Whelping Kit One

Whelping Kit One

Whelping Kit One is a collection of essential supplies that will assist during whelping. This kit will help ensure the safety and well-being of mother and puppies during and immediately after the whelp.

Whelping Kit One includes

Hygiene

• Gloves - 5 sets of latex and powder free gloves. Used maintain hygiene.
• F10 Disinfectant Hand Rub - 100mL. No water required. Used to sanitise hands.
• Shoe Covers - 5 sets of non-slip shoe covers. Used to maintain hygiene. 
• Iodine Prep Pads x 10 - umbilical cord disinfection.
• Alcohol Prep Pads x 10 - instrument sterilisation.
• Alcohol/Chlorhex Prep Pads x 10 - instrument sterilisation and skin cleaning.
• Puppy Pads - 10 Absorbent Puppy Pads used to maintain a clean whelping area.

Puppy Wellness

• Non-Waxed Dental Floss - to tie off umbilical cords.
• DeeLee Mucus Extractor - A simple but effective suction device used to clear the airways of newborn puppies and kittens.
• Thermal Shock Blanket - Offers effective protection against excessive temperature loss.
• Bottle and Syringe Feeding Kit - This kit comes with 5 teats which fit both the bottle or the luer-lock syringes.
• Velcro Puppy Collars - A set of 15 Velcro Puppy collars used to identify puppies at a glance.

Monitoring of Dam

• Thermometer - Digital Fast Read with case. Used to take temperature.
• Surgi-gel Plus Sterile Lubricant - 6 x 3mL sachets, Surgi-gel is a Water Based, Nontoxic, Lubricant used on thermometers or when undertaking examinations.

Instruments

• Sterile Scissors – surgical steel and sterile for hygienic use. Blunt/Sharp.
• Sterile Mosquito Forceps with ratchet clamp  – surgical steel and sterile for hygienic use.
• Kidney Dish - to place instruments in.

Additional things you may consider having on hand are

• heat pad / heat lamp
• towels
• Calcium
• Worming tablets and Syrup
• Nutri-drops
• Nutripet
• Puppy milk - Wombaroo or Di-Vetelact
• Impact Colostrum