just woundered if there are any tail tail signs to know if my great dane is expecting she was bred 5 weeks ago and the base of her nipples have gone bold and saging hope someone will know thanks for taking the time to read this
2007-05-06 00:10:34 · 9 answers · asked by SIMON B 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
My first concern is for your female Dane.
If she is pregnant, she needs MUCH better nutrition and more food. Please put her on a high quality puppy food right away. This ensures more calcium, protein, nutrients which she needs desperately if she is carrying.
Also add cottage cheese to her dry-food diet daily.
I would use Science Diet Puppy or Pedigree Puppy.
You may need "Puppy Large Breed" for her.
Dog food recall link below.
The enlarged teats give you a clue that she is pregnant, but it's no guarantee. Other signs:
constantly hungry, going to the food bin and acting like she wants more food
following you around, being "needy" for attention more than usual
Please take her to see the vet. Meanwhile treat her with care, as if she is pregnant.
If she is pregnant, you need to do your research and know what to expect and how to prepare for whelping and even to assist her if necessary.
Now, the others have some good points. The she-dog is at risk because of her pregnancy and her large size. In addition, Danes are prone to hip and joint problems and heart disease. Before being bred, the female should be certified for sound hips (OFA) and should be at least 2 1/2 yrs old in that breed. If she is not a champion and OFA certified, she will be better off spayed after this.
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2007-05-06 02:16:28 · answer #1 · answered by Tanya968 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That can be a sign of pregnancy but it can also be a sign of a false pregnancy. The best way to know for sure is a vet exam which she should have any way.
Also do NOT feed her low quality store brand foods such as Pedigree, Science Diet, IAMS/Eukanuba,Purina etc feed her a good qaulity food such as Canidae, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, Merrick, Innova, Solid Gold jsut to name a few.
I hope your girl is at least 2 years old and has had all of her heath tests..OFA/PennHip, CERF/PRA, Thyroid, cardio..all these are VERY important for a Dane. You also should be learning all you can about whelping and newborn care..make sure you have a good Dane knowledgable vet or experienced Dane breeder to help you. I hope this was a breeding for all of the right reasons and with a sound,health Dane taht is close to breed standard.
2007-05-06 14:01:51 · answer #2 · answered by Great Dane Lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FYI Great Dane Rescues are full. You are part of the problem. I hope you place this litter into better homes then yourself on limited registration so that this cycle can't continue. If you have to ask questions like this, then you should not be breeding as there will be far more serious issues to deal with later. Call your vet and get a brain. You are going to need one very soon
2007-05-06 00:40:18 · answer #3 · answered by Freedom 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
She must be pregnant based on the actuality that she replaced into bred, along with her nipples and abdomen getting larger. Milk won't come out yet because it relatively isn't any longer yet her term to offer start. Its annoying to tell a hundred % by skill of merely looking. the only thank you to easily right be sure if there are fetuses is by skill of ultrasound or X-ray. At one month previous fetuses may well be seen in the ultrasound with heartbeat. For X-ray fetuses may well be seen slightly later because it desires fetal bones to be seen in X-ray it relatively is radiopaque (approximately 6 weeks being pregnant). i'm hoping this facilitates.
2016-10-04 11:15:12 · answer #4 · answered by arieux 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some dogs can be palpated at 4 weeks. you can feed her a good quality puppy food now to her till she has the puppies. also feed her some cottage cheese to help with the Calcium she need for the puppies. you do not have to have her spayed if she is part of a breeding progman. some people think that every female needs to be spayed. if they are not shown in the breed ring.
2007-05-06 01:39:19 · answer #5 · answered by Skyhoss 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the only way you will know at this stage is by ultrasound. The gestation period for a dog is 63-65 days
her appetite will increase, her nipples will get ready to produce milk and the obvious one is she will become bigger.
Might be worth getting her scanned as she will need more calories at the moment if she is pregnant.
depends where you live regarding xray or ultrasound. In the uk if the vet cannot palpate they will ultrasound rather than xray as it it safer and cheaper.
2007-05-06 00:20:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Has she gained any weight?? If she is pregnant she should be pretty far along, over half way. I would take her to the vet and see what he says. He should be able to palpate the Babbie's or he'll ask for an X-Ray of her abdomen to see if he sees anything. If he does he should be able to tell you how many to expect. After she delivers please spay her. It will decrease her chance for a deadly uterine infection and cancer. Plus you will be decreasing the chance of more dogs being killed every year because they don't have a place to call home.
2007-05-06 00:46:22 · answer #7 · answered by Alicia G 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I ma a dog breeder and that is very normal for a dog to do at the moment she has puppies in her stomach.
2007-05-06 05:05:19 · answer #8 · answered by Sara M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How irresponsibe! If you are actually breeding your dog then you should be liaising with a vet anyway not asking us!
2007-05-06 00:31:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋