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| Miss Apricot cuddling up to mom - a few hours old! |
“Welcome to the World Little Ones!”
We are very pleased to announce the “late”
arrival of Bailey’s adorable puppies on Monday, May 20th, of 6
beautiful boys and 2 adorable girls by C-section. We were certainly hoping Bailey
would give birth during the night but she never progressed past stage one
labour, so after several days of waiting we decided it was best to go in and
get them. It turns out that a little one who’d made a wrong turn was blocking
the passage for all the pups. The puppies are all very hearty, fairly even in size
and weight and are actually somewhat larger compared to other litters.
Bailey has all the makings of a good mom and
is recovering well. Unlike other first-time mothers, Bailey relinquished the
mindset of wanting to deliver her puppies somewhere in the yard in favour of
the plush surroundings of the whelping box. She seemed to like it so much, she
spent the previous two nights sleeping in it by herself. Mom is still getting used to 8 crying babies and not sure what to do yet
but most importantly, she is producing a good volume of milk and the pups are
nursing around the clock. It won’t be long before she gets the hang of motherhood.
That’s
it for now, but be sure to join us next week for another installment of “Puppy
Tales” as the adventures are just beginning.
We would like to
thank Dr. Rasa Levenstein and the crew at
Graham Animal Hospital for spending part of their holiday Monday with us.