She's started...
Pixie started crying at 7 PM Dec 8th. She was restless all night, but no labor yet. She's a trooper though, and doing just fine.
Panting!
Pixie tells Nicole this was all a misunderstanding and she has changed her mind about the whole baby thing!
9:30 PM Dec 9th, Pixie's first puppy is born on the bed!!!
Red girl, 8 3/4 oz.
11:30 PM 2nd pup born... This could take a while!!!
Red boy, 8 1/2 oz.
Nicole takes a pizza break after pups 1 and 2 are born. Here she is feeding Pixie some puppy custard made of cream, egg yolk and Karo syrup. It was the only thing Pix would eat.
It looks like Pix is on a 2 hour interval schedule, sheesh!
2 AM, Dec 10th, Pup #3
Black and tan boy, hunter's crest and white patch on chest, 8 oz.
3 hour wait... Nicole calls the vet and gets the OK to administer a calcium shot sub-q and an IM oxitocin. 20 minutes later..
5:08 AM, Dec 10th, number 4 is born.
B&T male, a huge 9 3/4 oz.
6:19 AM, Dec 10th, pup #5 is born
Red female, 7 3/4 oz.
The happy family at the end of the loooong night.
Final count: 3 boys and 2 girls. Atta girl Pixie! Congrats Kadenz!
More pics later as the puppies grow...