LizT

Saradale, did this pups extremities remaining darker while it's litter mates "pinked up'? Did the vet make any comment about a diagnosis of your pups condition/ i.e. it foot, circulation?

:laugh: I've owned many a "Purebred" mutt then!!!

Reading all this I am so blessed with my recent litter delivery. Firstly I have 4 amazing vets with always two on call. However, when my bitch recently had one puppy and six hours later no. two was yet to arrive I called them and they were about to start a C-section on another dog. As my bitch was not stressing he said he would call me back when he'd finished in about two and a half hours. If I was at all concerned about her condition he said to call an Emergency Clinic. I waited it out as my bitch was telling me she was fine and this boy was a bit big but she was working on it and when my vet rang me back he had been delivered and his sister followed on 20 minutes later. Phewww! Seven and a half hours between pups one and two, no. three twenty minutes later. I was quite prepared to give my girl a c-section had she needed it but my vet said next day when he checked them all over that he would not necessarily have given her one as it is not always best for the puppies and bitch and you will often loose pups in a c-section. He would first have evaluated her progress and physical state. As she was doing her job, albeit slowly, it wasn't an emergency, just nerve wracking. From what I have heard $2K is about normal for an AH c-section. I have had that money put aside since she was diagnosed with a singleton the previous litter, fortunately also a natural delivery. But I won't spend it because I may need it someday.

:laugh: Only for a short while!!

Take a deep breath. :) Although you may not feel it it sounds like you have everything pretty much under control. It is really great of your housemates to agree to look after Tonka while you are away overseas, although I would ask that they understand thsa he will have a setting in period which will be doubly difficult due to your absence and not to let that colour their judgement of him too much. You have addressed the big issues such as making sure his yard is dog proof. What are his usual sleeping arangements? Kennel, Crate, bedding etc. Try to keep things as close to normal for him with changes being subtle (diet) and out of necessity. In the short term a tarp or similar may have to be strung up to give him some protection from the elements. Good luck.

Hmmmm..who sets these prices. I bet $27K isn't what he paid for it but what it's insured for and now the dog is missing. I wonder how long it has to be gone for the insurance company to pay out. Yeah, yeah I know, age/life has made me cynical.

I think you may be right Kirislin, and if it is related to low blood sugar then it must retify itself when the infant first feeds and get lactose into its system. Well that's my theory anyway. :)

Yep, that's what I was referring to.

Interestingly I've had no problems since switching to "Black hawk". Their mix must address this. Cavliers are a pain because they actually like to 'scoot' habitually. I've never once seen any of my German Shepherd scoot.

Not really 'scared of" but the pile of laundry on the dining table needs a good telling off! (I agree). :laugh:

what a lovely family +1

And another.... :D

Crissy Babies at two weeks. :D

Congratulations Rosered! :)

4 weeks already! Now they get to be fun. :D Very cute animalMad.

Apparently some were stillborn but it still counts as a record.

Fibre? Don't can digest cellulose.

So if you're unlucky enough to have a dog poop in the ring you don't have to go searching to get something to clean it up. I'm certainly not going to stand in a line up with a bag of poo in my hand. :laugh:

Ummmmm - A body of research done here in Canada seems to counter claims by Roundup's maker, Monsanto, that it is safe. Five years ago, a graduate student at the University of Manitoba, Jennifer Magoon, found statistically significant links between the use of crop sprays and serious health problems with infants born in farming areas of the province where such sprays were commonly used. Those problems included low birth weights, spina biffida, respiratory distress, jaundice, Down syndrome, cleft palate, retinal degeneration and cataracts. Her findings do not mention Roundup. But she singled out herbicides as the class of crop chemical she was most concerned with. In 1997, the Ontario Farm Family Health Study surveyed almost 19 hundred male farmers in Ontario who'd been exposed to several chemicals, including glyphosate in their faming activities. It concluded that their partners were "more than twice as likely" to miscarry or give birth, prematurely. In 2,001 another phase of the same study, surveyed almost 4 thousand pregnant farm women in the same province. All had been involved in farming activities, milking cows, cultivating or seeding the fields and sometimes helping their partners mix and apply the herbicides. 395 of those women experienced miscarriages. All had been exposed to a variety of pesticides, including glyphosate. In the words of the study, "Among older women (over 34) exposed to glyphosate, the risk of miscarriage was three times that for women of the same age who were not exposed to this active ingredient." I'm not sure of the research to back it but I believe one in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage, often with the woman not being aware she is even pregnant. A pregnancy of just 6 weeks can miscarry without knowlege of the woman, thinking she is merely having a late period.

If I walk our German Shepherd on his own people usually cross the road to get their dogs out of the way. If I have a couple of Cavaliers attached to his lead they get all awwwwww..how sweet is he.

I had a German Shepherd (20 years ago) that was one of 18.

Why not take technology to the next level and have microchips that are scanable by every *smartphone with full details available including any special medical needs.

It's more about what goes into the bowl and how much rather than how often. Also as your dog gets older and less active his need will change, and I don't mean elderly, just not hyper puppy/young dog stage any longer. Also don't forget to take training treats and I love you you have brown eyes treats into account. :laugh:

Good one you Monteba. BB is having "Puter issues".

7-10 month is fine for this breed.