stalled labor?

Question
My Springer Spaniel started labor last night. She delivered two puppies within about 20 minutes of each other, the last being at 7:45 p.m. We waited for the others and nothing came. It is now 7:00 a.m and still no signs of the other puppies. We can feel and see that there are more dogs. What should we do?

Answer
Hi Quincy

Have you taken her up for a walk?  A nice brisk walk (of course you'll have to have her on a leash or she won't go) around the back yard sometimes is enough for a pup to get repositioned and get things moving again.  Vanilla ice cream (calcium) can also bring on contractions.

The alternative is a shot of oxytocin from the vet and possibly a c-section if a pup is stuck. 11 hours is a very long time to wait.  If things don't progress in the next 30 minutes, I would be off to the vet.

Good luck