I'm sorry you had to go through that but glad that everyone is ok. Betty
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:13 PM, Marsha Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well.....what a day. I was at home all alone (not as planned!) and I > KNEW > Ginger was not gonna be able to deliver these pups. I have known all day > something was wrong.....it was just taking too long for active labor. But > once active labor started, I knew I was in trouble. I do not talk on the > phone so I had absolutely no way of getting in touch with anyone for help. > Being Sunday, the vet was not in of course, so no drop in. > > I prayed and cried for the Lord to let someone call, or the kids get home, > or Wayland come by or something. ANYONE who could call a vet for me. > Finally, a sac starts comming. I am ecstatic!! FInally they are comming!! > Then the sac breaks, but no pup!! I do a vaginal, and there is no pup in > the canal at all. I am totally freaking out and do not know what to do. > Mom was gone in the car (my truck has a bad tire and I can't drive long > distance in it) so I couldn't drive to the ER vet. > > An hour passes and still no pup. Then she starts passing bright red blood. > At that point I knew one way or the other, I had to do something! I put > her in a tote and went to my SIL's. Thankfully she was home and was able > to call the vet. But still, I had no transportation. Just then, Wayland > shows up and he drives me to the vet 15 miles away. > > Ginger delivered two pups by c-section. My first section in 11 years of > breeding chis. I had her spayed while they were at it. > > They said that even had she been able to deliver the first, the second > would not have been deliverable. The first one was pinched somehow and > couldn't get into the canal. The second one was twisted up. > > PTL both pups made it!!! I couldn't believe it. I sure thought the one > that had lost the sac was a goner. But it was fine. The second one stopped > breathing on them a couple of times, but they were able to revive it. So, > as of now, mom and two pups, both boys, are home and doing pretty good. > Ginger is still groggy, but is aware if her pups are moved. At first she > was biting them, and bit the vet. > > I do not know what went wrong. This is a 4th litter for her and she has > free whelped with no problems. The pups are not huge, so it wasn't size > (they did not weigh them, so I need to do that). It was just one of those > things that the good Lord saw us through, but has sure had me on my toes > today! Thanks for all the prayers....couldn't have survived this without > them!!! > > Marsha > > >
