I was wondering if anyone had any experience with a bigger male breeding with a smaller female? I want to know the outcome of it. Like did she deliver vaginally with no problems or was a c-section performed. I am talking like a 3 pound difference in weight.
2007-09-04 10:17:20 · 10 answers · asked by jlo19832002 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
With a 3-pound difference, there should be no huge problem, unless a bulldog is involved. Bulldogs have such huge heads that most bitches have to get a C-section done to safely deliver the pups; the mixes are hardly any different. I've never bred a dog; I do not believe in contributing to the overpopulation problem.
2007-09-04 10:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by the fire within 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I'm sorry but you need to know the size of teh male going back about 3 generations. Teh male is the one that determines size but if he's say the runt and the others in teh litter are 10 or more pound bigger it can be a very serious problem.
Even with the male being about 3 pounds larger it's hard to say. I would have the vet on call and if tshe goes into labor and doesn't deliver in 2 hours then vet immediately.
I will also warn that most dogs seem to deliver in teh middle of the night so not only are you looking at a possible c-section but emergency unless you doa planned c-section.
I have seen females and teh pups die, I have seen teh pups survive and mother die and then you have the job of handraising which is feeding every 2 hours around the clock.
I have worked in vets offices
2007-09-04 18:20:59 · answer #2 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
So - are you going to block me too??? You already asked this question when you told us your 9 pound male was bred to your 6 pound female and your vet told you it was ok. If your vet told you it was ok - why are you asking the same question twice?
And what - the first time we told you that your dog was most likely going to need a c-section wasn't good enough. Many of us told you to start saving 2000.00 for your c-section. One guy who bred his pug already told you he spent 1200.00 on his c-section and ended up losing all the pups and the female ended up getting spayed. That's one expensive spaying if you ask me.
Stop asking duplicate questions expecting to get different answers. A 3 pound difference in weight is nothing when looking at mastiffs or labs or shepherds. Its A LOT of a difference when looking at smaller dogs, like chi's and yorkies.
SPAY AND NEUTER!!
2007-09-04 18:24:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have a female Pit Bull and she bred with a male who was slightly bigger then her. She delivered naturally and had great big pups. It depends on the breed of the dog to determine the issues with the size difference and birthing.
2007-09-04 17:32:52 · answer #4 · answered by Michelle 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A 3 pound difference is a lot when you only weigh 6 pounds. The male is 50% bigger than her, so yes, that definately could endanger her and require a c-section.
Most likely, she will need help in one from or another.
2007-09-04 17:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by Shanna 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
You already asked this question.. You have already done the breeding..
MANY small dogs, especially bred to a bigger dog, need to have c-sections .. I am a little shocked that your vet didn't mention this to you.. Good vet :(
You should find yourself a new vet.. And do things properly.. Or go ahead and have your female spayed..
Dogs should be bred do dogs of correct size, never to dogs that are too big.. Correct - correct produces Correct! And that's the point of breeding a litter isn't it?? Producing dogs that are correct??
2007-09-04 17:33:07 · answer #6 · answered by DP 7 · 7⤊ 2⤋
That will depend on how big the dog is. A 3 lb difference isn't much when the dogs weigh 100 lbs each, but when they weigh 6 lbs, it does.
2007-09-04 18:52:56 · answer #7 · answered by a gal and her dog 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You should be on the phone with the vet asking this question. Please it all depends on what kind of dog the female is and what kind the male was. Way more information is needed to give you any kind of answer.
2007-09-04 17:25:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Usually for the safety of the female, she will have a c-section done by a vet.
2007-09-04 17:25:26 · answer #9 · answered by Madison 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
She will be completly fine when she delivers. My dog has had 4 litters!!! What will happen is that she probably won't deliver all the puppies at once. Give her atleast two days for all of them to come out.
If the male is bigger and more dominant the puppies will most likely turn out to be a bigger dog. But, at birth, she will deliver vaginally and she will be fine.
2007-09-04 17:27:48 · answer #10 · answered by whatshamacallit15 1 · 0⤊ 9⤋