Title: Shih Tzu – Reviving Lifeless Shih Tzu Puppies At Birth
Author: Connie Limon
If a Shih Tzu puppy's progress is impeded, staying too long in
the birth canal, it may be visibly lifeless. Some of these Shih
Tzu puppies may have a faint heartbeat but no respiratory
response. Others may show neither condition of life. A few
visibly stillborn Shih Tzu puppies will respond to efforts of
resuscitation.
Never blow into a gurgling Shih Tzu puppy's mouth! Never blow
into a Shih Tzu puppy's mouth and nose before it has first been
shaken-down. If you fail to shake a Shih Tzu puppy down before
resuscitation is attempted on a visibly stillborn Shih Tzu
puppy, you will force the amniotic fluid present into the Shih
Tzu puppy's lungs. The Shih Tzu puppy will die of asphyxiation,
drowning in its own life fluid.
First prepare a visibly stillborn Shih Tzu puppy for
resuscitation by using the bulb syringe and shaking-down method
several times to clear the airway as much as possible.
Wrap your hand around the Shih Tzu puppy's chest, your
fingertips against the rib cage just behind the elbow. Pump your
fingers two or three times in rapid succession to stimulate the
heart. This action expels the oxygen in the Shih Tzu puppy's
lungs. Quickly follow the pumping by covering the Shih Tzu
puppy's muzzle, mouth and nose with your mouth. Blow gently. Do
not blow too hard. You could rupture the Shih Tzu newborn's
delicate lung tissues. Do not blow air you have exhaled! Use
your cheeks only to gently push fresh air into the Shih Tzu
puppy's lungs. Give the Shih Tzu puppy four breaths, then repeat
the finger-pumping action over the lungs and heart. It may be
necessary to repeat these resuscitation measures of breathing
and pumping for as long as 20 or 30 minutes before the Shih Tzu
puppy may respond sturdily on its own.
Check the Shih Tzu puppy's color after four or five minutes of
resuscitation. Are the Shih Tzu puppy's pads and gums pink or
blue? If the gums are white or bluish white, it may be too late
to save this particular Shih Tzu puppy. If the Shih Tzu puppy's
gums and pads on the paws were pink at birth, and pink in
response to your resuscitation efforts, there is a chance the
Shih Tzu puppy can be revived.
Once the Shih Tzu puppy is resuscitated and breathing well on
its own, give the Shih Tzu puppy a final brisk toweling.
Thoroughly dry the Shih Tzu puppy, causing it to cry and use its
lungs. Give the Shih Tzu puppy back to its mother.
Identifying Puppies:
Nail polish to the Shih Tzu puppy's toenails can be used to
identify look-alikes. For example, the right front foot toenails
of one Shih Tzu puppy may be painted red, another Shih Tzu
puppy's painted in pink. The left forepaws on two other Shih Tzu
puppies, and the hind toenails on four additional sibling Shih
Tzu puppies is left. With two colors, eight Shih Tzu puppies of
the same sex and color may be readily identified from birth
onward.
Many Shih Tzu puppies born one color change as they grow. At
this time the Shih Tzu puppies no longer require identification
by nail polish. Do not enter into your notes or notebook the
birth colors of Shih Tzu puppies.
It is best for Shih Tzu puppies to begin nursing as soon as
possible. Some Shih Tzu puppies born vigorously have from the
time of birth a strong instinct of where to go and how to begin
nursing. Other Shih Tzu puppies will take time to begin nursing
and may require your assistance. The sooner a Shih Tzu puppy
nurses, the less chance there is of losing it.
This article is FREE to publish with resource box.
About The Author: Connie Limon. I raise Shih Tzu puppies from
top champion lines for pet owners and to approved homes for show
and/or breeding. Purchase online and sign up for our newsletter
at: http://www.staingla
__,_._,___
No comments:
Post a Comment