First Born, Pink Right Shoulder, meeting Mom.
One down 8 to go.
First Boy.
The first 6 out.
Resting up for the last one.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Whelping Pictures
Apologies to all. During trying to upload pictures to on Friday, my internet card went completely dead. I was not able to attach the pictures of the Whelping. So here they are:
First Born, Pink Right Shoulder, meeting Mom.
First Born, Pink Right Shoulder, meeting Mom.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Happy Birthday
Monday evening, I took Faith temp and realized it was trending down. As I watched the weather forecast, which called for freezing rain and snow, I had a sinking feeling I was in for an interesting 72 hours. Faith was scheduled for a c-section on Friday the 13 at noon. I could tell there was a good possibility she was not going to wait for Friday to have the puppies. So, I packed everything I could think of that she would need to go into the car.
Tuesday morning, as I took Faith’s temp and noting it had dropped one degree in the 24 hour period, I called IGH Vet. The next milestone we were looking for was a temp under 98.0 with a bounce back up to 99.0 (or so) shortly after. I knew the three o’clock reading would let me how far away Faith was to delivering. The 3:00 reading was lower but definitely not the miles stone we were looking for.
As Faith’s temp was dropping, so was the temp outside. And the precipitation started to roll in. By 4:30 there were a couple of inches of snow north of the Cities and misting and drizzle in Rochester with the promise of freezing rain and possible snow. The thoughts of heading to the Cities to be closer to IGH Vet definitely were passing through my mind. With prompting from Faith’s favorite Inventory Manager and a call from Helping Paws, the decision was made to head directly to the Cities.
At 6:00 AM on Wednesday Faith’s temp dropped to 97.9 and we were off to IGH Vet for an ultra sound to check on the puppies. The ultra sound revealed that the puppies were developed to a stage that if they were born early they would be okay. Wondering how bad the stretcher was and what kind of complication it would cause, I asked the Dr. to check it too. She could not find one. So we waited for Faith’s Favorite Dr. to check for the stretcher. To our surprise it had dissolved and was gone. (Actually this is not unusual.) Faith could have her puppies naturally.
Now the decision to head to Rochester or stay in the Cities. After some creative thinking by HP’s Special Projects Coordinator, we headed over to her house. She collected the whelping pen (the one Cheers had been using) from Helping Paws and we set it up in her family room. Less than an hour later, Faith began the whelping process. The first puppy was born at 2:30 pm, Wednesday, March 12, 2008. She had 9 puppies, 6 girls and 3 boys.
Birth order:
Pink Right Shoulder, Female, 366 grams, 13 oz
Pink Left Shoulder, Female, 318 grams, 11 oz
Blue Right Shoulder, 312 grams, 11 oz
Pink Left Hip, Female, 250 grams, 8 3/4 oz
Blue Left Shoulder, Male, 360 grams, 12 3/4 oz
Pink Right Shoulder, Female, 320 grams, 11 oz
Pink Tail, Female, 346 grams, 12 oz
Blue Right Shoulder, Male, 406 grams, 14 oz
Pink Double Dot, Female, 386 grams, 13 ½ oz
Tuesday morning, as I took Faith’s temp and noting it had dropped one degree in the 24 hour period, I called IGH Vet. The next milestone we were looking for was a temp under 98.0 with a bounce back up to 99.0 (or so) shortly after. I knew the three o’clock reading would let me how far away Faith was to delivering. The 3:00 reading was lower but definitely not the miles stone we were looking for.
As Faith’s temp was dropping, so was the temp outside. And the precipitation started to roll in. By 4:30 there were a couple of inches of snow north of the Cities and misting and drizzle in Rochester with the promise of freezing rain and possible snow. The thoughts of heading to the Cities to be closer to IGH Vet definitely were passing through my mind. With prompting from Faith’s favorite Inventory Manager and a call from Helping Paws, the decision was made to head directly to the Cities.
At 6:00 AM on Wednesday Faith’s temp dropped to 97.9 and we were off to IGH Vet for an ultra sound to check on the puppies. The ultra sound revealed that the puppies were developed to a stage that if they were born early they would be okay. Wondering how bad the stretcher was and what kind of complication it would cause, I asked the Dr. to check it too. She could not find one. So we waited for Faith’s Favorite Dr. to check for the stretcher. To our surprise it had dissolved and was gone. (Actually this is not unusual.) Faith could have her puppies naturally.
Now the decision to head to Rochester or stay in the Cities. After some creative thinking by HP’s Special Projects Coordinator, we headed over to her house. She collected the whelping pen (the one Cheers had been using) from Helping Paws and we set it up in her family room. Less than an hour later, Faith began the whelping process. The first puppy was born at 2:30 pm, Wednesday, March 12, 2008. She had 9 puppies, 6 girls and 3 boys.
Birth order:
Pink Right Shoulder, Female, 366 grams, 13 oz
Pink Left Shoulder, Female, 318 grams, 11 oz
Blue Right Shoulder, 312 grams, 11 oz
Pink Left Hip, Female, 250 grams, 8 3/4 oz
Blue Left Shoulder, Male, 360 grams, 12 3/4 oz
Pink Right Shoulder, Female, 320 grams, 11 oz
Pink Tail, Female, 346 grams, 12 oz
Blue Right Shoulder, Male, 406 grams, 14 oz
Pink Double Dot, Female, 386 grams, 13 ½ oz
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Puppies
Short update-
We have 6 girls and 3 boy. I will get all of you the details later today or tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Temp 3/10/09- 99.5/3:00AM, 98.9/9:30 AM
We are looking for 98.0 or Friday the 13th at 12:00 (Noon). Whichever one comes first.
Temp 3/10/09- 99.5/3:00AM, 98.9/9:30 AM
Temp 3/10/09- 99.5/3:00AM, 98.9/9:30 AM
Monday, March 9, 2009
Temp: 3/9/09, 99.2/3:00AM, 99.5/9:30 AM, 99.4/3:00 PM
Date-Temperature/Time
3/6/09- 99.9/7:00 AM, 99.7/8:00 PM
3/7/09-99.9/8:00 AM, 99.7/7:10 PM
3/8/09- 99.9/9:00 AM, 99.2/4:00 PM, 99.8/9:00 PM
3/9/09- 99.2/3:00AM, 99.5/9:30 AM, 99.4/3:00 PM
3/6/09- 99.9/7:00 AM, 99.7/8:00 PM
3/7/09-99.9/8:00 AM, 99.7/7:10 PM
3/8/09- 99.9/9:00 AM, 99.2/4:00 PM, 99.8/9:00 PM
3/9/09- 99.2/3:00AM, 99.5/9:30 AM, 99.4/3:00 PM
Temp 3/9/09- 99.2/3:00AM, 99.5/9:30 AM
Date-Temperature/Time
3/6/09-99.9/7:00 AM, 99.7/8:00 PM
3/7/09-99.9/8:00 AM, 99.7/7:10 PM
3/8/09-99.9/9:00 AM, 99.2/4:00 PM, 99.8/9:00 PM
3/9/09-99.2/3:00AM, 99.5/9:30 AM
3/6/09-99.9/7:00 AM, 99.7/8:00 PM
3/7/09-99.9/8:00 AM, 99.7/7:10 PM
3/8/09-99.9/9:00 AM, 99.2/4:00 PM, 99.8/9:00 PM
3/9/09-99.2/3:00AM, 99.5/9:30 AM
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Temp 3/8/09- 99.2/4:00 PM
Date-Temperature/Time
3/6/09-99.9/7:00 AM, 99.7/8:00 PM
3/7/09- 9.9/8:00 AM, 99.7/7:10 PM
3/8/09-99.9/9:00 AM, 99.2/4:00 PM
3/6/09-99.9/7:00 AM, 99.7/8:00 PM
3/7/09- 9.9/8:00 AM, 99.7/7:10 PM
3/8/09-99.9/9:00 AM, 99.2/4:00 PM
Temp
Temp this morning was:
3/8/09
99.9/9:00 AM
Things I have noticed: Faith is chewing the Nylabones more than uaual.
Date-Temperature/Time
3/6/09- 99.9/7:00 AM, 99.7/8:00 PM
3/7/09-99.9/8:00 AM, 99.7/7:10 PM
3/8/09-99.9/9:00 AM
3/8/09
99.9/9:00 AM
Things I have noticed: Faith is chewing the Nylabones more than uaual.
Date-Temperature/Time
3/6/09- 99.9/7:00 AM, 99.7/8:00 PM
3/7/09-99.9/8:00 AM, 99.7/7:10 PM
3/8/09-99.9/9:00 AM
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