"John Varigos" wrote in message
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Puppy sitting!

Our chocolate Labrador, Baci, had a litter of 6 pups (4 chocolate and 2
black) last Monday night and they have been keeping us busy ever since
(see pics on ABPO). It was quite a traumatic evening as the first one was
born in the back seat of the car outside the vet's surgery, the next one
came about 40 minutes later at home but after a wait of another two hours
with no further births we had to take her in for an emergency Caesar.
Found that Baci had a ruptured uterus and one of the pups had blocked the
birth canal and had died blocking the birth of the other ones. Another was
deformed and didn't make it but we managed to save the other four. Baci is
now stitched up and doing fine.

Ever since it has been a case of watching the pups eat and sleep
continuously all day. They have doubled their weight in 5 days!

Unfortunately the orchid collection is being neglected.

~John

AAACK!!! Poor sweet Baci! She does look good in the photos though. Y'all
must have been worried sick.

K Barrett