urgent advise needed

hi everyone. not had a chance to introduce myself and say hi yet as i only just found this site whilst trying to look for answers.

i have 2 staffs called bully and boo. we rescued boo from some bad neighbours last yr and we was told she was incapable of having pups so both of our dogs have been kept together. things is to our suprise boo had 3 puppies on sunday afternoon, delivered and is nursing them herself without any problems but this morning she has just had 3 more 2 of which have died but the 3rd is ok and alive but boo is keeping it seperate to the older ones and doesnt seem to be interested in letting it feed. its been over 3 hrs now so im very concerned for its wellbeing. whilst im waiting to see if i can get an advance on my monthly wage to consult a vet (could take up to 3 days) can anyone pls advise me on what to do? thankyou in advance. carl

a vet really has a duty of care towards the dog and should also set up a payment plan for you . are you already registered with a vet ? if so it shouldnt be a prob . i had a litter of pups last year , dakota had 8 pups no probs then a 9th got stuck and she had to be sectioned . seems to me a long time between the two lots of pups , i would go to a vets incase ther might be more in there which could kill the mother

I agree I think you should seriously get a vet out for the mum and the pup. x

like the others have said get the vet out asap....

x

oh, poor dear. Yep, agreed.......get a vet to see her and the pups to assess the whole situation and offer help/advice. Better to be safe than sorry

Blaze is completely right, if there was that big gap between the puppies then it is likely that there might even be another one in there. This could cause septicimea (sp?) and your bitch and puppies could die.

I'm sure the vets will work out a payment plan with you where you can pay a certain amount each week or something. It is very important you take mum and the pup she wont care for to the vets. Chances are you might have to hand rear the latest arrival as she is rejecting it, also her colostrum (another sp i reckon!) will have been drunk by the other puppies so you might need to get some in powder form from the vets. Good luck, and make sure you feed your girl lots of high-protein foods, she need it to produce milk. Also cottage cheese can give her a calcium boost. Your going to have to read like crazy now to learn about raising puppies, get 'the book of the bitch' if you can.

thankyou everyone. im taking boo and her full liter to the vets in the morning for a checkover. been busy this afternoon buying a small cushion bed, a microwave heat pad, milk formular and a bottle feeder. the pup seemed to be really weak by the time i had got back home but after a few hrs of tlc its picked up loads. i have just 5 mins ago tried to reintroduce it to the rest of the pack and its now suckling well onto its mum. il be checking back in on them every half hour or so to make sure everythings ok. maybe i should of just let nature take its course or it needed my tlc to boost its appatite im not sure and i dont think il ever find out but so far im pleased with the result

Make sure the little one latches onto mum (physically open her mouth onto the nipple) and the others dont push her out of the way, stay while she feeds and do this as often as possible and im sure before u no it she will be the one pushing the others out the way lol x

So glad to hear that mum's accepting the pup now.

Definitely get hold of a copy of The Book of the Bitch
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Bitch-J-M-Evans/dp/1860540236/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1306877326&sr=1-1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Book-Bitch-J-M-Evans-Kay-White-NEW-BOOK-/220786654093?pt=Non_Fiction&hash=item3367e8fb8d

Your local library might even have a copy!

It's a great book with just about everything you'll need to know in there!

P.S. Welcome to the forum!!!!

Let us know how you get on tomorrow x

Hope mum and pup all ok and no other surprises

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Any news yet ?????

not long got back and alls good. apparently the delay in birth with the pups could of been that 1 was stuck but boo looked very fine to me just seemed to be tyred. in some rare cases sometimes pups can be born a few days apart. anyways all puppies are now sexed 2 boys and 2 girls and all 4 are being looked after by mum got to take either boo or her litter back without any delay if i feel the need to but boos going back in next week for another check up. prices wasnt as bad as i expected either

Great news.....now you've just got to hope that Mum stays healthy and her pups feed well too.
Don't forget to keep us updated.....with pics too

glad everything turned out well

I'm so pleased all is well, and yes do keep us updated please

I'm so glad all has worked out for you all, hope you stay in touch as there are many people here on this forum who will always be there to offer help and advice if you ever need it. If you don't, then life is good, so stay on board anyway

yes im planning on sticking around now that i found this place. i love the breed to bits and have been an owner for a good few yrs now. i thought i knew everything that i needed to know untill yesturday but... i was wrong for a change i have so much more to ask or find out about and hopefully i can advise someone else in time

i will add more pics of the pups, boo and maybe some of bully too but i first want boo to get used to being a mother. shes doing a great job so far and im really proud of her.

Hiya and welcome to the forum. So glad all is well with your bitch and her pups, you must have been so worried. You can always find help and advice here, just ask and we'll do our best.

Now to the important bit.....pics please

So glad to hear all is well cannot wait to see pics

Awww best of luck and so glad all is okay now

ok heres a small teaser pic for you all

Awwwwwwww how cute xxx

oh how sweet i want one

Awwww in love

Awww how cute are they???!?!?!?!?! Soooo sweet

Mum looks as if she's doing great too

just an update and some photos. everythings ok but we lost 1 of the pups











thay're now a week and 3 days old theres 2 of the white 1 because its all our favorite lol

There amazing, how are you all coping, sorry for little one you lost. x x x

Poor little one. RIP.

At least the others are looking fit & healthy, though. Keep taking the pics!

were all good but we was gutted about the loss. it was the 1 that i came to find this site about. i think its even worse that we hand bottle fed it aswell but whats ment to be will be and all that.

i let both boo and bully out together this afternoon, first time since she gave birth and kept a very watchfull eye on them just incase anything bad happend but they were both pleased to be reunited again even if it was only for an hour

Some pups just can't make it. Sad, but that's nature for you.

It's good that Boo & Bully are still getting on well, though I doubt she'd like him near her pups at the moment!

im unsure if shed let bully near her litter or not. shes always took role of the leader since we had her and bullys just a big wet softy, even though she let me show him the pups and i think all would be good i still dont think i can chance it just incase no matter how good there relationship is

Best to leave it a while, till the pups are a bit more active & independent!

They really do look lovely pups, though!

theyre gorgeous pups!!! .. sorry for the loss of the one shame! .. hope mom and pups are doing well! )

Sad about the little pup you lost, especially when things seemed to improve at first
Glad mum and the others all doing well.

titch01101 wrote: hi everyone. not had a chance to introduce myself and say hi yet as i only just found this site whilst trying to look for answers.

i have 2 staffs called bully and boo. we rescued boo from some bad neighbours last yr and we was told she was incapable of having pups so both of our dogs have been kept together. things is to our suprise boo had 3 puppies on sunday afternoon, delivered and is nursing them herself without any problems but this morning she has just had 3 more 2 of which have died but the 3rd is ok and alive but boo is keeping it seperate to the older ones and doesnt seem to be interested in letting it feed. its been over 3 hrs now so im very concerned for its wellbeing. whilst im waiting to see if i can get an advance on my monthly wage to consult a vet (could take up to 3 days) can anyone pls advise me on what to do? thankyou in advance. carl

your dog is the dubble of mine