8 is Enough!

Scout had an emergency c-section this morning and delivered 8 healthy pups, all came out of the operating room screaming and wiggling. I shot a few shaky pics with my phone:

Five girls, three boys.  Five brindles, three reds.  Two of the reds are girls.

Puppies started nursing while Scout was still zonked, here showing the Yardican yard long tongue in all its glory.

Vet just called and said Scout is up and eating and drinking.  He wants to run another blood chemistry before she comes home.  Looking forward to getting the family home.

What else?  Oh yeah - what went wrong:  low calcium.  I had just re-read all the puppy books Friday at a boring accounting seminar, and luckily I had read and remembered the symptoms.  We went to the Emergency Vet at 4:30 am, then to our vet later for the surgery.  I'll write more later, with a special message to all fellow first time breeders.