getting ready for birth

Over the past weeks I have been busy building penny and Molly's whelping boxes. These can be bought online or you can make one your self. Once these are in position, I lay the mats and vet fleece ready for the birth day, and beside the box get all the bits I need.
Wipes for cleaning the bitch after each delivery.
Flannel 1 for each pup for cleaning after birth.
Gloves apron and hand sanitizer
Puppy bed with head pad or hot water bottles blanket and towel once puppies are cleaned I place  then on the heated towel and under the blanket in a little puppy bed until mum is ready to feed
Spare towels and puppy pads
Birth record sheet and pen and scales to record and weigh each puppy and to track the birth timings
Medical kit, kidney dish, sterile scissor, sterile clamps, sterile forceps, alcohol wipes, iodine, mat, lubricant, thermometer, bulb aspirations, sterilizing tablets, stethoscope, dressings and pads in case of emergency.
Torch battery
Phone and emergency vet number.

All this is ready to go next to the whelping box, most can be ordered online or obtained through your vet.

2 weeks from birth due I take then too be groomed keeping their coat short but not too short helps with hygiene issues.