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

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Will they keep Pumpkin after the injection, in order to observe what she passes? Will the pups go, too? (Since they're born at home, when do newborn puppies get their first doctor visit?) And this is a VERY dumb question - what happens when she needs to urinate? Is she still in the whelping pen with the babies, and do you put pads or something so she can just go there? Could you give her head a skritch for me. Pumpkin, you must have known you had arrived at a safe place to have your pups.

There are no dumb questions at all in your reply!! When I take her to the vet they will keep her probably for a few hours to see if she "passes" or "delivers" anything. The pups will go with as the vet wants to be sure they are getting enough nutrients since Pumpkin is so young. I will put them in a cat carrier with a thick blanket in it and another one wrapped around the cage to keep the pups warm. Thankfully my vet is only 5-6 mins. away!! Normally, pups don't need to see a vet till about 4 or 5 wks after birth, but in this case they are just being careful. Pumpkin actually goes outside. I have extra blankets in there just in case she does not want to go out, she does not use the puppy pads. She just goes out, does her duty, and comes back in directly to her pups and seems to "count" each one. I will give her a good head skritch for you!! Pumpkin says "rank roo'!!