Calcium Dextrose, great stuff and one that the vet I used to work for would try first before the oxytocin. Her statement was that unlike oxytocin which causes the entire uterus to contract at once, calcium dextrose actually made the uterus act like a tube of toothpaste squeezing from the top to the cervix. Dextrose gave the bitch added energy. has to be given very sloly as I remember by IV. However, I did finally ask once if there was a "poor mans substitute". she looked at me and said, "think about it... calcium and dextrose... what has calcium and alot of dextrose in it?" Vanilla ice cream. its cold, the bitches tend to love it, gives them an energy boost, and it did seem to help when we tried it. Im not saying its a replacement, but if you cant find the stuff in injectable, it is worth a try. Cindy Gialluca ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================