Beautiful Sparta gave birth to 10 lovely puppies this morning. All ridged & we have 7 girls & 3 boys! Poor girl had to have a c-section this morning as her labor was not progressing. Turned out she had primary uterine inertia, meaning she was in labor but not contracting to get those pups out. She will need to have only c-sections in the future but I am so thankful to know ahead of time.
Mary Lynne has been wonderful & went with me to see the repro. vet, Dr.Steyn in Fort Collins. It's about an 1.5 hr drive & the best move I could of made. She & her staff were amazing! They tried giving Sparta Oxytocin, glucose & calcium first before doing surgery. Best to have a natural if she could but those contractions just didn't happen. After hearing she needed a c-section, I got a bit teary but knew it had to be done. Puppies heart rates were dropping & they needed out! The entire surgery was done in 24 min! Amazing. The puppies had been cleaned, weighed, umbilical cords done & color collars given. They even dremmeled Sparta's nails nice & short...wow! Sparta came around nicely & once home has been taking care of her babies like a true pro.
Sparta is enjoying her Haagen Dasz ice cream & cottage cheese. She can have whatever she wants as she deserves it! Gane has been checking in on Sparta & the puppies. Good daddy : )
Well, I'm off to hang with puppies. I have a cot set up next to the whelping box. That sounded better than the floor. Yay, the puppies are here!!!
Mary Lynne has been wonderful & went with me to see the repro. vet, Dr.Steyn in Fort Collins. It's about an 1.5 hr drive & the best move I could of made. She & her staff were amazing! They tried giving Sparta Oxytocin, glucose & calcium first before doing surgery. Best to have a natural if she could but those contractions just didn't happen. After hearing she needed a c-section, I got a bit teary but knew it had to be done. Puppies heart rates were dropping & they needed out! The entire surgery was done in 24 min! Amazing. The puppies had been cleaned, weighed, umbilical cords done & color collars given. They even dremmeled Sparta's nails nice & short...wow! Sparta came around nicely & once home has been taking care of her babies like a true pro.
Sparta is enjoying her Haagen Dasz ice cream & cottage cheese. She can have whatever she wants as she deserves it! Gane has been checking in on Sparta & the puppies. Good daddy : )
Well, I'm off to hang with puppies. I have a cot set up next to the whelping box. That sounded better than the floor. Yay, the puppies are here!!!
