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► PRE-BREEDING EXAM FOR THE BITCH 
Description: PRE-BREEDING EXAM FOR THE BITCH A few procedures performed before the bitch comes in heat may make all the difference in producing a litter of live healthy puppies. These procedures will contribute to the continued good health of your bitch. Also, they ensure the safety of the stud dog if a natural breeding should desired, and they can help protect the stud dog's reputation by preventing unnecessary breeding failures. We like to start about one month before the coming heat, in order to have time to treat any problems found. The most common factor in missed litters is the condition of the uterus. Changes to the uterus occur because of low grade bacterial infection, and the progesterone stimulation that occurs in the 'false pregnancy' experienced by every bitch following her heat. Progesterone causes changes in the uterine lining and additionally lowers resistance to bacterial infections. The full breeding cycle in the bitch not 3 weeks, but 4 months, due to the hormonal false pregnancy. Some bitches show outward physical and behavioral signs of a false pregnancy, others don't, but they all have elevated progesterone levels that affect disease resistance and the uterine lining. If a bitch cycles once a year, every 8 months, or every 6 months, she has time for the uterine lining to rest and normalize. Bitches that cycle every 4 months have no such rest period. These short-cyclers, therefore, are more likely to have the condition known as cystic hyperplasia. They are also, for the same reasons, more likely to suffer chronic low grade infection and inflammation in the uterus. The result of these latter two conditions is a build up of diffuse scar tissue in the endometrium. It also follows that every year older the bitch is, the greater the build up of damage from these causes.

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Added on: 07-Jan-2009
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► Reproduction Problems in the Bitch 
Description: Reproduction Problems in the Bitch by Karen Hedberg BVSc

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Added on: 28-Mar-2010
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► Animal Genetics 
Description: Animal Genetics

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Added on: 14-Aug-2011
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► Orphaned Puppies: How to Raise Them 
Description: Puppies are usually orphaned when the mother (dam) is not able to adequately care for her puppies. This may be because she cannot produce milk (a condition called agalactia) or because she has behavioral or psychological abnormalities, which prevent her from adequately caring for her puppies. In rare instances, the mother may actually not be present due to death, injury, or complications arising from a difficult birthing. Some puppies may be several weeks old before their mother becomes unable to care for them.

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Added on: 03-Aug-2009
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► Feeding Orphan Puppies 
Description: Feeding Orphan Puppies

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Added on: 03-Aug-2009
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► Treating a Sick Newborn Puppy 
Description: Treating a Sick Newborn Puppy

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Added on: 03-Aug-2009
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► UC Davis Birth Defects Study/Retained Testicle Study/Cleft Palate 
Description: UC Davis Birth Defects Study/Retained Testicle Study/Cleft Palate

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Added on: 21-Jun-2011
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► The Newborn Nursery 
Description: The Newborn Nursery

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Added on: 03-Aug-2009
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► Canine Reproduction 
Description: Canine Reproduction by Pamela A. Davol Five part series of articles regarding all aspects of canine reproduction and possible reproductive problems in both males and females. Detailed information from pre-estrous to puppies

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Added on: 19-Dec-2010
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► Handrearing Puppies 
Description: Handrearing Puppies

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Added on: 03-Aug-2009
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