[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: pit shots
- From: "Arcturus" <Arcturus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "thelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09:29:49 -0500
This is something that should always be on hand, as well as calcium. Talk to
your vet about how to give the shots, either in the muscle or under the skin.
Basically under the skin has a "smoother" effect...easier build up to a
contraction ect. Directly into a muscle works "harder" .... a hard and fast
contraction. I almost never give pit directly into a muscle for that reason.
Calcium ( in a ringers type solution with dextrose) is a much better tool for
keeping deliveries moving along. This too is given under the skin. Oxytocin
or "pit" can also be used to stimulate milk....and as said before, it should
never be used before the puppies arrive, nor if a puppy is in the birth canal.
I have a friend who's vet says to use pit if your not seeing a puppy delivered
every 20 minutes. I disagree with this for shepherds. My friend has had many
puppies born dead and I think its because they separate to soon from the
uterine wall and die until they are actually born. On the other hand I have
another friend who has poodles and its not unusual for her to have a litter of
5 born in an hour, so for a dog like that a pit shot after 20 minutes probably
does deliver puppies safely.....can us shepherd people imagine that? 5
puppies in an hour! SueT
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