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Whelping Kit
When whelping puppies it is very important to be prepared.
This means having what you need on hand. Here are some supplies and tips you
should consider courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese.
Have your Vet on Call, and phone number handy.
Have your Vehicle filled with Gas.
If needed have a Babysitter on Call.
Ideally you will have a friend on call to assist you, and drive to
the Vet with you if needed, or to help with children or ??
Whelping Box with guard rails. (Big enough for Dam to Stretch out. (This
will be puppies home for 2.5 to 3 weeks), then it will need to be Gradually
expanded) At 2.5 weeks, a paper potty station needs to be added, and at about 4
weeks, a play area needs to be added. By 6 weeks they need room to run...
Newspapers, Rags, and Paper towels.
Small Warm Box with heat pad for newborn pups.
(&/or back up hot water bottle for Vet travel)
Keep small towels in this box to warm them, some puppies need to be
vigorously rubbed with a warm towel
Scissors to cut cord,
Hemostats to crimp cord
Un-waxed dental floss to tie cord if needed.
Surgical gloves and K-Y jelly.
Thermometer, Vaseline, book and pen.
Flashlight in case of power outage.
Ribbons if needed to identify puppies
Scale good quality
Preemie bottles and Canine Milk Replacer
NutriCal for Dam and some warm broth or canine milk.
Syringe to syringe fluids in Dams mouth (or spray bottle)
Foamy, sleeping bag, and pillow to camp beside whelp box
Calcium, either calsorb, vanilla
ice-cream, or tums.
Vanilla Ice cream is awesome between puppies, as it gives them
hydration, glucose for energy, and a calcium boost, will help the
parathyroid gland to release a hormone from her bones, to help with
muscles and pushing.
From left to right
Notebook with number’s, and pages for recording Dam’s progress, and
puppy weights/etc……. Pen, and Telephone Baby Monitor, hand sanitizer,
NutriCal,
KY & rubber gloves,
heat pad, Vaseline & thermometer, scale , Mamalac and
bottle, Alcohol,
scissors, floss & hemostats, ribbon, heat lamp.
Courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese
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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.
C-Section in a Large Breed Dog
Newborn Puppies... What you need
Whelping Mastiff Puppies One to Three Days Old
Things do
not always go as planned (imperforate anus)
Orphaned Litter (not the plan)
10
Days Old Plus ++
3 Week Old Puppies
Puppies 3 Weeks - time to start
potty training
Puppies 4 weeks old
Puppies 5 weeks old
Puppies 6 weeks old
Puppies 7 weeks old
Socializing the Puppies
Mastitis in Dogs
Whelping Large Breed Dogs Main
Whelping, a new
found respect
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