As a footnote, the bitch's progesterone level was test when the ultra sound showed she was reabsorbing....it was totally normal. K On Dec 16, 2011, at 6:49 PM, Kay Springer wrote: > Yep, the one bitch I am talking about started out with 7 puppies > (maybe more) shown on the ultrasound. Then she just stopped > growing. Owner took her in to the repro vet who did the ultra > sound...another one done and it showed four being reabsorbed and > three remaining. At whelping, one was born dead, two alive but one > failed on the second day leaving one very robust puppy. Because the > owner wanted to try again (she previously had had 7 healthy pups) > the bitch was tested for mycoplasma, thyroid, total blood work, the > works and everything came back normal!!! No explanation about the > reabsorption. > > Kay ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================