Help! Doggie giving birth :)

My shihtzu is having puppies (5) she’s a small shihtzu so I’m worried about her :/ should I help her? If so what should I do?? Or should I let her do it by herself???

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Answer #1

I know a lot about dogs having puppies, When shes about to she will lay down in a place she feels most comfortable. And dont worry about the dogs size, She till be just fine, And some dogs arent capable of doing it by themselves, thankyou who ever said that. my dog passed out in the middle and wasnt able to help. Anywho, When the first one comes out, mae sure the first thing that happend is that you get that puppy out of the sac. The mom should lick it, if not, rub it gently with the towel. The cord should still be there, pinch it in he middle, and with a clean pair of scissors, cut it on the side closest to the mom, this prevents the cord from being vut too close to the puppy. it should go cuddle with its mommy or suck on her. And its perfecly normal for the mom to eat the sac that comes out after the puppy. after al the puppies are out,change the bedding, it will be very messy, and replace the bedding every 2 days until they start pooping less. they will poop a lot and it will be nasty like diharea. but its normal also if the mom eats it. well, hope I helped

Answer #2

Let her do it by herself unless a puppy gets stuck or something.

Answer #3

Well, you better either talk to a breeder who knows about whelping puppies, or get on line and start studying…Tho many births are uneventful…if you read the Pet section of FA very often, you’ll know that plenty of dogs have trouble…

Should have read up on whelping, gotten some books, studied, and done your homework before you bred your dog.

Answer #4

my experiance is I helped ripping the birthsack open when the dog came out because the dog was doin it like it was supposed to

Answer #5

Almost all dogs are fully capable to do it by themselves. You should only start to worry or help if the birthsac is ruptured and the puppy comes out tail first but the mother seems to be having a bit of trouble. In that case just use gloves and pull really gently. Keep the vet’s number close by just in case.

~Kayla

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