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CANINE REPRODUCTION LINKS . . .

The links provided here are included as sources of information for you.  Peppertree Bassets does not endorse nor guarantee the authenticity of any of them nor any products they may have for sale.  Any reproduction issues should be considered as information only, and not a diagnosis nor prescription for treatment.  Always consult your veterinarian before acting on any information provided.

When we begin thinking about breeding we need to consider Dr. George Padgett's words:

"We need to quit whispering about defects, and gossiping about defects, and instead set up a sound program that allows the standard selection procedures to go on so that we breed good dogs and avoid major defects."


General Reproduction Information Canine Pregnancy: Predicting Parturition and Timing Events of Gestation  -- a day by day accounting from heat to whelping from the International Veterinary Information System

 

Canine Reproduction, (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) -- a breeder's view

 

Canine Reproduction Seminar -- Atlantic Veterinary College

 

Control of Genetic Disease -- George Padgett DVM

 

The Ins and Outs of Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity, and Genetic Disease Control -- Jerold Bell DVM

 

Prioritizing Genetic Defects -- George Padgett DVM
  Canine Reproductive Diseases are Rare -- Anne Domit DVM
  Canine Reproduction Seminar -- AKC
  Animal Fertility Clinic -- Synbiotics Corp.
  30th Annual Canine Symposium Canine Reproduction -- U of PA

Specific Topics

Artificial Insemination (including transcervical insemination)

Methods of Artificial Insemination and Their Usage -- by Robert Hutchison DVM
  International Canine Semen Bank
  Methods of Artificial Insemination -- Purina
  Timing the Insemination -- ICSB

Brucellosis

Canine Brucellosis Caused by Brucella Canis -- International Veterinary Information System
  Testing for Canine Brucellosis

Caesarean Section

Canine C Section
  Caesarean Surgery:  An Interesting Case in a Dog

Colostrum

Fading Puppies is Not a Diagnosis -- describes the importance of colostrum

Dystocia

Medical Management of Complications Affecting Delivery (Whelping) -- from a knowledgeable lab breeder.  Easy to read for the lay person.
  Dystocia -- from PetPlace.com (veterinarian managed)
  Dystocia and Caring for Newborn Pups -- Paul Boland BVSc

Eclampsia

Canine Eclampsia -- The Pet Center

Fading Puppies

Fading Puppies is Not a Diagnosis

Hypothyroidism

International Symposium on Canine Hypothyroidism

Infertility

A Clinical Approach to Infertility in the Bitch -- Cain and Feldman

Lactation

Care and Feeding of the Lactating Bitch

Mastitis

 

Orphan Puppies

Baby Food:  Proper Feeding of Orphans

Ovulation Timing

Canine Ovulation Timing -- Melissa Goodman DVM

Oxytocin (Use of)

Oxytocin -- A Necessary Evil?

Pre-Breeding Exam

Pre-Breeding Exam for the Bitch -- Wakeman

Pregnancy Test Kit

Pregnancy Test Kit -- HealthyPets.com
  Pregnancy Test Kit

Pyometra

Canine Information Sheet #1, Pyometra -- Landsdown Veterinary Surgeons, England
  Pyometra, cystic endometrial hyperplasia-pyometra complex -- VetCentric

Resorption/Abortion

Reproduction -- Fetal Resorption -- VetInfo.com
  Canine Abortion -- U of MO Columbia
  Canine Pregnancy Failure -- Antech Diagnostics

Subinvolution of Placental Sites (SIPS)

30th Annual Canine Symposium -- see discussion on SIPS

Swimmers

Swimmer Puppies
  Swimmer Puppies

Uterine torsion

Medical Management of Complications Affecting Delivery (Whelping) -- good discussion by knowledgeable breeder

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