It's 7 am on June 19th and our marathon whelping is finished (we hope). Alice brought Kayla up to Marion's home on Wednesday, June 17 th, just to get her settled and used to the routine a bit before the blessed event. Alice and I chatted, sat out in the sunshine and fresh air with Kayla and made sure all was set up early for the big day, Kayla's first litter--that day being June 20 th or so we thought. We went to bed late after a great supper, watching Jeopardy- a must at Marion's, and reading our books. Three hours later (3 am) Kayla started nesting in Alice's bed. At 6:15 am, she delivered without any problems a beautiful little girl. By 11 am we were at 5 pups, 3 boys, 2 girls. She still looked as big as a house and very uncomfortable, so around 1 pm we gave her a shot and she produced 4 more pups, again without problems. At 8 pm Kayla now had 6 boys and 3 girls. We all were ecstatic! Healthy pups, a Mom truly tuckered out and 3 proud but tired "Grandmas". At 9pm we were talking on the phone, bragging about Kayla, when she whelped another beautiful girl, now we were at 10--a large litter, but a nice round number. We fed Kayla, washed her down some, and all went to bed, truly thankful the day had gone so well. Some how Kayla didn't get the message and at midnight she delivered #11- a bouncing baby boy! It has been a wonderful experience with Kayla, she is a great Mom, and did a bang up job with the whelping. Alice really got her hands into this both literally and figuratively. Marion was a great coach and I just enjoyed our day of birthing no end. I have included some pictures of Kayla and her kids (early shots) and will post some more recent pictures later today, after I catch up on some sleep.
Pam
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