Bella donna

[Belladonna1]

So Bella went to the vet yesterday for what was supposed to be her x rays on her 45 th day of her pregnacey, But after two xrays we chould only see cartilage on the pups. Iam so confused, Ive counted every day since my dogs tied. I was told to go by the 1st tie date for the whelp date. Vet said, shes around 30 days preg, but the last tie was Dec 3rd.. So I now can only sit and wait for whelping signs, As it seems my little babies may have done the deed when I was not at home. Bella is so big I can only pray theres only two weeks left and not a lot of babies in there. We will go back to the vet in 10 days for another set of x rays. Other then the whelp date confusion Bella is doing quite well for such a small little girl... My vet did say I was worring to much. She really upset me because, I tryed to explain to her that Bella was more then just a dog or pet, infact shes my best friend and shes treated no different then a small human really. She went on to tell me that even thou I loved her so Bella was infact a dog and mother naturer knows what to do, in most cases 98 percent of Dogs whelp problem free... And the more you worrie or think of problems the more stress you put on your self. She said, "If somethings wrong with Bella, Bella would tell me in her own way"... I was upset she referred Bella as a dog, but fact is, shes right, so Iam just going to love Bella, feed her well as Ive been doing and wait, wait, wait lol... And let Mother Natuer do its thing. And when and if some thing does happen Ill be there.

[kjc]

Hi and Welcome to YT!
How much does she weigh(before and now)? Is this her first litter? Is this your first litter?

[Belladonna1]

Bella Donna weighed 5.11 pounds before she was breed and is at 6.5 pounds now. This is her 1st litter, shes a little over two years old, No this is by far not my frist, Althou we dont breed often, befor Bella we had a small bull terrier for 13 years befor she past whom had two litters, One resulting in a c-section. So i know the ups and downs of a small breed giving birth and worrie a lot.

[Belladonna1]

So were at day 55 wow so close Bella Donna is doing great! Weve had no problems tis far in her preg. Theres 3 pups for sure maybe four. Well c in a few days! Will post pics after the Whelp

[FlDebra]

I am excited for you! Nothing like a litter of yorkie puppies! Do you have all of your supplies ready? If you need any help as to what to have on hand, just ask. I don't know anything about whelping bull terriers, so I am not sure if they are close in similarities or not. I would think the experience would be very beneficial.

I am close to you -- just sent you a message on your profile. So, if you need anything, just holler. I have only been through whelping two yorkie litters. You probably know as much or more than I do since you have bred small dogs before. I did a lot of research, but nothing like experience to really keep the worry to a minimum. They ARE our babies and to worry is natural -- can't take it all away no matter what.

One of the most important things I learned that nature does not seem to take care of very well with our yorkie mommas is calcium supplements. Ask your vet about having it on hand. He can give you the prescription stuff to give orally. My vet actually prefilled syringes so it was very easy for me to give them in her mouth. In lieu of that he said she could have half a Tums each day. But you don't start this until AFTER whelping.

I did let my momma take care of tearing open the sacks and chewing the cord until she had a problem, then I tied it off in two places with thread and cut in between. Some experienced breeders will tell you not to leave it to momma as they have been known to chew part of the pup or otherwise injure them. Many of them will tie off the cords for every puppy. Find posts by Mardelin (Mary) -- she has the best detailed explanations of what she does to assist every birth.

Have you used the Veterinary Emergency Referral Center/Hospital on N. Davis Highway before? I have their address & phone on my emergency numbers list but have not been there for any of my pups yet. (Thankfully!) Good to have one on speed dial but also good when you haven't had to use them. I am going to go there one of these evenings just to check the place out. Looks really nice on the outside and they have vets from the area come staff it, even specialists on call. I mention it just to make sure you do have a 24 hour vet identified just in case. Hopefully, as I said, you won't need them, but good to know they are there.

Wish you and Bella Donna well!

[Belladonna1]

So Bellas temp has been around 99.8,99.7,99.6,100.01
Yesterday morning day 59 I took it and it was 99.7, I took it again at 1pm and it was 98.7 she has not had any low temps during the last 8 days of charting her temps, So maybe were close to seeing our babies, I watched her closly last night no pups today is day 60 so ill keep watching and posting updates, Will check her morning temp soon.

[Belladonna1]

Okay she had 3 little girls, We lost the 1st and deliverd the other two at the vets on Davis today pups are 9 days old and doing great

[kjc]

Congratulations! Sorry for your loss of the first little one... Glad Mom and the other two are doing well....

[JasmineNoelle]

Congrats on your precious little babies!

[LaurenPatrice]

Congratulations! They are precious, sorry for the loss of the 1st pup.

[yorkieusa]

I'm sorry you lost the first pup. The other two are precious. Congratulations to you.

[Lil Sis]

congratulations!!!