Pregnant Dams, Full Term Mucus Plug

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Pregnant Dams
Full Term Mucus Plug

Cuban Mysti Puppies - Labor Story Page 1

A dam approaching full term, day 60 will start to shed her plug. Notice the dried up mucus plug. This plug can shed, or shed a little daily for up to a week before delivery; 4 to 5 days prior is very common.

A mucus plug, and a full term dams vulva

Dam's vulva at day 59 - The day or two, before whelping you will notice the area around the vulva, swelling up, and becoming, 2 to 3 times more poofy.

Dam's vulva day 60

Dam's vulva day 60 - you can almost see it poof up overnight. This Dam is about to go into labour, (hoping tomorrow). She has 5 pups to deliver.

Shaved belly of a full term dam

This dam is full term, on day 60. She has shed her mucus plug, so I figure, she will have her pups in 1 to 3 days from now.

Courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese

Whelping, Close to text book case

Puppies Progress Chart

Cuban Mysti Puppies - Full Term Mucus Plug - 1

Cuban Mysti Puppies - Labor Story - 2

Cuban Mysti Puppies - Labor Story 3

Cuban Mysti Puppies - One Day Old Pups - 4

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Although this section is based on a whelping of an English Mastiff, it also contains good general whelping information in large breed dogs. You can find more whelping information in the links above. The links below tell a story about Sassy, an English Mastiff. Sassy has a wonderful temperament. She loves humans and Adores human children. An all around mild mannered, wonderful Mastiff. Sassy however is not the best mother towards her puppies, she is not rejecting them, she will nurse them when a human places them on her to feed, however she will not clean the pups or pay any attention to them. It is as if, they are not her puppies. This litter is getting moms milk, with major human interaction, manually giving each and every pup what they need. In return, the pups will be super socialized and will make remarkable pets, however the work involved is astounding. It takes one dedicated breeder to keep this situation healthy. Thankfully this litter has just that, a dedicated breeder. Read the links below to get the full story. There is a wealth of info that everyone can appreciate and benefit from.

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