- Shannon
And Now We Wait
There’s been a whole lot of organizing going on around here. I’ve been trying to get a jump on Spring cleaning as well as prepare for the pups that will be arriving later this month. Instead of building a whelping box out of wood, which would be nearly impossible to sanitize and clean as well as heavy to move, I opted for one made of corrugated plastic. I’d heard about the Dura Whelp boxes through word of mouth and some internet searching. After setting it up, I must say I am very pleased with the look of it.
I also purchased a whelping kit. This includes (as seen on breederbase.com):
4 1/2 ” scissors
Iodine Swabs (10 pack)
Alcohol Swabs (10 pack)
Kelly Forceps
Surgical Gloves
Lubricating Jelly (5gram)
Puppy Formula (2, Each One Makes 8oz. liquid)
Nursing Bottles (2oz. & 4oz.)
Digital Thermometer
Liquid puppy vitamins
Litter marking cords (10 pack of assorted colors)
Unwaxed Dental Floss
Diarrhea Control (Bene-bac 1/2oz.)
Pedigree Forms (10 pack)
Puppy Information Sheets (10 pack)
Energizing Glucose (Nutri-Drops 1oz.)
2.0 oz Bulb Syringe
Product instruction sheet
I don’t normally allow the dogs in my room, so it took me a few minutes to get Rama to realize I was actually inviting her in. She walked right up to the whelping box, smelled it and stepped inside. I gave her some treats in there and I will begin feeding her in it starting tonight.
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First Time In The Whelping Box from Walks With Rama on Vimeo.
And now we wait.
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