QUILA'S BABIES ARE HERE

Well the wait is finally over...the pups are here! There are four girls and one boys...so the ultrasound was right for the count. My friend ,who is also Quila's breeder, was here at my home to assist me and Quila thru the process....her years of experience is invaluable!! We were going to welp at her home in Calgary but unfortunately two of her goldens got kennel cough at a dog show just prior to Quila's due date and we couldn't risk the pups getting it.
Well I waited, impatiently for something to happen....yesterday her temp went down and things slowly started to progress.... we finally went to bed at midnight as it seems that nothing was going to happen very quickly and so we should try and get some sleep. At two am I could tell something was happening and so up we got, but there was dark green discharge from Quila, which indicates a severed placenta of one of the pups....they can still deliver but need to do it in a relatively short time frame for the pup to survive. Well we did everything to encouarage her to have the pup....gave her calcuim, walked her in the house but no success. Although she was having contrations she wasn't having strong ones and definitely not strong enough to pass the pups. So off to the vets...which is an hour away! At the Vets he examined her to see if she would be able to deliver vaginally, but the pups were still up to high and she was not having any strong contractions.
So Quila had a c-section and all five pups were born alive and strong. We did not loose one, like we thought we might as the placenta cord was only partially torn.

Brought Quila and her pups home and set them up in the welping box....not sure Quila knew where they came from!! She wasn't overly pleased to see them...she just had surgery and pain meds....maybe she thought she was having a nightmare!

At first she was fine with them feeding but didn't want them getting close to her face...after a short while she started checking them out, then licking them and now she has settled into motherhood like a natural.
I will be monitoring her and the pups carefully to ensure that they are thriving and that she fulfils her role as mother.

                                              Quila has moved into motherhood with ease!!

This is going to an exciting ride....watching the pups grow , as well as watching Quila grow as a mother.
Stay tune for more puppy updates!

                                                      Had to leave you wanting more......

Later this week I will talk about weighing them, Early Neurological Stimulation etc....