Guest Anonymous Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 When should a bitch be full and ready to feed the pups? As most of you know, my sister's lab might be pregnant. If she is, she's due tomorrow or Wednesday. Her back two teets have filled with milk, and the next set up are somewhat full but have not changed since last Wednesday (1/1). She can not squeeze any milk out at this time. Should she already be filled and ready to go??? Quote
Hobbit Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 Gigi, sometimes the bitch will not let down her milk until after the pups are whelped. She will lick her teats, then lick the pups. This stimulates the milk let down and aids the pups to know where to nurse. Hormones play an important role in this also. Some bitches will drip milk the day of whelp, some will not. Some will drip 24 hrs prior to whelping. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 Thanks Hobbit! :wink: Still waiting then.... I'll keep you all updated as soon as we know for sure! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 [quote name='Hobbit']Yep, can hardly wait! ME NEITHER!!!! And as my disclaimer, I want there to be NO pups due to the factor that this was NOT planned and the parents have NOT been tested, but in a way I do want pups just cuz they are puppies! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 It's OK Mentor. You can reply to this, you really can. :lol: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 gigishiba napisał(a):It's OK Mentor. You can reply to this, you really can. :lol: OK. Now I see your reply. :oops: I am ashamed. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 HORSEFEATHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED A DISCLAIMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE? Quote
Guest roo Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 Has her tummy dropped yet? what do her bits look like? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 6, 2003 Posted January 6, 2003 roo napisał(a):Has her tummy dropped yet? No....but her rib cage has gotten larger and has dropped, sister thinks it looks saggy. what do her bits look like? Her bits...that's cute! They look like Maddy's which are FAT, but feel a lot different. Quote
Horsefeathers! Posted January 7, 2003 Posted January 7, 2003 [quote name='gigishiba']HORSEFEATHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED A DISCLAIMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE? Let me, uh, constipate on it a while and I'll get back to you... Quote
Hobbit Posted January 7, 2003 Posted January 7, 2003 Constipate.....boy, that's a pain in the....... Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 7, 2003 Posted January 7, 2003 :lol: :lol: You guys are tooo much!! Quote
Poofy Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 If the milk does not come down, right after they are born, you might want to consider a shot of oxytocin (sp?). This will help contract her uterus and flush it out, and it will help bring down her milk. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 Thanks for the info, but we think it's not a pregnancy (thankfully, since it wasn't planned). She was due either tues or wed and it's friday with nothing unusual. Quote
Hobbit Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 That's a relief.....unless......she was bred at a time that they didn't see..... :o , ...um....if they are curly puppies --- it's those RARE Labradoodles! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 Hobbit napisał(a):That's a relief.....unless......she was bred at a time that they didn't see..... :o , ...um....if they are curly puppies --- it's those RARE Labradoodles! :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote
Poofy Posted January 10, 2003 Posted January 10, 2003 You might consider having her x-rayed. If there are only one or two puppies they might not give off enough signaling hormone to trigger her into labor. Or they might have died in utero...If either of the above occured, the consequences can be serious unless delt with. Quote
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