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Pregnant Dams
Full Term Mucus Plug
Cuban Mysti Puppies - Labor Story Page 1
A dam approaching full term, day 60 will start to shed her plug. Notice the dried up mucus plug.
A mucus plug, and a full term dams vulva
Dam's vulva at day 59 - The day or two, before whelping you will notice the area around the vulva, swelling up, and becoming, 2 to 3 times more poofy.
Dam's vulva day 60
Dam's vulva day 60 - you can almost see it poof up overnight. This Dam is about to go into labour, (hoping tomorrow). She has 5 pups to deliver.
Shaved belly of a full term dam
This dam is full term, on day 60. She has shed her mucus plug, so I figure, she will have her pups in 1 to 3 days from now.
Courtesy of MistyTrails Havanese
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Although this section is based on a
whelping of an English Mastiff, it also contains good general whelping
information in large breed dogs. You can find more whelping information in the links above. The links below
tell a story about Sassy, an English Mastiff. Sassy has a wonderful temperament.
She loves humans and Adores human children. An all around mild mannered,
wonderful Mastiff. Sassy however is not the best mother towards her puppies, she
is not rejecting them, she will nurse them when a human places them on her to
feed, however she will not clean the pups or pay any attention to them. It is as
if, they are not her puppies. This litter is getting moms milk, with major human
interaction, manually giving each and every pup what they need. In return, the
pups will be super socialized and will make remarkable pets, however the work
involved is astounding. It takes one dedicated breeder to keep this situation
healthy. Thankfully this litter has just that, a dedicated breeder. Read the
links below to get the full story. There is a wealth of info that everyone can
appreciate and benefit from.
C-Section in a Large Breed Dog
Newborn Puppies... What you need
Whelping Mastiff Puppies One to Three Days Old
Things do
not always go as planned (imperforate anus)
Orphaned Litter (not the plan)
10
Days Old Plus ++
3 Week Old Puppies
Puppies 3 Weeks - time to start
potty training
Puppies 4 weeks old
Puppies 5 weeks old
Puppies 6 weeks old
Puppies 7 weeks old
Socializing the Puppies
Mastitis in Dogs
Whelping Large Breed Dogs Main
Whelping, a new
found respect
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