Preparing for the AI Visit
I am starting to make plans to take Tink to the AI Vet in Richmond. I will drive her to Elam’s Animal Hospital on Wednesday afternoon and leave her there until the AI is complete. Dr. Nick recommended I bring her down early so he could test her progesterone levels as needed. This way he could perform the AI at the right time without me having to rush her there. I’m not crazy about leaving her, but I can see the logic in this approach. She could be spending 5-7 days away from home, so I’m packing her food and bed to take down.
Today has been the heaviest day of Estrus. During the day she spent a couple of hours playing outside, retrieving the Kong and we trained for about 45 mins on some blind marks. At night she is sleeping by 10pm. Her appetite has not diminished. She currently weighs about 56 lbs. I’m starting to feed her Innova EVO Dog, see http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=product-detail&pxsl=%2F%2Fproduct%5B@id%3D%271246%27%5D. Evo has been been given the WDJ’s top approved dog food recommendation and it now comes in can too. Her coat is looking great and she’s put on 1-2 lbs since last spring.
… Peter
January 29th, 2006 at 3:13 am
Good Luck Peter & Tink on Wednesday! In a month from the date of A.I we will probably know if all our work turned out well.
All the best Ulla and Ferro
February 2nd, 2006 at 1:21 pm
Peter.
When is Tink leaving for the A.I in Richmond? Next week we are going to Estonia with Ferro for the dogshow 11-12/2.
There are only 7 flatcoats attending the show and there are a big chans for Ferro to get the Estonian champion title, since there are only two male dogs and Ferro is the champion male of these two.
According to Christina in Finland, Ferro is absolutely the best of the two. Keep your fingers crossed for us and we keep ours for Tink. I think it would be wonderful if we could get the title before the litters. Christina and her bitch is joining the trip with us and a friend of mine who owns Ferros ½ syster Nelly at kennel Dark Lady´s here in Smedjebacken is coming with me from Sweden. Nelly is a lovely flatcoat bitch.
Ulla
February 2nd, 2006 at 2:31 pm
Ulla –
The current plan is to drive to Richmond on Saturday morning. I just got the Plasma Progesterone results. The level is 2.3 ng/ml so the ovulation is starting.
February 2nd, 2006 at 8:53 pm
Good luck with this breeding! The whole process is pretty amazing, but well worth the work and worry when you FINALLY get to look in the whelping box at the happy, healthy mom and babies!! Snicker says, “Good Luck Tink – we’ll keep paws crossed for a successful breeding and whelping!!”
Linda Conrad and Tink’s sister Snicker
February 2nd, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Thanks Linda, everything is falling into place finally. I’m starting to appreciate what you went through with Snicker.