On July 20, Addie gave birth to eight puppies. She delivered two fairly easily, but then labor stopped and we had to take her to the vet to have labor induced. Over many hours, she gave birth to six more puppies. Of the eight, five appeared healthy and three were much smaller than the others and appeared to be born quite prematurely. Sadly, one of the three preemies died that first night.
We've been working with the surviving two preemies, making sure they get private nursing time with Addie. It's been a stressful six days, but we're cautiously optimistic about the outlook for the surviving seven puppies.
Here is a VIDEO of Addie and the puppies on day four.
And you can see more videos of Addie giving birth to puppies on Camp Cocker Rescue's YouTube channel.
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