At 10:59 AM 6/2/2005 -0500, Cynthia Gialluca wrote: >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 We always have vanilla ice cream on hand at whelping time. I agree that it gives the bitch a energy boost and they LOVE it! Daleen Dunphy Amaleen German Shepherds "Where Temperament, Type and Movement all come together" http://www.geocities.com/amaleengsd List Owner of <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gsdbreeders/>"GSD<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gsdbreeders/> Breeders Group" RingMaster of <http://f.webring.com/hub?ring=germanshepherdd4&id=1&hub>"The GermanShepherdDog Ring" ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================