Never give a pitt shot during a contraction. An extremely experienced breeder/exhibitor left one of my bitches in the care of her kennel help to attend a show. The kennel help was inexperienced and gave a pitt shot at the wrong time which tore the uterus apart. My bitch nursed her 5 babies for 8 days and then she just died . No vet check until it was critical. After she died, it was discovered that there was another pup up in the body of the mother from the torn uterus. RIP Von Saar's Lipstick. Sire: Ch Hearbreaker of Bob Lynn, Dam: 2 x U.S. Select, Can. Select Ch. Countee's Charisma v Krammhoff. Helen Franklin ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================