Well 2 hours passed and still no pups even after regular straining from Jess. Rang the emergency vet (of course the vet clinic had just shut !) and they suggested we bring Jess up so the vet could take a look. After inspection vet believed Jess was doing fine, just slowly. Did a quick blood test to check for levels of glucose and calcium. Seems her glucose drinks and raw meaty bones served her well and both levels were in the ideal range. With that, an injection of oxytocin was made to help Jess kick start the process. The drug cause the uterine muscles to contract meaning that the birthing process is done with little help from her (rather than relying on her abdominal muscles to squeeze the uterus). We we warned to expect a puppy within 15-20 min after the injection and since our trip back home takes 20 min, Jess had her first pup 5 min down the road from home. A hasty stop at the side of the road to make all was ok (she took over instantly, without fuss) and then home with the second one being born 25 min later.
It's now 10.30pm (32 hours after stage 1 labour began) and we now have 6 puppies :
1. Black boy born 7.15pm
2. Choc girl 7:40pm
3. Choc boy 8:22pm
4. Black girl 8:50pm
5. Choc girl 9:00pm
6. Black girl 9:57pm
Jess seems very relaxed now so we think that's all the puppies but we'll be keeping a close eye on her for a while. She is being so good with them all - I had no idea how noisy they would be ! Can't imagine how noisy a litter of 10 would be.
What an exhausting 32 hours it's been ! Got a few more ahead of us no doubt as well :)
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