i have a female Labrador in India her name is daisy ,i have been taking care of her since 2.5 years and i was in a NGO in india in which we help the poor or stray animals which are in need and i know a lot of things about and cats as well .my dog was in labour and i helped her with her litters she starting give birth to puppies at 7 pm and she gave birth to last puppy at 2 am i was with her when the puppy came i cleaned it and gave to her so she can not get nervous and she can lick her to show mother love.