pregnant dog?

Question

my dog is pregnant i didnt even know she had been caught but she has what my question is, is how do i know when she is ready or near to giving birthat the moment she is huge her bits have swollen and she cant get settled she been unsettled for a few days now and good advice would be great thanks :O)

Answer 1

Tell your dog not to be such a slapper.

Answer 2

Go onto ask.com and type in Whelping B itch it will come up with allot of usefull info for you. I haven't got time to write everything down on here for you but ut sounds like she will whelp VERY soon. Make sure she has a quiet place where she is comfortable to have her puppys. Preferable in an empty room so she has privacy. You will know when she is ready she will shread her bedding and start looking at her bits and maybe let out a little cry. You will need a box and some hot water bottles if you do not have a heat lamp so when she has one puppy and has cleaned it and let it have a feed the puppy can go in the ready box so mum can concentrate on having the others.
You will need loads of towels, scissors ( sterilised), thread or medical clamps to tie and cut the cord with, a note pad, clock, torch, scales, phone.

When she goes into labour you will see a bag coming out it will be red and full of fluid that helps to dialate the birthing canal often it will break before she passes it, a puppy can come anytime between 20 mins and 3 hours. When she passes the water bag write the time down and let your vet know so they are on hand just in case an emergency C section is needed. When the 1st puppy comes out the bag may be green in colour this is normal unless it is a very very dark green. If the puppy is breached you may need to help it out if the bag has broken be very gentle and wait for a contraction, you must take the bag off quickly from the face and rub the puppy vigerously if the puppy does not squeel then pinch his nose and he will more than likley sqeak, you may need to scoop the mucas out of puppys mouth, look up slow starting puppys on ask.com also that will give you step by step guidance on how to do it.
Again if your ***** is straining for longer than 3 hours between puppys call the vet you may have one stuck in the birth canal!

You should have noticed she was pregnant it's not like they hide it very well they have big droopy teats, they put on weight and become very loving so you must have noticed a change in her, anyway I wish you luck and please let us know how she gets on, please get her spayed after this though breeding really isn't as easy as people think!

Answer 3

Are you asking what labor looks like?
Dogs nest, dig their bedding and blankets, pant, become restless and sometimes whine or yip with the contractions. If you have any idea when she may have been in heat you can figure about two months from that time. Gestation is actually 63 days, but without a breeding date, you just have to guess and watch her. She should be wormed when she starts to show and again before she delivers. Dogs show at 6 weeks, you feel movement around 7-8 weeks, and you can actually see their tummy move with the babies at 8+ weeks.

Answer 4

Stage One of Labor:
During the first stage of labor the cervix begins to dilate and uterine contractions begin. These contractions are painful and perplexing to the dog. She will appear quite uncomfortable and restless - pacing, shivering and panting. She probably will not eat and she may even vomit. Some dogs whine persistently. Others occupy themselves building a nest. Uterine contractions, although occurring, are not as easy to see as in humans. This is the longest stage of labor. It generally lasts six to eighteen hours. By the end of this period the dog’s cervix will have completely dilated for the puppies to pass. During this period keep the mother’s environment quiet and calm. During the second stage of labor uterine contractions begin in force. As this stage progresses the placental water sacks break and a straw-colored fluid is passed. Placentas are expelled after each puppy or sporadically during labor. Pups usually appear every half-hour or so after ten to thirty minutes of forceful straining. As the pups deliver, the mother will lick the puppy clean and bite off the umbilical cord. It is important to let the mother do this, if she will, because through this process she bonds with her puppies and learns to recognize them as her own. The rough licking of the mother stimulates the puppies to breathe and improves their circulation. The mother will probably eat some of the afterbirths. If the dog does not tear away the sac and lick the pups to stimulate respiration, the owner should tear the sac open, clear all fluid away from the pup's nose and mouth, and vigorously rub the pup to stimulate breathing.
It is not uncommon, however, for the mother to take rests during labor and up to four hours can pass between some puppies. If more than four hours have passed without a puppy and you are certain more puppies are present take the dog to a veterinary hospital. Also seek assistance if the mother strains forcefully for over an hour without producing another pup. If you see the rear legs of a puppy protruding from the dog’s vagina you can assist the mother by gently pulling the puppy in a downward and rearward arcing motion. You must do this very gently because puppies are fragile and easily hurt. It is normal for many puppies to be born rear feet first or breach.
Stage Three of Labor:
The concept of a third stage of labor is borrowed from human labor terms. It is a very indistinct period in dogs. Once all the puppies have been born the dog enters this third stage of labor during which time the uterus contracts fully, expelling any remaining placenta, blood and fluid.

Answer 5

The description below is pretty good. My dog had puppies 6 weeks ago and this is one of the references I used to determine when she was about to deliver.

SIGNS OF ONCOMING LABOR (as described by www.hilltopanimalhospital.com)

There may be a pre-labor period 8 to 24 hours in duration. The following signs may be seen during the pre-labor period, indicating the approaching whelping.

1. The dog becomes restless, getting up, lying down, and changing her position frequently. She may vomit from nervousness.

2. She may paw and scratch at her bedding as if she were preparing a nest. She may tear newspaper up into little pieces in her attempt to make a nest.

3. Lack of interest in even the most tempting food is usually a sure sign that whelping is approaching.

4. Rectal temperature, taken with a rectal thermometer, will fall below 990 twelve hours or less prior to whelping. If' you start taking the dog's temperature twice a day after the 59th or 60th day of gestation, her temperature will begin to decrease from a normal of 101.0-102.0 to 99.0-100.0. When it finally goes below 99.0, she will start giving birth within 12 hours.

5. Milk can be expressed from the nipple near or at the time of birth in those dogs having their first litter and about 4 days prior to whelping in those dogs which have had one or more litters previously.

Answer 6

You need to speak to a vet. You have a lot of preparation to do and a lot of knowledge to gain, and it's not advisable to get it from strangers over the internet!

Your dog needs a check up, at least one whilst she is pregnant. You need advice on proper feeding, worming and deflea regimes for a pregnant b itch, what to do (or more like, what not to do) when the b itch goes in to labour, problems to watch out for, what to do with newborn pups, when to flea worm and vaccinate them.....lots and lots of things! If you haven't already got a good relationship with a vets, start now because you'll need one.

And please get her spayed once the pups are weaned - this is important for her health, since 1 in 4 unspayed b itches get pyometra when older, and about 1 in 10 get mammary cancer. You're supposed to spay before the first season to avoid this.

Chalice

Answer 7

Get a cardboard box large enough for her to lay down in, streached out. layer newspapers on the bottom (lots of layers). She will seek out a quiet area to have her pups, so put the box in the corner of a warm room and show it to her.

Most dogs do not have trouble with birth. If you see her straining in the box, and nothing comes out, take her to a vet.

Please- get her spayed as soon as the pups are 10 weeks old.

Answer 8

Fun part If you don't want to take her to the vet and he can only tell after 58 days unless you op for the 200 dollar ex ray . FEEL her belly press don't push rub when she is laying down you can feel the pups.The other way is lay something out (dress shirt pants) something you Reilly like and she will find it every time an have the babies on it I don't know why but they do it they find you're best thing to lay on. OH yea and you can' use it any more cause its icky

Answer 9

u normaly find the femail will start to nest a bit looking for some where to be on her own gestation is usuaily 63 day give or take 3 nipples will swell give plenty of t l c water peace and quiet

Answer 10

well... you should prolly conisder taking her to a vet to see how far along she REALLY is... there really is no way of knowing until its pretty close to labor...which is wen her teats will b swollen adn hanging low and she will become restless at times looking for a nesting spot or something.. behavioral changes are harder to notice... lack of food eating and playing.... loss of interest in some of the things she is usually pretty intruigde by.
the night my cat gave birth..it was the least of the thoughts on my mind, i didnt think she was to far along.... sure, she was pretty big...but thats wat happens wen ur prego lol... but anyways
just look for behavioural and physical changes, and try to get her into the vet just to double check on everything
now would prolly b a good time to get a whelping box and make her comfortable and just getting yourself ready as well. she will probably become pretty independant the closer she gets to giving birth

Answer 11

just prepare for the delivery of her puppies...

isolate her from other dogs to prevent her and her pups from acquring herpes infection.

make a whelping box to provide a safe and clean area for your dog to deliver.

Make the box large enough for the mother to comfortably stretch out.

Make sure the sides are just low enough for the mother to step over and place the box in a warm, dry, draft-free area.

check her from time-to-time... she may be in labor anytime 58-68 days of gestation... better have a rough estimate of the days. at least you could be prepared with a range of days or weeks... with that, safety can be assured.

anyway, dogs can give births to their pups all by themselves... but it's better if we're present to monitor how's everything's going.

but, the best thing to do is to go to your vet for sure safety.