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Mostly they will pant a lot before ready to whelp. They will also tend to dig and be very restless. Their temperature will drop down to around 97 degrees. Normal Temp is 101 to 102. Have your Veterinarian on standby when you think she is close to whelping. Sometimes things can go wrong. Never let her just labor and labor for hours with no pup being produced. Normally they will whelp out a pup about every 2 hours, don't let her go longer than that between pups as a pup may be stuck or one is dead in the birth canal. Have lots of warm clean towels handy, iodine to put on the ends of the puppies cords. Wipe down each pup after the Mom is through licking them and cleaning them up. If she does not bite the cord free from each pup, help her out by cutting the cord about 1 1/2 inches from the pup's belly, while pushing the blood back into the cord, then cut with clean sharp scissors. Dunk the end of each pup's cord into some iodine to prevent infection. Make sure pups are warm. Hope you have a whelping box handy for Mom and pups, can use newspapers and blankets for the lining. I do recommend you take the Mom and pups to your Vet afterwards to make sure all pups and afterbirth is out of Mom and pups are doing good. Good luck.
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Can you give a dog tums when she is in labor?
yes, if she is not having strong contractions, you can give it to her according to her weight.
Is it safe to give labor in a bathtub?
if you know what your doing
What are signs that your pit bull is ready to give birth?
i'm trying to figure out if my dog is in labor or not
Should Oxytocin be given to a dog for labor pain?
ONLY a Veterinarian should give oxytocin to your dog in labor. If you are doing it yourself, you could literally blow out the uterus so do NOT do it yourself, only with your Veterinarian. It is not for labor pain but to induce contractions of the uterus.
How do you know if your dog is having difficulties in labor?
IF its barking to much and wont shut up.
Can a dog have false labor?
A dog can have false labor especially when you frighten it.
Can you give your dog tums while she is in labor?
i don't think so but i don Original answerer is wrong. It is actually encouraged that you give your dog Tums during labor. DO NOT give her Tums until the first puppy is out, then repeat for every other puppy after that. Tums can strengthen the contractions making the birthing process easier.
Can you get a dog a dollar?
I can give a dog a dollar, but he might eat it. ;-) If you mean can you get a dog for a dollar, I don't know.
Can a dog give berth to a cat?
you never know
When to give Benadryl to a dog?
The better question is, how do you know that your dog is having an Anaphylactic reaction?
Can you scare a dog and make her go into labor?
You can scare a dog and drive it into early labor.
How many pups will your dog have?
you wont know for sure. ask your vet.
