As asked i have put together a list of things that i believe a whelping box should contain! each breeder has different equipment in their box, so this is just a guide line!
First of all THE VETS NUMBER! This has got to be one of the most important things imo..IF things go wrong you need it to be acted upon straight away! There is no time to run around the house looking for it.
Along side the whelping box that the bitch will whelp in i believe there should be a smaller one kept warm and covered for any puppies that need to be removed from their mum for a short while! IE:-The birth of the next puppy is really messy and the new borns are in the way getting wet and dirty or mum is panicing!
There should be a heat pad in the whelping box but not until after the birth for at least the first few days, (with larger breeds i believe not many breeders use heat pads) and a bit of vet bed.
The vet bed is brilliant as it sucks in all the water, so the pups and mum are laid on dry bedding until she is finished and it can be swapped for some clean bedding.
Lots of old soft towels that can be thrown out after use:-This is to dry off new pups if needed.
Ok so thats more of the whelping set out!
The whelping box should consist of:-
ID tags to tell look a like pups apart.
Ours lives on the shelve but i would also "beg" people to get the dog bible aka "The book of the bitch" and have it to hand through out the pregnancy and whelp of the girl.
Newspapers:-as many as you can collect
Thermometer:-For taking temperature
Stethoscope
Torch:-Incase the bitch decides to start in the garden..or incase its under a table ect and you cant get her back in the box.
Some Gloves:-for the messy bits, that some people dont like.
Some sort of clock to tell the time from
A note book and pen!
Lubricant:-KY jelly
Scales:- To weigh the pups once born
Disinfectant
Antiseptic
Surgical scissors (standing in a bowl of antiseptic some people like to have one blunt-ended pair and one sharp-ended pair)
Some sort of bucket/bag to dispose of the any placenta and the like that the bitch doesnt eat.
Dopram v:- This is a breathing stimulant
Liquid life aid:- This helps to rehydrate pups that are suffering from dehyration
Nutri drops:- Supplies weak pups such as one that cant suckle with energy..(there for convalescing pups or adults)
Glucose to give the bitch during and after the whelp..This is made up by one table spoon of glucose to one pint of water)..
Then there is the feeding equipment for any pups that may be rejected or to weak to suckle!
You can use:-Bottles, syringes or tube feeders..Then what the pup will be feed! I would recommend royal canin puppy milk, one i also think highly of is esbilac..but thats the breeders choice.
so now do you think there is a box bigger enough!
02-10-2009, 10:28 PM
7Likes
Linear Mode
