Photo Documentation of Whelping Holly's First Litter of Weims
by James Mellick
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| Embryonic sack emerges after last forceful contraction. Time to remove the feeding newborns. | Pup is born tail first in this case. Others came head first. Previous pups are placed on warm blanket and heating pad. |
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| Holly quickly peels the embryonic sack. | Newborn is stimulated to breath by forceful licking. |
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| Holly begins to clean the afterbirth fluids. | She is now stripping and shredding the umbilical chord. Previous pups are placed back with the mother. |