question about pregnancy

kelhul · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:16 am Post subject: question about pregnancy

hi

my dog was mated 33 days ago, but at 22 days we went to the vets because she had a UTI he felt her tummy and said he could feel little lumps and said she was pregnant, he asked us to come back in 10 days which we did yesterday, he felt her tummy again and said he couldn't feel anything just fat!!! missy is or was i should say a slim lab and has just started to fill out, he is sending us for a scan (she will be 35 days). so my question is could she be pregnant, and can the vet feel for pregnancy at 32 days? im sooooo confused !!!

kelly xx

sue51 · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:34 am Post subject:

My vet always confirms by scan between 28 and 35 days.

TBH - you need the bitch to be subjected to as little interference as possible in the early stages - I know some breeders don't even scan.

Hope you get the result you want.

JohnW · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 4:00 pm Post subject:

If there is not many they can tuck them away and really keep you guessing. You tend to know for sure if it's a big litter but never really do if there are only a few

Regards, John

Diana · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:21 am Post subject:

Kelly you will soon know. To be honest most vets know less about breeding than you would think. Most have never bred themselves and get very few owners through who are breeding. I really now would take her nowhere and do nothing and sit back and watch to see if her nipples drop down, her vulva stays swollen and the hair starts to go around her teats. You will know if shes in pup within a couple of weeks now pretty clearly so just cross your fingers. You will know if her waistline has expanded through extra food if you search your soul Wink

Its so tempting to hope they are pregs and chuck an extra cup in each day. Which adds up and gives a misleading result on the eye. So if thats not the case and you have strictly stuck to her food volume, and shes now expanding....shes in pup Wink

Don't let anyone fiddle about with her now.

Di

loopy25 · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: question about pregnancy

kelhul · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:20 pm Post subject:

thanks everyone

missy is pregnant shes getting bigger by the day!!

kelly xx

kelhul · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:33 am Post subject:

hi everyone

missy is now 50 days pregnant , shes getting milk and shedding her tummy hair, cant feel any puppies moving yet but we know shes only having a small litter!

by the way how many is a small litter?

kelly xx Razz

loopy25 · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:15 pm Post subject:

so your dog is due about the same time as mine then give or take a few days lol Holly is on day 56 now. She hasnt really lost any hair but you can see the puppies moving when she lays on her side and teats very big.
Getting excited as counting down the days.

pam1 · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:56 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't be touching her tummy, she be unconftorable enough, or touching her nipples apart maybe give her tummy a wash just before whelping. Be surprised how quick pups can get tummy bugs from around mums nipples .

Diana · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:00 pm Post subject:

The very average size labrador litter would be around 6/7/8 pups. A small litter would be 1/2/3.

Di