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Breeders => General Breeder Chat => Topic started by: dianah on July 25, 2010, 06:28:27 AM

Title: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: dianah on July 25, 2010, 06:28:27 AM: guys, if fluffy doesn't give birth by mid-morning tomorrow, i'll have to take her to the vets. now, she doesn't like to be picked up and i have of course been avoiding picking her up as she's pregnant.

but of course if i need to take her, i'll have to pick her up and put her into a carrier. what is the safest way to hold a pregnant girl?
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: ABC Chinchillas on July 25, 2010, 10:05:31 AM: If she is calm enough I scoop up under them supporting their whole body by the bottom
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: dianah on July 25, 2010, 10:09:19 AM: thank you! hopefully i won't have to! there is movement in her tummy so fingers crossed she gives birth tonight or tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: Debbie.nl.ca on July 25, 2010, 03:14:27 PM: Why do you have to take her if she doesn't deliver by noon?
How over due is she?

Oh and maybe put a treat in the carrier and hold it up for her to get in herself.
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: dianah on July 25, 2010, 03:17:45 PM: she's not overdue but she had slight vaginal bleeding yesterday morning and the vet said, if she doesn't deliver within 48 hours it's a good idea to have her checked out.

but, i can feel movement in her tummy as usual and she seems perfectly fine. i think i will just go in tomorrow morning and have a word with the vet, her due date is tomorrow.

it was a very small amount of blood - she kept checking her bits and then grabbed a chew and left bloody paw marks on it - that's the only reason i could see there was blood.

i checked her bits today - she helpfully sat so i had a full view and it looks normal, no swelling, no blood, no discoloured fur.

i would prefer not to take her in. i think they will say if she's behaving normally, just keep an eye on her.
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: Courtney on July 29, 2010, 01:16:20 AM: That a good idea to take hert in just to get everything checked out. ;)
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: dianah on July 29, 2010, 05:39:51 AM: i did have a word with the vet and she told me to give her 24 hours and if nothing happens, bring her in. she gave birth the next morning :D i did take her in two hours after the baby was born though just to check there were no more babies in her tummy (she had triplets the first time) but it was all ok :)
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: Courtney on July 29, 2010, 08:31:54 AM: Congratts! Now all we need are pics. ;)
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: dianah on July 29, 2010, 09:27:30 AM: there's pics! there's pics! under the 'new arrivals' - 'fluffy gave birth this morning!' thread.

there's some more here
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=186260&id=520016591&l=23b2c29e34 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=186260&id=520016591&l=23b2c29e34)
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: Debbie.nl.ca on July 29, 2010, 07:51:42 PM: She is gorgeous!!!!
::kiss99:: ::birthday::
Title: Re: safest way to pick up a pregnant chin
Post by: dianah on July 30, 2010, 09:30:07 AM: thanks debbie! she's very precious. it's unbelievable how lively she is. the day she was born, it took me a while to catch her to weigh her because she was running around like a little monkey! they have a fleece snug with a heart entrance, the bottom of the entrance is about two inches off the ground... she jumps onto the bottom of the entrance and into the snug!!!