely ever got to see a placenta and definitely never got to check if they were complete. With a long coated breed that cleans the puppies as they come out, does the cords themselves and gulps down the placentas at the same time there is no way to count them. All the vets I have used have given oxy as routine at the after a whelping check and are happy to give experienced breeders a few shots to have on hand if you pick them up a day or so before the bitch is due. My current(repro specialist)vets request that we call them before using it during a whelping but if we are pretty sure they are finished we can give the final clean out shot a couple of hours after the last puppy and take them for the vet check later in the day.

A number of vets now will not give Oxy out. Legally (as told to me by the vet), it is a vet administered drug and they are not prepared to lose their licence in giving it out.

As for long coated.. I clipped the belly of mine before whelping. Clipped the belly and trimmed the pantyloons. In another 12-14 weeks they will be bald anyway. Its as much to see what is happening, as for keeping her/and the the puppies clean

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