Boojet 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Hi all not very often you will see me post however on this occasion i must, at 6 this morning my lurcher bitch had her first pup by 5.30pm she had 12 everything fine all doing well, went for a beer came back another 6 pups , again all fine but will need some looking after Quote Link to post
Nell 1 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 all fine but will need some looking after You certainly have got that right :11: All the best with your pups mate, 18 is some litter, good luck Quote Link to post
skinnyrat 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 good luck with the pups,ive never bred a litter myself,so maby im way off on this,but im sure someone will say for sure,18 is way too many for the bitch to raise,you would be better of culling a fair few,which will be better for the bitch and the remaining pups,which im sure is formost in your mind rather than the money from selling them,in fact i would never buy a pup from such a big litter no matter how they were bred,as i say though good luck Skinnyrat Quote Link to post
Guest samstheman Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 how many??What a litter! Would imagine nature will take over and cull some-the bitch will have trouble coping with that many babies,she only has 8 teats after all. What breed are they? Quote Link to post
Border Terrier 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 some bitches in the bigger breeds have 10 teats. good luck with them thats a huge litter! Quote Link to post
collie/grey 238 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Wow what a litter! IMO culling pups is cruel, nature will more than likely take it's toll with a fai few. The biggest litter i've had was 13 in april this year, i was pts because it had a cleft palate and dermoid sinus, but all the others were absolutely fine. I hand fed them aswell as putting them on the bitch and they were on solids at 2 1/2 - 3 weeks old. The bitch coped well. Good luck with them. Quote Link to post
brockbart 6 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 18 thats a big litter! weather or not you cull any depends on weather you think any thing of the bitch or are you thinking £££ 3333 Quote Link to post
moonwalker 1 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Holy s##t thats one hell of a litter good luck to all involved Quote Link to post
robinmcleod2 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 amazing litter. what type are they mate Quote Link to post
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 What's the 'Record' number of pups in a litter, for chrissake??? If someone had asked me, " Could a bitch drop 18 ? ", I'd have told them not to be a c***! That's got to be 'Top Five' ranking in the all time ridiculous numbers of pups, surely? Did ye have her on fertillity treatment or something?! Quote Link to post
Guest Zeus Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 What's the 'Record' number of pups in a litter, for chrissake??? If someone had asked me, " Could a bitch drop 18 ? ", I'd have told them not to be a c***! That's got to be 'Top Five' ranking in the all time ridiculous numbers of pups, surely? Did ye have her on fertillity treatment or something?! got to agree their mate ive never heard of that many in my life Quote Link to post
steve109 43 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 down the boozer...while that poor bitch is in welp.... Quote Link to post
wild dog 9 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 18 pups wow mate you've got alote of work to do Quote Link to post
steve109 43 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 What's the 'Record' number of pups in a litter, for chrissake??? If someone had asked me, " Could a bitch drop 18 ? ", I'd have told them not to be a c***! That's got to be 'Top Five' ranking in the all time ridiculous numbers of pups, surely? Did ye have her on fertillity treatment or something?! the largest ever recored litter was 24.......... guinness book of records.... Quote Link to post
scouse moocher 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Deffinatley is an achievment that mate, for the bitch not you that is!! You were in the pub haha A bitch whelping any number of pups has the stuffing knocked out of it for a day or two so for her to whelp 18 puppies sucessfuly is fantastic. Had a lab in not so long ago that whelped 12 puppies, not an enourmous amount i know but still an amount i wouldnt wish on any bitch. The litter im refering to being her first she was a bit clumbsy and being so heavy set made me even more dubious as to wether or not i was going to have a problem on my hands. All 12 made it through the first 24 hours but then the contenders and the weaker pups where suddenly apparent. To assist her i tied coloured wool loosley around 6 of the puppies necks and simply placed them on her in 90 minute intervals, making sure that each pup in each group was feeding and content. This regime worked spot on for me, was a bit of a pain in the arse but i love what i do. After 10 days i felt my intervention was no longer necessary. Obviously 18 is a huge burden for any bitch so this may be something you could try to help them and her along. I personaly would not reccomend culling any healthy puppies, simply because they have 8 or so more siblings than their mothers owner is used to seeing / whelping. Mother nature culls when necessary. Good luck with them anyway and keep us informed on their progress and the bitches too. Try and get some pics up too! Kind Regards Ant Quote Link to post
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