Add to that the phone numbers for Tedi, Pam, Jane Kerner and Dave and Martha
Rinke.
Now you are ready to whelp a litter.
Evan
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Stoesser <pkstoesser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: gsdworkingline <gsdworkingline@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, Aug 9, 2015 9:23 am
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: What things do you.....
A HUGE stack of old hand/dish towels. Big towels to put down to keep the
whelping box clean (I change all the bedding after all the puppies are born
& sleeping & mom has finally decided to go outside and put down washable
fleece). Newspaper for mom to use if she needs to (so I don't have to worry
if a puppy is born outside). A phone to keep in touch with my vet, etc.
Paper and pencil to record time and gender of the puppy. A baby scale to
weigh the little tykes if they look small. Melted ice cream (vanilla) or
CalSorb to provide the 2 most-needed ingredients for mom - calcium and
glucose - to keep the labor going, lots of fresh water, a radio in the
background with easy listening music, a pair of scissors and alcohol (to
keep the scissors clean), dental floss to tie off the umbilical cord if mom
doesn't cut/clamp it herself, forceps (donated by my dentist) in case mom
cuts the cord too close and I have to so some stitching. And.... a wireless
video camera with an app on my tablet and phone and desktop computer so I
can see what's going on any place - under $100 now.
