My dog has succeeded in confusing me. To start with, when she came into heat and I had hopes on breeding her to my other little male pekingese..the vet said he had a very low sperm count. two months later.. i go to a different vet to find out my little lady is pregnant with at least two puppies (could ONLY be by him)..and is expected to deliver at any date given the pretty heftiness of these little pups. So, it's been five dates since I took her in.. I have been taking her temperature.. It was 100.6 at the vet..went down to 99.5..back up to 100.2... today is was 98.6.. i was certain it was going to happen today, but it shot back up to 100.1. She is acting very docile, (her usual behavior). Her vulva is a tad bit more swollen than it was yesterday.. the puppies aren't moving near as much.. but she really isn't showing any real signs of labor. I thought the temp drop was a dead give away.. WHAT'S GOING ON?? I am so confused. & Due to the holiday..i can't call the vet. Any advice???
2006-12-25 12:59:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
The temperature goign down and up again means she's just about ready to give birth. We just had a mama Coon hound who went through the same up-and-down for several days before she finally gave birth.
The temperature needs to remain around 98 degrees for about 6-12 hours... and then the pups will come. Be patient, and keep taking her temp every two hours.
The onset of labor is usually accompanied by a lot of panting, pacing and nest-building behavior. Hard labor will be preceeded by a squirt of nearly clear liquid; and the dog may hunch over and lift her tail with each hard contraction.
You should have pups before the end of this week.
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2006-12-25 13:11:22 · answer #1 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She is probably very close but not co,pletely ready yet. Most likely it will happen sometime tomorrow. Just keep a close watch on her. If the vet was right about the low sperm count and she wasn't around any other dogs, then your little guy proved the vet wrong.
2006-12-25 21:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
if the boy dog is licking the girl dogs butt hole than theire in heat. duh.
2006-12-25 21:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by peace maker 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋