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Post by deguconvert on Jun 17, 2012 19:29:15 GMT
I wonder if perhaps you may want to take her to your vet, along with her mate, and have her looked at? You will want to be very careful with transport and how you move her. If you can let her do all the moving into and out off things, rather than using your own hands, it might be easier on her.
Are you sure of your due dates? Did you count 90 days for gestation?
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Post by thedreamer12 on Jun 17, 2012 21:20:58 GMT
I am very impatient. I don't think anything is wrong. She's acting normally for the most part.
I did count 90 days after gestation, but it's only a guess of when gestation took place. There is a large chance I could have been wrong.
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Post by thedreamer12 on Jun 17, 2012 22:33:17 GMT
Scratch that "normal" comment.
She's been laying in her nest den all day. I can see her and she appears to be resting, but she can't seem to actually sleep. I'm thinking maybe she's resting for the birth (?). I'm not sure. She doesn't seem to be in pain or anything. I don't have a way of telling if she's in labor, because I don't want to disturb her.
Can anyone tell me if this is normal?
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 17, 2012 23:03:40 GMT
Difficult to say, as she will be doing her best not to announce her labor. That would be a danger for her and her pups in the wild, and the instinct still prevails in captivity. She could be resting, and labor/delivery could be imminent.
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Post by thedreamer12 on Jun 18, 2012 0:31:12 GMT
Hm. I see. She's doing her best to prepare her den for babies. If I had to guess, I'd say she'll probably go into labor within the next few days.
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 18, 2012 5:06:53 GMT
I'm sure you're right about that!
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Post by thedreamer12 on Jun 18, 2012 9:02:47 GMT
Guess who's finally in labor guys! It's five in the morning here, and I woke up to find that her water had broken all over her den, and she was in the midst of contractions.
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Post by dusty on Jun 18, 2012 11:12:24 GMT
Yay - go Dex Hope tis all going well, I have no idea how long a degu can be in labour for - now I'm getting impatient for you
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Post by thedreamer12 on Jun 18, 2012 11:27:09 GMT
So far, it seems pretty normal to me. I know every time she has a contraction because a small amount of blood comes out. There should be a pup number one soon. I have some videos that I'll probably upload after the babies are born, and of course, link them to this sight so you all can watch. Oooh. Dex is in the midst of a contraction as I type this. Poor baby girl.
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Post by thedreamer12 on Jun 18, 2012 12:12:17 GMT
Anyone know about how long after they start bleeding that they start actually delivering the babies?
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Post by pixierodentrescue on Jun 18, 2012 12:44:26 GMT
This seems like an awfully long time to be in labor, but I have no idea what the normal is. Our goo seemed to get through the whole thing in a couple of hours and really didn't make much noise or produce much blood as far as we could see. To be honest though we pretty much just left her to it for a few hours before we checked and she isn't very vocal anyway. I hope there's some good news soon.
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Post by pixierodentrescue on Jun 18, 2012 12:46:47 GMT
Also this was our goo's second litter so things may have been easier for her.
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Post by thedreamer12 on Jun 18, 2012 12:58:40 GMT
Well, I've been watching her this whole time (since I found blood in her den), and I know, especially with their first litter, It can take a while for them to give birth. She is still having contractions, and they are more frequent now than when they started. It isn't that much blood. It's a small amount of blood every once in a while. I don't have any bad feelings. she seems normal in between contractions, so if she's fine than I'm fine.
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Post by moletteuk on Jun 18, 2012 18:09:20 GMT
Can't wait for an update
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 18, 2012 19:49:13 GMT
Yeah, me too! Been checking back again and again to see if anything more has come about.
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Post by dusty on Jun 18, 2012 19:51:28 GMT
^ us too
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Post by pixierodentrescue on Jun 18, 2012 22:41:20 GMT
My partner posted the above comments, only just reading now, puuups?
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Post by thedreamer12 on Jun 19, 2012 14:15:41 GMT
Guys, I need someone's advice.
It has been two days since I noticed the blood and there are no babies. She was contracting yesterday, and I haven't noticed any contractions today. She's eating and drinking normally like nothing is wrong. The blood has stopped as well. I'm thinking it's a possibility that she might be having a breach baby or that she's tired herself out and needs shot of oxytocin. I haven't taken her to the vet yet, because she's acting like nothing's wrong, and her babies are still alive (moving around inside her) and all. I don't know if any of this is normal, but I plan on going to the pet shop that told me they were both male and complaining until they compensate me for this vet bill or give me a free cage or even take what's left of the litter that I can't care for.
What do you guys think?
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 19, 2012 14:21:27 GMT
You need to take her to the vet. She is at risk of bursting her uterus I would think, and since her water has broken, the risk for infection is HUGE. Also, the long she goes undelivered, the greater the chances are that both she and all her pups will die. I really would consider this an emergency!
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 19, 2012 14:25:16 GMT
Do the vet thing now, and worry about the other considerations after she is safely delivered of her pups. I think her condition is urgent so go now if you can . . . and then afterward you can take your bills to the pet shop and show them the expense of a pregnant "male."
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