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“Bizbee”

Blenheim Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppy

“Chumley”

“Roxy”

“Will”

“Nuggles”

September 1, 2010 - The Birth

Things began rather slowly the night before. All day Faylene nested and panted but didn’t do anything beyond that. Nothing started until just before midnight. The first pup arrived at 12:07 a.m., Sept, 1st, right on the due date. “Bizbee” was 7 oz. It was a bit of a wait for “Chumley” to show up, but he finally arrived at 3:00 a.m. weighing 8.8 (Big Boy!) Then only 27 minutes later, little Roxy showed up, all 5.1 ounces of her, just like that! It seemed as though things were progressing nicely (except for my getting any sleep, of course!) Then at 5:15 “Will” got stuck in the birth canal, really stuck. It was very difficult to get him out. Faye just wasn’t pushing, his sack had broken, and then his cord was unexpectedly severed. With literally minutes ticking away I worked hard to maneuver my fingers trying to be careful, but quick and efficient, trying to grasp his forelegs. Finally I got them and I expected his head to come out without much difficulty. But it wouldn’t come! I took hold of his scruff and PULLED…. Out he came, gray-blue, lifeless and not breathing, and I could not find a heartbeat. Desperate to save him I got to work; Suctioning, giving compressions, giving him breaths, dipping him in stark cold water, then rubbing him with a very warm towel. RUB-RUB-RUB! Quick, strong and fast. This is what you have to do to stimulate an unresponsive puppy. He began to pink up, but there was still no movement or other sign of life. Then… his chest lurched. One time. I grabbed my stethoscope and listened… A HEARTBEAT! Slower than it should be, but THERE! I kept working. Another gasp. For a 1/2 hour I rubbed and warmed him and slowly but surely his gasps became more and more frequent, and became more like normal breathing, until finally he whimpered. But that’s not good enough. In this business the adage “IT’S NOT FUN UNTIL SOMEBODY CRIES!” applies. And eventually he let out a wonderful cry. I put him in the warmer (a simple box with a warmed up rice bag and soft blankets or towels) and let him cry. As he cried he got warm. He cried until he became the best crier of all, good and worked up, and finally up to temperature. He was very happy to be placed with his momma and soon learned to suck and got plenty of milk. He fought hard to live, which is why we named him “Will”. He weighed in at 7.6 ounces. So, with that behind us, there was only one more pup. At 6:00 a.m. a 6.8 oz. “Nuggles” arrived without any problem. With everyone cleaned up, dry and warm, with momma replenished with a tasty serving of fresh cooked pheasant, cheese, and kibble, I looked into that pen, embraced by my husband (who was a great help to me when I needed him), and thought “That was damn scary! But, just look at those amazing babies.” Today, looking at them all, you’d never know we ever had any trouble at all.

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Momma Faye with all her strong, healthy babies!

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“Bizbee”

“Chumley”

“Roxy”

“Will”

“Nuggles”

“I’M SPOKEN FOR!”

September 8, 2010 - 1 Week

All the babies are doing wonderful and momma too. They are growing really fast and getting really chunky. They are very active and so cute. They do love their Momma,. When she leaves they cry up a storm, and when she comes back they all wiggle and wriggle until they find their way to her and find a nipple and nuzzle up all warm and content. They are becoming more and more used to being picked up and held. By next week their eyes and ears will open and then the real cuteness begins! It reveals a little more personality and when they look at you, well, your heart pretty much melts on spot!

“Bizbee”

“Chumley”

“Roxy”

“Will”

“Nuggles”

“I’M SPOKEN FOR!”

September 15, 2010 - 2 Weeks

Now the pups eyes and ears have opened, and just look at how adorable they are! They are getting so big, some of them are already walking on all fours at times. They are all healthy and gaining weight just as they should. Now that they can see the world they are not so nervous when we pick them up. They can see who’s been giving them those elevator rides! Each pup has their own special look but as you can see they are all just beautiful and they’re all waiting for you to take them home!

“Bizbee”

“Chumley”

“Roxy”

“Will”

“Nuggles”

“I’M SPOKEN FOR!”

September 22, 2010 - 3 Weeks

These little cuties are growing so fast I can hardly believe my eyes. They are up on all fours and even starting to play with each other. Their eyes and ears are wide open to the world now and when we peek into their pen they peek right back up at us with their sweet little faces. It is fun to see them recognizing us and responding to our kiss kiss noises. Soon they will be tumbling around and growling and jumping on the edge of their pen for us to pick them up!

“Bizbee”

“Chumley”

“Roxy”

“Will”

“Nuggles”

“I’M SPOKEN FOR!”

September 29, 2010 - 4 Weeks

Well this week was the big move to the main floor of the house into our living room. This is always a huge adjustment for the pups and mom. Faye still sometimes thinks she needs to go upstairs even though she’ll come in from outside, go to the pen, jump in and sniff her puppies! She’ll still follow me to the gate thinking she should go up there.

When the pups are placed into the pen for the first time they stand frozen in place for a moment kind of in a little daze, taking in the new smells, the new surroundings, everything. And they are kind of stunned into a still stupor. Everything new for a puppy is “a situation”. When looking at them still like that you can literally see the little wheels in their heads turning as they are thinking “Okay, what we have here is a situation.” It seems so small to us but for them it is really dramatic. Soon enough though they get their bearings and their curiosity kicks in and before you know it they’re like… “Situation? What situation?” It’s forgotten. Until the milk bowl comes out. Moving down to the living room also means an introduction to eating independently from Momma and that is, you guessed it, A Situation. A HUGE one actually. It takes several days, even though they love the taste of it, to get the pups comfortable with the puppy milk (which is fortified goats milk just for puppies) enough to drink it on their own. Pretty soon they will be whining for it and practically climbing in the bowl to slurp it all up.

So now that the pups are all settled in they are being very playful and beginning to notice when we walk up to the pen and actually sometimes whine a little for

attention. They are so cute as you can see by their pictures, which pretty much says it all!

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