I am so sorry things have been quiet around here. The two girls from this litter are strong and healthy. However, last weekend, the boys both came down with aspiration pneumonia. Griff is now doing much better, but Sly is still pretty sick and in the incubator most of the day. Your prayers are appreciated – I really want him to live.
So – I took photos of them. I guess in some ways I have been hesitant in case I lost them, but at this stage, I want to acknowldge they are here, and the ones that are doing well.
It’s been a long but wonderful week. I wasn’t entirely sure the 2 boys were going to make it to this milestone as they were not gaining weight despite me giving them support with Sub-Q, warmth and top up feedings (so they wouldn’t get tired nursing).
However, I am feeling more optimistic with the whole litter reaching their “double birthweight” milestone and opening their eyes.
So – without further ado, the 4 houses of Hogwarts
Phoenix’s pups are now 4 days old so I figured it was time for official photos. It is starting to become very obvious the size difference between the boys and the girls.
Cavalier king charles spaniels are notorious for not waiting till day 63 to give birth. I predicted that Phoenix would give birth sometime over the weekend and true to form, Sunday afternoon she started to get super clingy, not letting me out of her sight and panting a little. By 5pm things started to get a little more serious as she panted and dug in her bed beside me, and vomited a little.
She started pushing and we realised that there was a baby but no sack. These are the births that make us most nervous as it’s harder on mom when there is no lubrication. I could tell the baby was a good size as with every push Phoenix would yelp. I ask ed my husband to come and help and I held Phoenix’s hips apart as he gently guided it out.
Baby 1 was an 8oz girl! A beautifully marked blenhiem girl!!
Baby 2 got suck, once again coming without a sack, but this time even harder feet first. We tried so hard to get her quickly, but 20 mins of gently pulling with every contraction, we knew there was little hope of a live baby at the end. And we were right – our 2nd perfectly marked blenhiem girl was born DOA 🙁 UGH. We did all we could and rubbed her down to no avail.
At this point, I started called ER vets – I didnt want to pull each puppy out – it’s hard on us and the mom – and I didnt want to lose any more. 3 ER clinics said they were full and not taking any more patients. One told us to call Mt Vernon – despite being an hour away, we called them and they said COME so we jumped in the car and drove.
Phoenix and the blankets and her firstborn were on my lap and my husband drove us. On the way, she started pushing and had a tiny ruby boy. We later weighed him at 4.5oz.
While waiting in the waiting room in the clinic, she started pushing again and had a 2nd ruby baby boy – again small at 4.5oz.
The vet asked if we still wanted surgery with 1 pup to go. We decided to see if she could do it herself and went into a quiet room for her to labor. The final pup, a ruby girl, was another big one but the vet assisted her out and was able to do it so she made it.
I think we arrived home at 4am. Exhausted but grateful. Phoenix is a great mom and now the work begins.
I was so proud to pilot Watson myself this weekend and we got Best Of Breed on Saturday under judge Mrs Donelle Richards. We then went on to make the cut in a competitive toy group and even played in the Owner handler group.
I am very proud of this 2.5 year old boy who is proving to hold his own and we are just a few points shy of his Grand CH now.
Echo showed signs of early labor and so I set up the bed beside her whelping pen. She spent the night nesting and going out to the bathroom and talking walks and resting.
Around 3am her “water” broke and then around 4am a little baby water sac appeared – I was excited that we would soon be welcoming a little one into the world.
Echo started to do little pushes and then would rest. Nothing significant. So, we continued monitoring her and taking her for walks. We administered a little calcium to help keep contractions strong and keep energy levels up, and she went for walks. We even did the wheelbarrow (just exactly what it sounds like) in case there was a baby malpositioned.
Around 6am I got in contract with my vet and told him what I was seeing. he agreed that if we weren’t seeing progression, to bring her in for an assessment and possible c-section at noon.
Around 11, I called and we agreed to bring her in. My 16 year old sat in the car with Echo to keep her safe and Dr Thoreson and his team assessed her and decided the best action was surgery.
It was absolutely the right call. There was a puppy that was stuck in the pelvis and his poor little head was a little cone head. He of course was fine, but at almost 11oz, he was a huge baby to be born naturally.
Boy 1 – 10.10oz
Boy 2 – 10.35oz
Boy 3 – 10.7oz (stuck boy)
Girl – 8.65oz
Once born, they quickly started looking for food. As soon as Echo was awake enough, we got them nursing – they knew what to do immediately. And much to our amazement, she was instantly in love with them – she wanted to lick them – there was no “what are these aliens?” – her mothering instincts kicked in right on the table.
I am so grateful that though it was not what we had planned that it worked out wonderfully.
If you would like to be considered for your own kazuri beagle – please look at the “Puppy page” for our plans and the questionnaire of how you can apply.
Penny’s cavalier pups turn 7 weeks old and they are so sweet. They are really blossoming in their personalities. Lily wants to snuggle and have her belly rubbed. Wyatt wants to snuggle and loves to growl and play. Linus is def the most outgoing of the 3 and loves to explore.
I had to take some photos on my blue chair – they were very sleepy so they arent my favorites so i might try again in a week or two.
Lily
Wyatt
Linus
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These are going to be the final puppy pictures of Emmy and Brie’s precious beagle pups before they scootch off to their new homes. We have a couple going to show homes and one becoming a therapy hopeful. And others are going to be beloved family pets.
It has been an honor to raise them all and love on them while they have been in my care and I hope they make their new families as happy as they have made me.
Till then, enjoy their last pictures for now.
Emmy’s boy 1 – Benji
Emmy’s boy 2 – Joel (now Darwin)
Brie’s boy Solo
Brie’s girl 1 – Padme
Brie’s girl 2 – Sobe
Brie’s girl 3 – Dorme
We have some litters coming up – if you would like to be considered, please fill out a questionnaire on the puppy page. Thank you
Brie and Emmy’s pups are just darling – they are eating, playing, snuggly, mini-beagles 🙂 I adore them. Their little personalities are coming out and they are just so fun. I can hardly believe they will start going to their new homes in just over a week.
They are still enjoying the gardens and outdoors – so you can enjoy the latest photos I took of them playing out there. xo
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