does this mean that labor is gonna happen soon?
help please!!!!!! im stressed
2007-02-10 12:26:18 · 4 answers · asked by lauriesissons 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
she isnt doing any of that yet. she has contractions and shakes thats about it...she eats like a pig still and drinks water....she looks like she is scared. her vulva area is swollen but it has been for like 3 days now. she has been shaking for a week. im so sconfused i dont know what to do i just want some solid advice
2007-02-10 12:36:27 · update #1
yes its likely
The first sign you will see is her getting ready to nest. She will scratch up her whelping box (or whatever you have set up fpr her to give birth in), she will be unsettled. This will happen about 12 hours prior to labour.
Once labour has started you will see her abdomen contract and then relax, once she has started doing this only allow one hour to pass before first pup arrives, if it goes past one hour or she leaks out brownish/green fluid and no pup appears take her to a vet IMMEDIATELY as she maybe having problems.
After the first pup is born only allow 1/2 hour between births of all following pups. if it goes longer or see discharge and no pup then take to vet.
Good luck!
2007-02-10 12:33:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you taking the Males temp again??????? He isn't carrying the pups and his temp has nothing to do with it. You really should have known what you were doing before breeding your dogs. Call your vet. No one here can help you. Do you know when they mated? Start counting it should be about 63 days since then. If your dog is eating still I think you have more time. She could just be uncomfortable at this point. If you think your stressed just imagine what she's going through. She the one having multiple babies.
2007-02-11 07:12:29 · answer #2 · answered by st.lady (1 of GitEm's gang) 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The males temperature has nothing to do with anything, why are you taking it?
For a temp drop to be an accurate predictor, you need to have a baseline temp, and take her temp at the same time of day, under the same conditions (if she is napping before or walking around it will change her temp), 2-3 times a day. Even then, it can be missed as it will rise again.
What day is she?
2007-02-11 00:36:13 · answer #3 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Normally when her temp drops she will go into labor within the next 24 hours.
Our Collies take longer though - so just keep an eye on her.
2007-02-10 20:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋