Well, early Monday morning and we all had a good night sleep, including the puppies in Eli her belly!!!
I think she is waiting for today, in memory of my dad ,whose birthdate it is today and who died way to young.
More patience......
Well, I guess we all are being tested for our Patience, because like the last 4 nights now, last night ,same scenario!!!!
Panting and those dreamy far away eyes and looking at me "Like what did you do to me" and restless, but then around 9 , we walked the yard and off she put herself to sleep and I went also.
Now a beautiful sunny cold morning so perfect for having puppies in the sunlight of the room where the whelping box is waiting, but we cannot force nature ,so we wait for the signs.....
Thank you Dr. Eugene for coming by yesterday and just putting my mind at ease and your advice as always.
The vet came by on his motorcycle for a check on Eli and said that she was "BIG", but all was well and he examined her and found all in order, but she had a few hours or a day or so to go.
I got instructions on the when and the how's again, as a refresher course and so now we wait some more.
A lot of rest for the big event for her and some short walks as she needs to be fit for the delivery!!
Another good night sleep last night!!!!
It started off being very restless with panting and standing and that lasted for an hour or so, so I got her in the whelping box and myself on a bed besides her and then she just went to sleep.
Had phone, and cell phone and camera all in position , but we just slept!!!
Woke up this morning, went through the same routine as the last 3 days, not wanting to eat and then an hour later,,she did and is resting now.
The vet will stop by this afternoon to check up on her to see all is well.
I must say again from the 3 computers in this house, 2 of them are now again crashed and will not start up ,so working through the iPad and don't think I can upload pictures, but will save them all and put them on asap when the stupid piece of electronics is working again ( talk about bad timing )
So be patient. For questions, please email me at whispering.oaks @ telenet.be
Eli is panting and then resting and then walking and standing, just restless !! Situation Normal.
We did go for our walk this morning, but it was hard for her to get in the car and she did not like me helping her and pushing on her stomach, so no more car rides. Just walks in the yard or the neighborhood.
I started taking her temperature 2 days ago and it was pretty low, then last night it was up, but then this morning it was quite low, not a whole degree, but still , things are happening!!
She did not want her food this morning either, all the things she has done with the other litters also, so she is just in pre-birth situation.
On our walk this morning, (very cold by the way) I took some pictures ( last big size ones) and worked the other dogs and Eli still really wanted to get a dummy and also do a search, so we let her at her own pace and she did well!!
Laptop problem is solved for now, so can email, send and receive again!!! a little slower then usual, but hey, I had to do 23 updates, no notice received, so how was I supposed to know, whatever!!!!
Eli is doing fine, eating, resting and taking walks with the pack!!
Whelping box is set up, heating lamp is hanging, towels, vetbeds, newspaper,cords in all colours, charts and thermometer is ready to start taking temps on Wednesday, if it drops one degree we will know to expect delivery within about 24 hours.
It worked the former two nests perfectly so we will see.
Added another lying down picture, nothing exciting right now, but soon I hope.....
Well, no more walking off leash as of today and running through woods and stuff like that. She is still walking good, but you can see that she is getting heavier and heavier!!!
Unfortunately my laptop is crashing, no incoming email!! I can still go through the providers website but it will make it harder to download pictures.
The son will be able to fix it ( he is an IT'er, but of course he has a business trip this week, so will have to wait till next weekend).
Today is set up day of whelping box etc. with help of son in law and daughter and then the rest of the days, she will take walks and rests and let the siblings work !!
As soon as things are happening ,I will update.
You can also look at facebook under my name ,Boukje Eekma
Passed by the vet today and had a weigh-in. She has gained 4.2 kilo, so that is good and we did an ultrasound for fun and saw heart beats and backbones and ribs and one puppy was swallowing, so really cool!!!
All looked and felt good and he thought she looked great, shiny and curly and pregnant!!!!
Today is around day 40, so we are getting 3 meals a day with yogurt and honey and some kibbles at noon.
Next week we will add a late evening snack of some extra food, as she is really starting to get hungry for food now and need the extra and with pups being in the way, I can't just give her bigger meals.
She is also starting to look bigger, especially as she is always laying on her back with paws in the air and then you can really feel the tightness of her stomach>
She is still very eager to work and I let her, but as of a few days ago, I don't let her jump ditches anymore or go into the water.
But nice straight lines and a search is still going well.>
