PICTURES -- PUPPIES - 5 DAYS OLD---Welcome To Illinois Pumpkin...

This is Pumpkin. She is not very photogenic, she is really scared of the flash. Yet she is scared of everything. My foster mom, Jill, pulled her from a high kill pound in Virgina along with her brother about 3 wks ago. The owner that dropped them off at the 3 day holding pound had 18 dogs that were all neglected and intact.

Her brother found a home, but Pumpkin is not so lucky.

She is a 10 month old Lab/Rat Terrier mix (some call them a Feist). When she came her she looked to either be in heat or pregnant as her vulva was enlarged and her nipples were prominent and sort of hard. Jill took her to her vet and he said "No, she is just in heat", well was he wrong! About a week after Jill brought her home her belly dropped. My vet checked her last week and said she has about 2 wks or so to go. I took her in on Thursday and did an X-Ray. There are 6, maybe 7 very large puppies and she is actually further then expected. She will whelp any day. Dave is actually in the gargae making her a Whelping Box right now. She has been in a puppy pen, but I feel safer if she is fully enclosed and has more privacy. I hope all goes well, I am very nervous as she is so young. Any advice? I have never had such a young pregnant rescue.

Here is Pumpkin, also known as Princess since she will only go outside if we go, and she is ALWAYS at my side! Yes, we are spoiling her!! She deserves it! Here you can see how scared she is and I also included a belly shot. She has dropped more since then, I just was not able to get a good picture today.
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Paws and fingers crossed that she has a safe delivery and all the pups are healthy.

OMG! i have such a weakness for black dogs, and her new name! mazel tov! welcome to safety sweetie, and she should be spoiled

Oh I do hope that things go well. She's such a small dog for so many puppies.
We'll be keeping her and the pups in our thoughts and prayers.

Oh the poor thing... :(
Prayers that she has a safe delivery!!

Oh my!! What a sad looking girl!! I sure hope that she delivers okay, and has some nice healthy babies!

Awe... she looks so sad and scared! Poor thing. She's in good hands now, so hopefully she'll get more confident. Bless you guys for taking her in! Gentle hugs and pets for that sweet girl!

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Originally Posted by Reachoutrescue

Paws and fingers crossed that she has a safe delivery and all the pups are healthy.

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And how! Pumpkin, Princess, I hope you will have a smooth delivery and the pups will be fine and healthy.

Edited at 11:30 AM to say: Tracy, I filled out a form on your Web site about the puppies :) Butt wigglies and chin kisses, good girl, Pumpkin! Oh, how I hope you will have a smooth time with the rest of the pregnancy, and that the delivery will go off without a hitch. Then there will be widdle Pumpkins :D who I hope will be strong and ready to grow after they're born.

Well, it took all night..until 4am, but Dave finished Pumpkin's whelping box....more like Whelping Pen!! It is 5'x'x2' and it really nice. He did the "pig rails" real nice too and sanded everything down so there were no sharp edges. It is nice because with it being so big, I can use it again if I get larger dogs that are expectin, not sure how a Chihuhua would like it though!! It be a mansion for that breed! Here are some pics.

Don't mind the laundry basket...sorry.
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She is very hesitant at first...very scared.
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She seemed a little better as time went on.
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This morning, Pumpkin was back to her normal self, butt wiggling at the sight of us. She went outside and came in and went right back in her Whelping Pen. Everyday she get better. She gave me kisses today on my chin....big accomplishment! I think she is going to come around nicely. More updates later.

Wow, that box is amazing!!! And you can use it again and again. Good Job Dave!! :D I'm glad Pumpkin is getting used to it and I hope her delivery goes well. Can't wait to see pics of these pups. :)

Aww! That's awesome! :D

Wow!! Hubby did a GREAT job on the box!

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Originally Posted by cassiesmom

I filled out a form on your Web site about the puppies :)

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...and just what KIND of form was this?? An Adoption form??!?! :eek:

Wow, she has her very own deluxe birthing suite! Hope all goes well with delivery :)

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Originally Posted by pitc9

...and just what KIND of form was this?? An Adoption form??!?! :eek:

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I wish it were! Seriously, I wanted to know if there was anything specific Reach Out Rescue NFP shelter needs, since they have just found out they're going to have new-born baby pups around in a few weeks.

I was thinking along these lines: The shelter from which I adopted my cat holds a "kitten shower" every spring - they seek donations of things on the shelter wish list that are kitten-specific, because they always have more little ones around at that time of year. (My shelter is cat only)

What a beautiful young girl! She does look scared about all that is going on in her young life! Thank you for taking her in and making her "ordeal" as pleasant as possible!

That whelping box is awesome!

Please let us know how she does with her delivery! Praying that everyone does well!

Kim