Puppy Litter and Buyer Record
Know which puppy is which, what the vet has done to each one and which buyer has paid for it — so no puppy is promised twice and nothing leaves without its papers.
PA-15 2 pages
Pets and animals · PA-31
Whelping Log
A free printable whelping log: each puppy's time of birth, sex, colour, weight and placenta, plus every event, call to the vet and whelping area reading.
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What this sheet is for
Write the birth down as it happens, puppy by puppy, with the time of every call to the vet. Nothing then has to be remembered later in a tired blur.
Who it is for
Dog breeders and their helpers sitting up with a bitch in labour.
How to use it
- Before labour, ask your vet when to call them and what to keep the whelping area at, and write both in the boxes.
- Note the times labour began and straining started.
- As each puppy arrives, write its time, sex, colour, weight and when its placenta came, and give it a collar.
- On the back, write every event and call to the vet as it happens, with the advice given, and take area readings.
- When the last puppy is born, work through the checklist and copy the details to your litter record.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Kept beside the whelping box during the birth: each puppy's time of birth, sex, colour, weight and placenta on the front, then every event, reading and call to the vet on the back, written as it happens.
Your vet's advice, written in beforehand. No temperatures, timings or warning signs are printed. Before labour starts, ask your vet when they want you to call them and what to keep the whelping area at, and write both in the boxes below. If you are worried during the birth, call: do not wait for anything on this sheet.
Write-on lines: Dam: name and reg. no. · Sire · Mated on · Due (vet's estimate) · Vet practice and phone · Out-of-hours number · Helper and phone · Call the vet if (their advice) · Whelping area kept at · Thermometer · Labour: first signs · Straining began · First puppy · Last puppy · Total born · Born alive
Puppies — one line per puppy, in order of birth; times as they happened
Table, 10 rows: No. · Born at · Gap · Sex · Colour and markings · Weight · Placenta · Breathing · Suckled · Collar · Notes
Page 2
Events and calls — anything significant, every call made and the advice given
Table, 11 rows: Time · What happened · Who was called · Advice given · Done
Whelping area readings — time and reading, in the unit on your thermometer
Table, 3 rows: Time · Reading · Time · Reading · Time · Reading · Time · Reading · Time · Reading
After the last puppy
- Placentas counted against puppies born
- Every puppy has suckled
- Dam offered water and food, and taken out to toilet
- Bedding changed; area kept as your vet advised
- Vet check for dam and litter booked, if advised
- Each puppy's details copied to the litter record
Questions
Why are there no warning times or temperatures printed?
Because when to worry, and what temperature to keep the whelping area, depend on the bitch, the breed and your vet's advice. A printed number could make someone wait when they should call. Write your vet's own advice in the boxes before labour starts, and call whenever you are worried.
Why count the placentas?
Because the sheet asks for one to be noted against each puppy, so a missing one shows up. If the count does not match, tell your vet and follow their advice.
What if there are more puppies than lines?
Print a second copy of the front page and number its puppies on from the first. Keep the events and calls on the back of the first copy, so they stay in one place.
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