I am interested to know on how other breeders deal with placents/umbilical cords.
Do you leave the mother to do everything herself?
Do you let her handle the first one or two and then intervene?
Do you disconnect the placenta with your own finger nails leaving a good length behind on all kits?
Do you disconnect the placenta with sterilized scissors?
I have been taught to intervene after observing the first birth and mother's actions, if she eats it let her, then on the following detach the placenta yourself at at least one inch from kits tummy, either using finger nails to tear or round headed sterilized scissors.
Interested to know also in case there are any obvious errors in the way I am doing things.
