Here are some supplies I use for the birth. Lots of towels, peon forceps to clamp the cord, scissors to cut the cord, dental floss for tying the cord, a bulb syringe for helping get out mucus from the puppies' mouths, colored id collars, betadine to clean the cord, a scale for weighing the pups at birth and everyday for two weeks (then every 3 days), glucose supplement for Maggie while she is working hard in labor, styptic gel for cords that tend to ooze after cutting. I also have a thermomter for taking Maggie's temperature right now to watch for it to drop to 98 degrees. She should deliver within 24 hours when her temp. stays down. We use our den for the puppy room so that we can watch the puppies and Maggie at all times. It is decorated with a lot of artwork from my daughters!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Getting Ready...
Here are some supplies I use for the birth. Lots of towels, peon forceps to clamp the cord, scissors to cut the cord, dental floss for tying the cord, a bulb syringe for helping get out mucus from the puppies' mouths, colored id collars, betadine to clean the cord, a scale for weighing the pups at birth and everyday for two weeks (then every 3 days), glucose supplement for Maggie while she is working hard in labor, styptic gel for cords that tend to ooze after cutting. I also have a thermomter for taking Maggie's temperature right now to watch for it to drop to 98 degrees. She should deliver within 24 hours when her temp. stays down. We use our den for the puppy room so that we can watch the puppies and Maggie at all times. It is decorated with a lot of artwork from my daughters!
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Thanks for posting those photos and explaining your process. Talk about organized! Beautiful artwork, by the way. :)
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