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Shih Tzu - Birth Process/stimulating Puppies To Life
By Connie Limon, Fri Dec 9th
Some will be active the minute the sac is broke, otherswill seem lifeless and you will think for sure they are dead. Ihave rubbed and rubbed on lifeless and then almost giveup only suddenly to realize they were starting to move andrespond a little bit, so I kept on stimulating them to come moreand more to life. The worse I ever had to act like that was mySmokey. He was the only puppy born to me that was this beautifulsteel grey color, which now I have learned is a "true blue." Hehas a blue nose and the light eyes. I almost gave up on him, ittook so long for him to finally come to life. He is a big boynow and has not had a problem since, except for a slight sinusinfection as a young puppy unrelated to his initial slow startto breathe on his own. I use just a plain dry wash cloth and briskly rub the puppy allover, tumbling and rubbing in all directions until it willfinally yell. I also take a small baby ear syringe and place itin the puppy's mouth to suck out any fluid or mucus. This alsohelps to stimulate the puppy to breathe on its own. The nostrilsneed to be free of fluid as well. Once the puppy is dry and breathing I hold it to the mom to seeif she will sniff the puppy. If she does and starts to lick thepuppy, this is nature's way of stimulating the puppy to life andmaking it breathe better. Sometimes mothers are so distracted bythe whelping or tired or probably just a little frightened, theydon't want anything to do with the at this point. Ifthat is the case, the doggie midwife will have to continuerubbing and stimulating the puppy. If she does start to lick thepuppy and accept it, the puppy will be fine to lie with mom forawhile until the next one arrives. Try to keep the bedding dryand warm and the puppy as warm as possible during this time.
The above procedure is only done if the mother does not do asher instincts should allow her to do with newborn puppies. Mostmothers will do all the stimulating. This procedure is only forthose few times mom does not do her job. Puppies are born unable to urinate or have bowel movementsunless stimulated by the mother's tongue. If the mother does notdo this, you will have to do it with a piece of cotton or gauzethat has been softened with a little baby oil. If you everhandraise a litter of this is important to know. It hasto be done, and is not difficult. You just rub the anus of thepuppy with the moistened cotton ball until the puppy defecates,and then do the same for urination until they urinate. It willbe tiny little drops. Once you notice the mother about todeliver another puppy, you should remove this one and put it inthe warmed puppy box you have kept next to the whelping box.Sometimes mothers will really put up a fuss about me takingtheir new whelps and putting them in a puppy box, but I have to,and I insist regardless of what a fit she throws about it.Puppies need to be warmed up after birth and kept warm. This isimpossible when left in the whelping box with the mom deliveringother and the fluids running all over the place and backonto the already delivered. They definitely will getchilled and you do not want this to happen. About the author:Connie Limon publishes a FREE weekly newsletter. A professionalnewsletter with a focus upon health and wellness for you andyour pets. Discounts on shih tzu are offered tosubscribers. Current available puppies. Sign up athttp://www.stainglassshihtzus.com
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