As per my last post, we were stymied by the fact our bitch was pregnant (we are not stupid I promise) she go's into full phantom, milk production etc..
So everything was "dropped" & a room converted to a whelping room with red lighting, widdle proof flooring, phenolic board insulation &, camera, temp, humidity, sound, monitoring.
We lost the bitch on the vets table, at point of incision for a c section (dead) ..but brought round.
Then the process (despite pig bars) someone always in attendance in case a pup gets squashed, (no sleep).
Mum / pups not feeding properly so took over between us which amounted to 1 of every 2 hours feeding.. (taking an hour each time).
Sadly, despite utmost care & experience we fought & eventually lost all the pups to "fade syndrome" (despite them receiving colostrum) over some honestly harrowing days & nights. (the pups were on the bed in the end so we could doze just a bit, with one eye closed but ears open)
Thus tired, & emotional we have just shut down for a while.
sorry for not answering messages (they don't go to my email) ...simply put we are burnt out in the meantime.
When I feel back on form, i'll be back.