Find a cheaper vet Ed. I had a 2 pup litter a couple years ago, bitch "appeared" to go into labour then would not push. By the time I did the C section I lost the pups. I regret not just scheduling the c section to start with. Shop around....I know you could find a competent vet at a much easier price than that one. And by the way, the bitch had big issues after that section and the dead pups and I lost her 10 months later. Schedule it and I hope you have some great babes! Molly Trillia German Shepherds since 1972 Member GSDCA, GSDCC, GSDC of Beaumont, lifetime member CKC "Blessed are the cracked, for they let in the light" In a message dated 5/24/2011 7:38:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: ...I have a bitch due to whelp this Friday, the result of an Implant breeding with frozen sperm....exrays today shows 2 puppies, not particularly large....this bitch had a c -section last May ( I leased her to Ann Marie)....11 pups, all lived....at the time of the implant my vet said her uterus was in excellent shape and believed that there was no reason she could see that we counldn't have a normal delivery......my local vet is afraid because there is only two puppies, and the hormones they set-off may not be enough to put the bitch into whelp!...the cost of a scheduled c-section from this vet.....2,200.00 dollars!...I have spent so much I'm just not willing to automatically throw out another 2 grand for two puppies....anyone ever had a normal 2 pup litter?...or should I find a cheaper vet and do the c-section Friday......Frustrated ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================