Sentences with phrase «called whelping»

The delivery process is called whelping.

A whelp is a newborn puppy and giving birth in dogs is called whelping.

As the time draws near for her to deliver those puppies (this is called whelping) there are some things you must do to be prepared.

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When it comes to giving new life, birthing is out of our hands when, foaling or whelping, you call a vet and say a prayer.

The whelping box should have guard rails (also called pig rails) extending from the sides to protect the puppies from their mother rolling over on them.

The best assurance you can get to owning a healthy, happy puppy who has been planned through art and science and whelped with generations of information, is to buy one from a reputable breeder who welcomes all your questions and visits, while responding thoroughly to phone calls and emails.

If you decide to try breeding, find a reputable breeder to mentor you, and develop a relationship with a veterinarian you can call on for pregnancy and whelping problems.

A veterinarian should be called if after four hours the next puppy has not been whelped.

Toxemia (also called preeclampsia, milk fever) is caused by a drop in blood calcium during labor or a couple of weeks after whelping.

Most will agree that the veterinarian should be called for a dam that has labored with obvious contractions for more than 12 hours without a whelping.

Days 1 through 4: Pregnancy starts when the dog ovulates, which is called the data of whelping.

Oh and of course now, as we wait for the next phone call, we clean, get rid of all the newspaper trash, take a look at the whelping box, fix if needed, keep preparing the yard for the puppy playground and anything else we can think of!»