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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom  some bitches may not want our help. they get frantic if we try but i always sit right in the whelping box and keep my eye on things. if mom is too slow getting the sac off, i do. if she is stretching the cord out too far, I cut it. Actually, I guess i have cut almost all of them. i suction the babies out then give them a good brisk rub with a washcloth and give them to mama. i have only had three litters but have never had a baby try to nurse while mom is in labor as some on here say the pups nurse between babies being born. i wish mine would do that but it hasn't happened yet. thankfully, mine have all whelped in a very short period. |
mine have never nursed in between babies. i know when all the babies are out b/c that is when she will start nursing them.