Congratulations!! Babies are darling and glad Mom is well. So so sorry that you had to go thru such an emotional trauma. LOL Diana
--- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > WOW-- HOW EXCITING!! I AM HAPPY MOM AND BABY GIRLS ARE DOING WELL AND YOU > TOO!! > HUGS, > SHEILA > > > In a message dated 1/31/2008 5:04:21 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > It wasnt easy and she nearly had a Csection. She delivered one pup (still > born), then 3 hrs and no pushing or pups. Went to vet, who took an X-ray and > suggested Csection-not really based on size, just her lack of progression. OR > Pitocin and wait. I did the pitocin, we waited at the vets office. She had > some hard labor, but didnt progress. I was signing the papers for the Csection > as she was looking tired. Then as we are discussing the payment, she breaks > some water and starts delivering! Second pup is born, a girl, small and white. > Then another 45 minutes later delivers a not fully formed stillborn pup :( > Then another 1 hr and the last and biggest pup was born, twice the size of the > other living pup. The black one you see in the pics, lil miss fatty made her > way into the world. Labor started at 730am, and we went to vets after a few > hours, and then we werent home until 3am. When I helped the pups latch on, > showered and went to bed. > I have a question for you all. During all this fiasco, which I didnt of > course have 1500.00 for a C/S lying around. I was amazed they didnt want to set > up any payments. I have been going to this vet a long time. I had the vet (not > my usual vet-one on call) tell me they needed 700-800 down and would only > consider payments if I was declined on some vet credit they offer. But they > were not so much worried about my dog, infact willing to turn her away over > money. the vet even went so far as to tell me I could sign over my dog to her > and then she could do the surgery. I was stunned. I of course was > willing/able to put down 500.00 and pay it off in 2 months. While Im sure they are > concerened people wont pay, the williness to send her out, knowing she could die > asstounded me. Luckily my dog decided to finish the deliver then and there as > I was signing the forms, and making other arraigements to pay. > Initially, of course I didnt want a C/S due to it being hard on her, and I > didnt like they immediately went to that. I had been into see my vet that day, > who thought that my mother would do fine with the babies she had. He didnt > expect a C/S which is why I took her in. Any way, it all went well. Well, so > to speak. We only have 2 pups, but she is a fantastic mother! See links to > pups, mom and dad below. > Oh, I forgot to mention, I cant say when the last time I cried so hard, and > dry heaved so badly over being so distraught. Its amazing what these dogs > bring to your family, and how attached and worried one can get. I know I did. > _http://img521.http://img5http://imghttp://img521htt_ > (http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2281/pupsrp7.jpg) pups! > _http://img131.http://img1http://imghttp://img131.htt_ > (http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/4180/blackxw2.jpg) > _http://img521.http://img5http://imghttp://img521.htt_ > (http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2905/sophiaji9.jpg) mom > _http://img521.http://img5http://imghttp://img521htt_ > (http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/3346/kodamy3.jpg) dad > > > > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise? NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
