Vanilla had her last litter yesterday...a scheduled c-section & spay. So she is officially " retired from puppy raising. A beautiful litter of 6--4 females & 2 males! She has had 2 prior sections due to complications so we just scheduled this last one for once she started labor. Her first due date was Monday & we had been taking her temperature daily waiting on a drop to signal impending labor. Had a small drop Wednesday night and sure enough when I came home Thursday she was restless, panting & off her food. We took her in before the clinic closed ( they knew we expected to come Thursday eve) & she was ready at 6:15. I had never started puppies from a delivery where not one puppy had been born but after a few confusing moments Vanilla began cleaning the little "strangers " and began to bond to them. I helped get them all on a test and nursing immediately. She adjusted pretty quickly but was in obvious pain through the early evening but near 2-3 am she settled in and fell into a deep sleep & so did I! It's a long night sitting up with new puppies and this time although I didn't watch and help with labor all night I had to watch her since she had a hard time getting comfortable & every few hours got up & moved around. So my job was to help arrange puppies so no one got laid on, cold, or lost in the pool....plus putting them up to nurse.
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