Whelping LGD's
Here are some of our favorite products for whelping and caring for moms and pups after the birth. Click on the photos or hyperlinks to order!
We have three whelping boxes but this is by far our favorite. It's very sturdy and is huge and stands up well to rough use outdoors for LGD's. We have the extra large size, which is 6' x 5' and is perfect for giant breeds with large litters.
Whelping Pads and Alternative Whelping Box
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Whelping Pads and Alternative Whelping Box
Whelping Kit Supplies
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Supplemental Puppy Feeding Supplies
Hopefully you won't need any of these items but you should have them on hand just in case.
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Supplements for After Birth
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Important Books for Breeding and Puppy Rearing
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Calcium Supplementation Before and After Labor
One of the most life changing things we've ever done as far as whelping and puppy rearing goes is to begin supplementing with calcium before and after labor. Our dogs used to take HOURS and even DAYS to deliver their puppies, usually more than 24 hours from the first puppy to the last. What's more they usually got what I call the "Post Partum Crazies" after birth. With PPC the mama dog gets very restless and stressed and keeps trying to move the puppies out of the box. They would even try to dig holes and bury the pups. If was very dangerous and stressful and was a constant battle to try to keep the pups alive until they settled down.
One of our moms was diagnosed with low blood calcium after delivery so the vet put her on a calcium supplement. That made me decide to do some research to see if I should be supplementing all my moms. And that's when I came across a fantastic article by Midwoofery.com that discussed calcium supplementation. Low and behold the article stated that both long, stalled labors and "Post Partum Crazies" are caused by low calcium during labor and after!
The article discussed the pros and cons of all the different calcium supplements out there, as well as how much of each a dog would need by weight. We decided to try the Breeder's Edge Oral Cal Plus Fast Absorbing Gel during delivery. For after delivery we used Bulk Calcium Citrate Powder from Amazon mixed into goat milk twice a day, as per the instructions in the Midwoofery Article. Gianna's December 2020 litter was the first one we used calcium supplementation on and it worked! Her labor went quickly and smoothly and no more PPC's! Now we use both products on every mom and would never go back to not using them. They have truly been a game changer!
To Learn more see the link below to the Midwoofery article:
One of our moms was diagnosed with low blood calcium after delivery so the vet put her on a calcium supplement. That made me decide to do some research to see if I should be supplementing all my moms. And that's when I came across a fantastic article by Midwoofery.com that discussed calcium supplementation. Low and behold the article stated that both long, stalled labors and "Post Partum Crazies" are caused by low calcium during labor and after!
The article discussed the pros and cons of all the different calcium supplements out there, as well as how much of each a dog would need by weight. We decided to try the Breeder's Edge Oral Cal Plus Fast Absorbing Gel during delivery. For after delivery we used Bulk Calcium Citrate Powder from Amazon mixed into goat milk twice a day, as per the instructions in the Midwoofery Article. Gianna's December 2020 litter was the first one we used calcium supplementation on and it worked! Her labor went quickly and smoothly and no more PPC's! Now we use both products on every mom and would never go back to not using them. They have truly been a game changer!
To Learn more see the link below to the Midwoofery article: