Dalmatian Gives Birth to Allegedly Record Breaking Litter

Thu, 08 Jan 2009

A Dalmatian dog has given birth to what is believed to be a record breaking litter of 18 puppies . The animal, Button – daughter of a dog who starred in Disney’s 102 Dalmatians, gave birth to 15 puppies in 2007 but its latest litter is said to be a UK record by the Dalmatian Club. A Club representative, Paul Hoskins, said, ‘It is the biggest Dalmatian litter I have ever heard of. I have heard of 14 or 15 puppies and that is reasonably common.’ It is not yet known if the litter is an official record as the Guinness Book of Records does not keep records for individual dog breeds .

The puppies were delivered by Caesarean section by vet Con Hassett on December 23rd. The vet later spoke of the difficulty of the task his team faced, having been ‘confronted by 18 pups in a nine or ten minute period’. Mr Hassett added, ‘They had to revive them, clamp the cords and check them for abnormalities, it was a hectic time for them.’

Button’s owners, Adam and Nicola Morley, are hand feeding their new pets . Mr Morley said, ‘We feed all of the pups several times a day because Button can't feed them all constantly. We all take it in turns to feed them, my stint is usually 3am.’

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