The pups have arrived!!!

Wow what a day!! What a high I was on!!

At 8.30am this morning Lara had her 7 healthy pups by cesearean – 4 males and 3 females.

I met David and Kerryn (the breeders) at the Monash Uni vet and they let me be apart of the whole thing!!

I had never seen a bitch have pups before, let alone by cesearean.

Lara was a trooper as they prepped her she was so chilled and happy. Lara was given some ‘happy drugs’ and put to sleep. We watched them make an incision in Lara’s belly. And then the uterine horns were pulled out – I think that’s what it’s called – it looked like a big sausage sac filled with puppies. The nurses were all standing around getting ready to catch the puppies and tend to their immediate needs and revival. The nurses had to act fast as ALL puppies are born within about minute.

As I was a fist timer to all of this – it was incredible to see them all swing in to action to work on these pups. I learnt that some pups born from cesarean can be slow to come around. As they came out, the nurses removed the sacs, cut the cords, and then we all (including David, Kerryn and myself) began the attempt to get them all breathing. We did this by giving the pups an aggressive rub-down with warm towels, and a the vet nurses used a suction device to make sure all the liquid was removed from their lungs.

It was stressful! Two of the pups took longer then the others to come around – and one of them was the one I was rubbing. I have to admit I was a little scared for a moment. But once those pups started to breathe and we heard a little noise from them, we were all relieved!! All the pups were weighed, checked and put in an incubator to stay warm.

Once mum was all stitched up, the nurses put her in a room on hot water bottles and as she woke up slowly, we started introducing her to her pups. It was crucial that she bonded with the pups before we left the vet. It was a special moment. Lara was still quite groggy but we know she will be a beautiful mum. She is now home safe and sound with the puppies and they are all feeding well.

Jase and I are over the moon!! We haven’t chosen our baby yet – we will wait until the pups are about 5 weeks old so we can see a bit more of their personalities first. And then we need to wait until the pups are 8 weeks old before we can take ours home. Thankfully the breeders are awesome & don’t mind if we visit every weekend!! I hope they don’t get sick of us!