Our sweet Lilly girl was pregnant with five babies and after a long labor she was able to present us with 3 girls and 2 boys. Unfortunately, the babies were very small and we lost three in the first week – two little boys and one girl - in spite of round-the-clock tube feedings. Thinking that all was well, I began to relax with the two remaining puppies but Lilly was bleeding more than usual. One morning she was unable to walk. We rushed her to vet and discovered that she was severely anemic. She received a transfusion from Camper and really perked up in the afternoon and we took her back home. The bleeding didn’t stop. The next day we made the difficult decision to have her spayed as it seemed to be the only way to stop the bleeding. At this point, I had a very sick Lilly in addition to some very hungry puppies on my hands. I called my friend and Cavalier breeder here in Wichita, Darlene Young. She had a litter of one little girl whose Mom readily accepted the hungry little babies. The babies stayed with their adopted Mom Glory and her daughter Audrey until they were weaned and could come back home.
Now for the rest of the story…the babies, Clementine and Emmaline, will go to their new homes next week. I will miss them so much particularly since I didn’t have them for as long as I usually do but they are both staying here in Wichita. They are doing very well (Thank you Glory!) and are enjoying our big snowfall yesterday. Lilly has recovered fully except for having a continual bad hair day due to the surgery. She has gained all the weight back and is her normal sweet self. She continues to spend the night in her special place next to our bed and I suspect that neither of us will want her to give that up any time soon.
I am planning to breed our tri girl Velvet when she comes in season so there are puppies in our future! Keep checking the website for updates! Thank you to everyone for your care and concern for Lilly and the babies – a happy ending!
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