"Day 2 Wife has a battery operated intercom system. She places one unit near the whelping box. She places the other unit at her bedside. If a greyhound puppy squeals, wife springs from the bed and runs to see what is wrong. Sometimes a mother will accidentally lay on a puppy. Wife reports this happened four times the first night. One time while up, she let KB out in the turn-out pen. Husband slept through it all.
The second day for KB and her puppies was a little active. The puppies nursed during the early morning. KB kept licking at herself; this act of curling around to reach herself was one reason she would accidentally lay on a puppy. Wife and husband decided to take her to the vet. Wife and husband gave KB a bath. At 10:00 AM wife placed the 8 puppies in a baby carrier with several towels. Husband loaded KB and the puppies in the Blazer. Wife gave instructions to husband to not run the air-conditioner and to be sure and show off the puppies to the receptionist (a friend) at the vet's office. Husband complied.
The vet gave KB a shot of oxytocin and placed her in the vet's bathtub. The vet probed KB with smooth round forceps for a remaining placenta. No luck. Soon KB started having contractions as a result of the oxytocin. The vet then used a long tube and large syringe to flush out KB with a solution. Small pieces of placenta washed out. It appeared no intact placenta remained. Then while the vet and husband were talking, KB had a strong contraction and ejected an entire placenta. Shortly thereafter KB had another strong contraction and ejected another entire placenta. The vet gave KB a shot of 5cc's of penicillin. Meanwhile, the receptionist, the vet's wife, and the vet's assistant viewed and petted the puppies. Soon husband loaded KB and the puppies and returned home.
Wife had cleaned the whelping box and changed the rugs. Everything returned to normal. KB ate, drank water, and nursed the new puppies for the remainder of the day and night. Wife did not have to get up the second night.
Days 3-11 Everything fell into a normal routine. KB stayed with her puppies and nursed and cleaned them regularly. Wife fed her about 3.5 pounds of mixed red meat and dry meal with a milk solution each day. A pet tab and four calcium tablets supplemented KB's daily diet. KB was given an amoxicillian tablet
