No joke. Except that now, I find myself thinking in dog-people terms. So and so has an over bite, Mrs. whoosiwhatzit has a bad temperament, the Jones need to socialize their children, and I should have never been bred because of my bad patellae. Myra
>From: "Cathy J. Gish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Primary Uterine Inertia? >Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:01:22 -0500 > >Well you know what they say Myra once a nurse always a nurse. Guess all >that >stuff in nursing school came in handy after all. LOL >Cathy > >Myra Savant wrote: > > > I agree completely about large litters and c-sections, particularly if >the > > litter is larger than the average size for that breed of dog. In large > > litters, the uterine tissue is often stretched so thin...almost like > > paper....that it loses it's contractibility. Of course this isn't >always > > the case, but I've seen the uterine tissue that contained nine cavalier > > puppies and in places, it was so thin you could almost see through it. > > However, with a normal sized litter, if mom is comfortable, not >straining on > > regular contractions, no vaginal discharge that is of a questionable >color, > > and you do a vag exam and don't feel a little presenting part that is >making > > no progress, you certainly can afford to let nature take it's course for >a > > while. It's the same with human deliveries. There are many factors to > > weigh, and if all is well, you can afford to give mom time to do the job > > without intervention. Cathy's trick of using a catheter to insert >sterile > > KY jelly is a good one, and similar to what we would do in labor >delivery. > > Myra > > > > >From: Patricia Ide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Primary Uterine Inertia? > > >Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:51:10 EDT > > > > > >If she is in active labor for a half hour and no pup, I'm off to the >vet > > >stat. The Second pup should come within twenty minutes or so. I she >goes > > >much longer between, I act aggressively. The most experience in >whelping I > > >have had has been in greyhounds and they are notorious for problems. >My > > >cavaliers have been very easy whelpers...Knock on Wood! Greyhounds have > > >huge > > >litters rather regularly...12 to 14 pups is not very unusual. If you >know > > >the litter is a large one and it is taking your bitch a long time to >have > > >the > > >early pups, it is my opinion that she will only have more trouble as >she > > >tires and one does not want to do a section on an exhausted bitch. > > > > > >Pat > > > > > >========================================================= > > >"Magic Commands": > > >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > >to start it up gain click here: > > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original >author. > > > > Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > ========================================================= > > "Magic Commands": > > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > > to start it up gain click here: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > >-- >http://www.FlyingColorsCavaliers.com > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
