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I found the info:

"We're back from the vet with 5 pups. 1 more was born dead. No c-section, but quite an adventure. 3 more pups are due, the last one is possibly dead, by x-ray."

So, I guess she's through, as there would only be three born at home. So she was having nine pups, with two not making it. Then she must be nursing seven pups.

I can't believe that I missed it. I went to walk the dogs, and now I'm back and all the pups are so cute. Oh well, I hope the best for Dizzie and her moms.

Congratulations Dizzie, and Jeanne and Claude! What a wonderful birthday bundle! Happy birthday, baby pups!!

CONGRATS on the new puppies! Dizzie looks to be as proud as can be with her new brood! I can't wait to hear the car story and how many boys and girls there are!

Shawn

PUPPIES PUPPIES EVERYWHERE! This is great

Okay, I have to laugh. You get the box all cleaned out, you think you're done...and SURPRISE! So, I'm guessing one was hiding on the x-ray? If that's the case, I hope the puppy is alive. I've lost count, and am not sure if the one expected to be stillborn really was. We'll hear in due time, but I was watching her panting like mad, and not wanting to settle in after the box was cleaned, and thought to myself..."nope, she's not done".

Lets see if I am right.
Di

Seems like she's prepping for another one. Where were all these pups hiding?

Our first live birth is quite exciting, unsure how many she has.

Glad it's going well.

I've been posting on Marestare and reading over here but decided I'd join in posting over here as well.

I had thought back before they cleaned up the box that she was acting like she wasn't quite through but when they cleaned everything up I figured I must be wrong. I went ahead and took a break from the computer only to come back and see I missed all the excitement. Guess that will teach me!

I know the loss of the two is sad, but it's great she has so many other babies to love. Exactly how many are there now? I have read conflicting reports of one additional and others said two surprise babies. Do we have any confirmation?

kris

Think the count is now up to ten born, eight surviving, although I am uncertain whether the questionable one actually lived or was stillborn.
What a handful!

Kris we don't know until the owner posts the actual number as we are unsure if one of the last ones since being home made it or not.She was working on it and then it went in the box. Last count I was up to 8 living.

She's acting like she has another to delivery, very uneasy.

Dizzie has earned a place on our main page for giving us our first whelping:
www.whelpwatch.com/

Thanks, Dizzie!
Dian

This is nice, I can watch Dizzie from my computer, and Claude will call me if needed!

According to the vets, she's done. But...she doesn't feel empty to me. I know we should have seen everything on the xray, but they have been wrong before. I'll wait 2 hours, then give her an oxytocin / Calcium shot, see if she really is done.

We have to watch her closely, she's a umbilical fiend. The last puppy, sparkle, Claude is watching to make sure Dizzie doesn't start her bleeding (again). After about 30 minutes, the cord doesn't attract her quite as much. Ands she is being a great mother, except she gets so twirly when a pup is on the way, we take away the others. She'll settle down a lot when labor is completely over.

Went to the vet because of her obvious discomfort, and the timing. Vets drew blood for progesterone (was 2, but by hte time the result came in, it was moot). First suggestion was a c-section, but I wanted to try a pit shot first, since they could tell the cervix was open. They gave us an empty exam room to whelp in. About an hour after the shot, her water broke. About 30 minutes after that, the first pup (Blue boy) was born. The consensus was, wait until the second one has arrived safely, then we could head home. Second one (green boy) comes an hour later, I pack up bedding, supplies, etc, start stuff out to the car, And 10 minutes after #2, Dizzie has #3 (pink girl) on the bare floor of the exam room. Claude was freaking, but did great. So, clean up that pup, get Dizzie to the waiting area on her way out, she squats and just shoots out #4. Unfortunately, that one was dead, and had been for quite a while. Vet suggests we take an xray as long as we are there, and that's a good idea! Xray shows 5, and she points out that one of them may already be dead, judging by the bone density.

We get in the car, first stop a Jack in the Box 2 miles away. I'm diabetic, and hadn't eaten since 0700, and it was almost 3 pm. I go in, bring out the drinks, to find Claude has whelped #5 (yellow girl)! Get her cleaned up and in the box, start driving, 20 minutes later on the freeway shoulder, #6 (orange girl) arrives. Keep driving, get home, #7 (white girl) comes, power outage hits. Then the pup #8 that the vet thought was dead comes, and she was dead. A beautiful girl, darn it. So sad! And last, #9, Sparkle arrives, the biggest pup in the bunch at 19 ounces. Now we wait and see if that really was the last pup. So far, I have 7, 5 girls and 2 boys.

The box we put the pups in when Dizzie gets too busy has a heat pump with circulating water through a pad. Keeps a constant temp, has saved many pups for me! I took it to the vet, used it in the car with a power invertor.

Better get back to Claude. Thanks so much for all the good wishes! I really feel like we had company as we whelped (aside from the vet - LOL).

Names - It's "d" year in Briards, so I'm thinking if the right girl is in there for me, I may name her Lebec's Dotcom, call her Web or Webcam. BTW, if you haven't been there, my website www.briard.com , with pics of the dad, and more info.

Jeanne

Hooray!!! Congratulations to Lebec and Dizzy for making the front page on Whelp Watch!!!

And a special Congrats for all the newest additions to your home!!!