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Ratters
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posted March 24, 2004 05:22 PM
Hello all!
My 2 yr old Rat Terrier female is having puppies and we would like some info about how to get the registration paperwork for the pups. The parents are UKC registered Ratters.
We think the 'act' took place on Valentines day so that would make her due late April right? Any advice for the newbies (this is the first litter for all of us)? She is getting big already - well - as big as a 12lb ratter can get I guess.
Thanks!!
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GretaJack
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posted March 25, 2004 04:44 AM
Contact UKC. Their customer support should be able to help you get the litter registration moving. Never have had a litter of pups so I can't help you much with preparing to whelp. Good Luck
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ellierat
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posted March 25, 2004 04:14 PM
I'm in oz. but I guess it is pretty much the same, You should have started even before mating, you need a prefix name first, then when you have that you can register your pups, hurry things along or you might not have the papers in time when the pups are ready for sale.
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Ratters
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posted March 26, 2004 09:29 AM
Thanks for the responses. I'll get the paperwork going right away!
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posted March 31, 2004 05:26 AM
What about keeping the male away from the female and the pups? My dogs seem to just want to snuggle with each other but both breeders we bought from had the males separated from the mother and the pups. Is this standard practice or it just depends?
Thanks!
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posted March 31, 2004 10:28 AM
Most of the time Mom will become protective of her new babies and not let another dog near them. Your best bet is to keep the male away when you cannot supervise so that Mom doesn't hurt him, and the nobody accidently hurts the pups.
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ellierat
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posted March 31, 2004 01:29 PM
You can keep them together right up till she is just about due. About 2 weeks beforehand you need to prepare the area where you want her to have them and get her used to it. If she still has access to outside though, believe me she would sooner hide somewhere and dig a nice big hole to have them in, so you will need to be able to lock her in where you want her. Your male can go from Mr nice to Mr Jealous over the pups, even though he may be dad, he has no maternal connections at all. I never leave any other dog with my whelped b----es, too risky. Have you got her on a good puppy formula diet, I do this at mating, the extra calcium and goodies seem to go straight to the pups and mum keeps well and healthy.
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posted April 01, 2004 04:51 AM
We bought some vitamins for her but they made her sick. Could be it wasn't the vitamins though. She has a large metal cage (for large breed dogs) and that may be where we are gonna keep her and the pups. That will also keep her separated from the male.
She looks like a little white watermelon. She may be due sooner than we had thought.
Thanks for the info!
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posted April 01, 2004 02:15 PM
I don't give vitamins, I give them the same puppy food I wean my pups onto.
Make sure you get heaps of food ready for after whelping, she is gonna be so hungry she will eat you out of house and home. If you are unsure of whelping date you can check her temperature, it should drop almost a degree 12-24 hours prior.
If she is in labour a long time, I normally give warm milk and glucose after the first couple of pups to keep up their energy, (1/2 milk,1/2 hot water, 1 tsp. glucose).
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Ratters
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posted April 07, 2004 05:30 PM
OK... now she is getting some yellowish-white mucus or slime from her 'puppy delivery system'. Good - bad - normal? ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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posted April 07, 2004 05:46 PM
That is definately NOT normal. You should get her check ASAP, especially if she is due in a week. Pups born before the 58th day of pregnancy will not survive. Are you sure that was the only time she was bred? Green-yellow discharge before probably means a puppy is dead or early separation of the placenta and the pup has suffocated. I could be wrong but just to make sure I'd get hert checked immeadiately.
Hope everything is ok....update please!
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ellierat
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posted April 07, 2004 06:12 PM
Sorry Nate, don't mean to discredit you here, but they can get a slight discharge from clear to green just before whelping, so long as she is not panting and in discomfort all should be ok. give your vet a ring to check. The last week of pregnancy is very important though, a lot of development is happening right then, if she does go into early labour chances are they will die.
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posted April 07, 2004 06:21 PM
I agree with you there rat, only if she is in hard labor and there is green discarge should you be worried. Nate, you were partially right though. I would call your vet and see.
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Ratters
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posted April 08, 2004 04:53 AM
Thanks for the responses again! I will have her checked ASAP. She doesn't seem to be in discomfort but she is moving a lot slower than usual.
I'll update as soon as I know.
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posted April 13, 2004 05:23 AM
Just an update:
Our little 12 lb ratter had 7 puppies last night! All are healthy and eating. We thought she was done after the 5th one but then came 6 and 7! Our male was whining and crying the whole time and this morning we let him see them and he gave the mom a quick lick and backed off.
Thanks again for helping a newbie!
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posted April 13, 2004 05:36 AM
Congrats!!! have some rest, you will have about 2 weeks then it's on for 6 or so weeks for you.
Mum does the hard bit, then we take over. Need any help or advise, write in.
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