Baileys mum Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone has heard of kenol whelping boxes, & what your opinion is of them? Thanks in advance everyone Nicole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andisa Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 a friend has one and it is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I don't have one, but I've heard they're excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whippets Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I prefer the fibreglass whelping boxes. They are much easier to keep clean and are more hygienic.. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demmuke Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Ihave used one for many years and have found them to be excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Baggins Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I have had one since the early 90's. ;) Only prob is that it was loaned out and the laundry flooded and the door was on the floor, thus got wet and swelled. Gotta get Andisa's friend to make me a new one. ;) ;) Kenol was not interested in doing that. Otherwise very good. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileys mum Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Thanks guys, I rang the guy up yesterday & they sound really great. We have just bred our bitch (first litter ) so we are very far of any confirmation. But we have been planning this breeding for over 2 yrs & are a little excited & are just thinking ahead of time, while we are playing the waiting game. I think we might actually go & have a look at them anyway, as he also sells Vet bed, puppy feeders & other miscellaneous bits & pieces. I also rang up another lady who has an ad in the dogs vic magazine, & she also sells whelping boxes aswell as hiring them out. She told me that seeing it's my first litter, that she would recommend that I hire one, rather than buy a new one,( in case I decide not to breed again) but I worry that a hire box might carry some nasty diseases (I'm a little paranoid when it comes to things like that)especially as she told me that one of her recent customers whole litter came down with parvo & she had to use hospital grade disinfectant to clean the hire box, when it came back. So after hearing this I really would prefer my own brand new one, & I can always sell it again in the future if I have too. Also where would be the best place to purchase all my whelping supplies from? Like I said where still far off from any sort of confirmation, but I don't see any harm in starting to plan ahead of time Just in case, & we are trying to think positive & have our fingers crossed that our bitch whelps a lovely litter of healthy Aussie terrier pups sometime at the start of May. But I have to say I think the waiting is going to kill us , how do you guys do it all the time? Thanks everyone Nicole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I have a Kenol and it's great, it is fibreglass and easy to clean, has the railing and thermostat. Problem is I got my measurements wrong and it's a little large for a sheltie they are heavy to lift. I understand Sway is the owner of this business. http://www.whelpingsupplies.com.au/ You are about to join the waiting game: Wait for them to come into season, for due date, for their eyes to open, then wait for the wee, pooh, chew stage, the last is you can't wait until they go becuase you are fed up with cleaning up the mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Baggins Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 BM. Kenol and K9 antics are havinga price war at the mo so vet bed is really cheap. I hired a box for my first few litters. ;) Should have bought firstup as the hiring was more than the purchase price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileys mum Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Thanks for the link Hesapandabear, I had a look & wow!! what a great site, it seems like Sway has nearlly everything I'll need there, which is very handy. Seeing I'm a newbie & still have absolutely nothing yet, I think I'll probably buy one of the whelping kits aswell as other bits of pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whippets Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I have a Kenol and it's great, it is fibreglass and easy to clean, has the railing and thermostat. Problem is I got my measurements wrong and it's a little large for a sheltie they are heavy to lift. I understand Sway is the owner of this business. http://www.whelpingsupplies.com.au/ You are about to join the waiting game: Wait for them to come into season, for due date, for their eyes to open, then wait for the wee, pooh, chew stage, the last is you can't wait until they go becuase you are fed up with cleaning up the mess. They are fibreglass? They must make a few from different materials then. All the ones I've seen are craft wood based with white and aluminium lined on edges to stop chewing. Kenol do not recommend leaving the whelping box out in the open weather or hosing it down which would be very strange for a fibreglass whelping box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stolzseinrotts Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Whippets I was thinking the same thing, I will have to check with them as last time I was there they only made the wood based ones. Does anybody have a link for the fibreglass ones??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaY Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Does anybody have a link for the fibreglass ones??? Several places do them http://www.hydrobaths.com.au/index.php?pag...rt&Itemid=2 http://www.hydrohaven.com.au/ http://www.hydro-bathsystems.com.au/whelping.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaY Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I have only seen the malamine (sp) ones sold by Kenol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapvic Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 If you get one from Kenol (I have one and it's brilliant!) get some of their fluffy blankets too, the ones that take the moisture away and put it onto the newspaper underneath. They are very expensive but last forever and are fantastic! Can't remember what they are called... maybe wikaway or something? Mine are blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaY Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I understand Sway is the owner of this business. http://www.whelpingsupplies.com.au/ Thanks for the link Hesapandabear, I had a look & wow!! what a great site, it seems like Sway has nearlly everything I'll need there, which is very handy. very cheekily asks, Nearly everything, what else do you need or want? That way i can stock it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I've had a kenol for years and years, I don't use it anymore but it was a very good box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileys mum Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 I have only seen the malamine (sp) ones sold by Kenol Yep the bloke I was speaking to, said they are made from melamine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileys mum Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) I understand Sway is the owner of this business. http://www.whelpingsupplies.com.au/ Thanks for the link Hesapandabear, I had a look & wow!! what a great site, it seems like Sway has nearlly everything I'll need there, which is very handy. very cheekily asks, Nearly everything, what else do you need or want? That way i can stock it ;) Sway you have everything I need, except for the whelping box & vet bed, but ithat's alright as it looks like I might be going to Kenol for those things. Hopefully you will be hearing from me in a month or so with a nice big order. Edited March 5, 2010 by Baileys mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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