Puppy Intensive Care: A Breeder's Guide to Care of Newborn Puppies [Paperback]

Myra Savant-Harris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2005

If puppies are on the way, you want those newborns to have the best possible chance of survival and good health by being prepared. You can’t count on a vet being available, so breeders need to learn these skills. Learn how to administer simple but effective measures to help puppies in distress. Described in friendly, non-technical terms from a long-time breeder.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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“Black-and-white photographs illustrate Puppy Intensive Care: A Breeder's Guide to Care of Newborn Puppies is an in-depth how-to manual written especially for breeders, though aspiring veterinarians may also find it a useful reference. Chapters discuss in depth how to prepare and use all the tools that one needs to give a puppy the best possible chance of survival, even if it is born midnight on a weekend or holiday when the local vet's office is closed. Statistically, roughly thirty percent of puppies born die in infancy; with the proper equipment and knowledge to remedy environmental factors (as opposed to genetic factors, about which little can be done) this can ideally be reduced to ten percent. Chapters cover how to build and maintain a warming box, how to properly use a bulb syringe on newborn puppies, umbilical cord care, why puppies must ingest colostrum (an immunity boosting substance produced by the mother) or a suitable substitute early on, how to treat a sick newborn pup if veterinary care is not immediately available, remedying a puppy that becomes chilled or dehydrated, and much more. "If your puppy isn't breathing well, assume that he has large amounts of body fluid in his lungs, throat and nasal passages... FIRST, use the bulb syringe on the back of the throat; NEVER suction the nostrils before the throat. Syringing the nostrils first will cause the puppy to take a breath, inhaling fluids into his lungs". A 30-minute DVD accompanies this absolute must-have for anyone expecting a litter of puppies.” James A. Cox --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 61 pages
• Publisher: Dogwise Publishing; Pap/DVD edition (December 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929242247
• ISBN-13: 978-1929242245
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly Good Book!, March 30, 2007

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This review is from: Puppy Intensive Care: A Breeder's Guide to Care of Newborn Puppies (Paperback)

The lady that wrote this is an RN that has helped countless women deliver babies. She has since become a dog breeder and has now helped save lots of puppies. She not only tells you what equipment you need but will actually sell it to you herself for what I think is a pretty fair price. She even gives you her e-mail address so you can send her questions through her e-mail. This book comes with a DVD that brings to life what she teaches you how to do in the book. All in all this is the only book that has ever made me feel like I will know what to do when I have a crisis with newborn puppies. In the book this lady says you can reduce your mortality rate by 20%! That's a lot! She says the average amount of puppies that die in infancy is 30% and that you can get it down to 10%. This book is so inexpensive that I think you can't afford to NOT buy it.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for Breeders, June 9, 2006

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L. A. in Wisconsin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Puppy Intensive Care: A Breeder's Guide to Care of Newborn Puppies (Paperback)

If you breed dogs or are thinking of breeding your dog you need to know all of the emergencies that can occur in the middle of the night when no one or no Vet is available....this book will walk you through those problems...it is no nonsense from a gal (an Intensive care RN)that has been there and done that...it also has an informative...step by step... DVD to illustrate how to tube feed a pup and how to give sub Q fluids.
If it saves the life of even one pup...it was more than worth the price of the book.
We use it at our Hospital and recommend it.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Puppy Intensive Care - A Must for Breeder Libraries...., April 3, 2007

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This review is from: Puppy Intensive Care: A Breeder's Guide to Care of Newborn Puppies (Paperback)

This is the best text I have read in 30 years of dog breeding. Informative and written for the lay-man. The accompanying DVD was frosting on the cake. I would recommend this book for all dog breeders, regardless of experience.