Had their puppies -- June 12, 2006!
See her x-ray and read the whelping notes below
X-Ray Taken June 6, 2006
How many heads/spines do
you see?
Four or Five?
Only Mother Nature knows!
Savannah and Bazzle's Litter -- June 12, 2006
6:30 p.m. - Savannah is restless and panting. She has begun nesting in her whelping area next to my bed
and keeps me up all night.
June 12, 2006
5:45 a.m. - the first little Tri-Colour girl arrives, weighing in at 7 oz. Healthy, strong and HUNGRY!
6:09 a.m. - next comes a little Tri-Colour boy, weighing 5.8 oz. He was tiny, but strong, taking a deep first
breath. His coloring is beautiful - well-broken up patches on a pearly white background.
7:42 a.m. - another little Tri-Colour boy is born who is struggling to breath. His breathing is crackly and his
chest sounds filled with fluid. He is not interested in nursing yet! He is beautiful, with the perfect thumbprint
on the top of his little head. He weighs 7 oz. Sadly, he goes to heaven while I'm holding him on June 13th at
1:10 p.m.
10:02 a.m. - my third Tri-Colour little boy enters the world, covered in a blanket of shiny black and screaming
for his mommy! He weighs 6.5 oz.
12:15 p.m. - lastly, out comes Savannah's second Tri-Colour little girl, weighing 6.3 oz. She is healthy and
happy to be warmed by her mommy.
Whelping/birthing can be bittersweet....when I lose one, which doesn't happen often, it takes some
of the life out of me too. The grief I feel never lessens. I move on though, focusing on the little
lives that are strong and healthy, knowing they will make me proud as they grow and mature.