Congrats on the puppies. I can't wait to see the pictures. Great job Mack!

Congrats MM! You did great. It might not be a bad idea for the vet to check everything and make sure Ava is fine. Does your vet make "house calls"? There are quite a few that are willing to swing by your home and do a cursory check to make sure Momma & the pups are out of danger. They recognize that it is better to keep the pups out of the vets office at this age. I know that mine does do that.

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my female had 5 puppies in june.. be ready for alot of mess.. and talk to your vet for signs of breching.. when her water breaks she will be digging alot.. looking for a warm dark spot . needs to be away from destractions..and others. needs water by her side..and if its her first litter you might need to be there when she gives birth.. Ur vet should tell all the info you need to do medical wise..when u see a brownish discharge her mucuise plug is braking ..so puppies will be due 72 to 24 hours.. when her water breaks.. get ready for a long wait cause it takes 30mins to an hour each pup.. and if u see a dark green discharge go to the vet right way.. there could be problems...

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Thanks for the advice lol but if you read the entirety of the post... Ava had her puppies last night :) ;)

Ok so I have a vet appt at 11:30 just to make sure everything is okay with Ava because I could have sworn she was going to have a 10th puppy.

Here are some pics...

Puppy number one
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0128.jpg

Puppy number two
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0138.jpg

After 2 Ava was pooped lol
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0144.jpg

Puppy 3
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0151.jpg

And 4
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0152.jpg

And then there were 5
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0156.jpg

Oh good lord they are adorable. That cream one with white face what a cutie. I wish you lived closer to me I would take one!

Puppy 6
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0157.jpg

And 7
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0158.jpg

And 8
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0160.jpg

And finally puppy number 9
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0170.jpg

Ava is exhausted
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0174.jpg

This morning... a proud mama
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0183.jpg

Good lord! How are you going to let them go?! They are each so adorable!

Ava is such a good mommy :D

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0165.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...m/IMG_0175.jpg

I wonder what the father was. There are so many light colored ones!

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Oh good lord they are adorable. That cream one with white face what a cutie. I wish you lived closer to me I would take one!

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Good lord! How are you going to let them go?! They are each so adorable!

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Thanks :D:D I think they are just precious!!

Where you at... I'm up for a road trip in about 8 weeks! Hahaha

I wish I could keep them all! LOL

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I wonder what the father was. There are so many light colored ones!

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Yeah, definitely think the father was cream colored haha!

They are just beautiful MM! Ava looks like a pitbull/black lab cross, At this age, it is very hard to tell what the pups are crossed with. On top of that, there are so many recessive genes in both labs and pits, so even as they grow into adulthood, you might never know what they are. If she mated with another cross breed, it's one of those "good luck figuring it out" situations! LOL!

I cannot believe 9 puppies! What a shock!

Thanks Ruby :D Yeah, that's what we figured Ava was... because I was informed (through here I think) that black labs can have the spotted tongue, which she has.

Just got back from the vet... Ava got a shot to contract her uterus to expel anything else, and she and the puppies got a clean bill of health :D

Did find out something I didn't know... these puppies could have more than 1 father. She said since there are 9 puppies they could have as many as 9 different fathers!!
Wow... something I didn't know!

So everyone checked out, and we are getting ready to schedule to get their dew claws removed here shortly :)

Everyone at the vet office was in shock when we brought in 9 puppies! They said they all looked at the x-ray to see if there were more puppies, but at the time everyone only saw 2... no one thought she would have 9 lol

Very good MM. So glad that things worked out. For all you have been through since adopting Ava I am glad that it all went smoothly.

Maybe you or Ruby can answer a question for me... actually you made me wonder about it.

Is it common to have dew claws removed? Why do they do it? I only ask because Tuscany still has his and the vet never mentioned removing them.

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Maybe you or Ruby can answer a question for me...actually you made me wonder about it.

Is it common to have dew claws removed? Why do they do it? I only ask because Tuscany still has his and the vet never mentioned removing them.

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I actually have no clue lol I just read it in all the puppy books... they say to have the dew claws removed between 3-5 days old.

I really don't know why they have to be removed lol

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Ok, so here's the deal.

I adopted a dog from the shelter last month. They were not sure if she was spayed but scheduled her to be...her appt was for December 6th. This last week my husband and I have been noticing what we thought might be pregnancy symtoms. I asked around on here and finally got her into the vet today.

Sure enough she is pregnant, and is only about 3 weeks away from delivering!!!!!!:eek:

The vet said through Xray, they could see at least 2 puppies...but there could be more.

I need ANY and ALL help/advice on what I need to do to get ready!!!!

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Ok if your Dog is going to have puppies it's simple, make sure that she or he is in a enclosed space like a box and make sure it's warm cause the puppies might die, if ity's to cold. And maybe go pick up a book about that. Also MAKE SURE NONE OF THE PUPIES COME OUT BREACH!! or you will have serious problems!

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Ok if your Dog is going to have puppies it's simple, make sure that she or he is in a enclosed space like a box and make sure it's warm cause the puppies might die, if ity's to cold. And maybe go pick up a book about that. Also MAKE SURE NONE OF THE PUPIES COME OUT BREACH!!!!or you will have serious problems!!

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Make sure you read the entire thread before you post your answer. Mack has already had the puppies and has posted pictures to share with us.

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I really don't know why they have to be removed lol

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I just googled that since I didn't know why either. Apparently, the dew claws may help an emerging puppy get out of the sac during birth. Then the dew claws become unnecessary and can scratch littermates, hurt the mom while nursing, and catch on clothing and other fabrics throughout the dog's life. Clipping is supposed to be painless and bloodless. The rest of the newborn puppy's nails should be clipped too.

I think my four cats and I would absolutely LOVE to adopt one of those adorable puppies!!

Well anyone interested let me know lol... didn't ever think we would end up with 9!!

Going to need to take out a small loan just for vet visits hahahaha :P