Whelping Supplies
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This list was compiled during a discussion on the ApsoBreeders list.

Faye asked:

As I am finally starting to get things organized and settled I have a few questions....................
 
What do you guys all like to keep in your whelping supplies?  I haven't kept anything in one place and am having trouble locating everything - that has been solved with the purchase of a large rubbermaid container.

Cathy wrote:

6 small hand towels
Roll of paper towels
1 dozen cloth diapers
Large bottle Betadine
Large denatured alcohol
4 Kelly clamps (large curved hemostats)
2 curved surgical scissors
Several packages dental floss
Small rubbermaid type soft plastic dishpan (to hold pups if you need to)
Whelping box (about 24" x 36")
Infra-red heat lamp
Scale sensitive enough to accurately measure to nearest gram, up to 500 grams.
Notebook, pen, ruler
Neonatal bulb syringe
Newspapers (torn lengthwise in long strips)

To Cathy, Shirley wrote:

Shame on you, you forgot to include Digital Camera. I know yours can't be
far from the whelping box, given the wonderful pictures you have taken of new litters.

Cathy replied:

I use a Nikon D-200 with a 18 - 200 mm.lens.  I use an sb400 flash bounced off
a paper hood Which I make myself.I apply about +1.3 F stops correction to compensate 
for the bounce. The bounced flash gives a soft light without harsh shadows. The distance to the subject varies, 
but with the zoom, it is usually at least 4-6 feet.  The photos are usually 
cropped from the 10 megapixel original - to afford the best composition and 
get rid of distracting elements.