First Stage of Labor |
Letter to You Why I became an Imperial Shih Tzu breeder Whelping Photos See pups as they are born Heat Cycles First days of heat Pre Natal Care of pups Care of the Bitch before and during Pregnancy Mating your dog Best days to bred your bitch The Stud His ability to produce sperm and mate and artificial insemination Is she Pregnant Signs she is pregnant Java Due date Inside her body fertilization to birth Due Date Chart Puppies are usually born 61 days after conception Temp Chart Taking a dogs temperature and recording her temp to predict her whelp day Print Temp Chart Taking her temp to determine whelping time Whelping Supplies Hemostats, bulb syringes, towels tons of them Labor Stages Digging, Shivering and Panting See a Live Birth See my Shih Tzu deliver a pup Hard Labor Begins Whelping the puppies Aspirating Throat & Nose Removing Fluids from the nasal passages Umbilical Cord How to cut the umbilical cord Difficult Whelp (Dystocia) What to do if shes in distress What Can go Wrong - Movie Distressed Pup and Mom Care of Bitch Discharge, Retained Placentas, Eclampsia Puppy Care Fading Pup, Bottle Feeding, Tube feeding, Vaccinations Weaning the pups Giving the pups food Disease of Dogs Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus Worms and Fleas Roundworm, tapeworm, Coccidia, Fleas & Giardia Selling Your Puppys Placing your Puppies Terms of Breeding Common breeder terms we all should know More Whelping Photos Imperial Shih Tzu by Jensen Imperial Shih Tzu breeder since 1976 Now Chinese Imperial Dog If my site helped you Donate any $ 1.00 Amount Quantity Canine Reproduction The Series Online Video Jensen Whelping Guide - Digital E Book! Buy Both ebook and Video |
 Your Dam may exhibit all or just some of the following signs.
Stage 2 - pre labor
Stage 3 - Labor
that lasts for over an hour with no visible pup, you maybe in trouble. This is when you need to search your gut. Ask yourself, How do you feel? Do you feel you are safe or in trouble. Go by your gut instinct. Read the Dams signs, her body is talking to you. She is probably safe if she is napping between contractions, but if is she becoming exhausted from constant pushing and straining, if she appears close to collapse you maybe in trouble? She is telling you something is wrong and a puppy maybe to large to pass thru her pelvis. If you feel you are in trouble. Call your Vet and get ready to seek help. |