2007-12-21 09:56:02 · 7 answers · asked by Jackie M 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
(This stage often goes un-noticed, and takes place in the 24 hours following temperature drop)
Temperature FINALLY drops to 98°F from its normal 99,100,101°F (you should have been taking it regularly for a few days)
If you are really committed, the temperature taking does work. You will find her temperature around 99 to 101, and as soon as it starts to drop, below 99, and continues to drop. (now you take it every hour or two) ;you have about 12-24 hours from the start of the drop. When it bottoms out, to 98 or 97.9, then you have about 2-12 hours.
You may find your dam much more restless, and not able to get comfortable. She will stretch out on her side.
You may find her eyes different, they can dilate, and she can stare at you.
She may not want you out of her site. She may go to her whelp box.
She may vomit. She may try to have a bowel movement from the pressure. She may urinate frequent.
She will refuse to eat, and seek a quite spot, like a closet or under a bed.
She may have some mucus discharge, and her Vulva area will become puffier.
Second Stage of Labor:
Your female may go to her whelp box, or couch, or wherever she has chosen to have her pups, & start digging.
She may start shivering and Panting, examining her rear, and licking her vulva.
She may have mild contractions, vomiting, pooping and urinating more.
Warning Signs: Twitching, green discharge. (Green discharge is only Normal AFTER a pup is born)
At the first sign of a contraction, give her some calcium. Offer her vanilla Ice cream, or chew a tum and spit in her mouth, or use Calsorb.
Third stage of Labor:
Water sacs present, and break
Shivering and Panting may continue and get stronger. AS well as digging.
Contractions will become stronger and closer together.
Vomiting, grunting and pushing.
Warning Signs: pushing on a pup for over an hour causing exhaustion (more warning signs listed below)
Normal and preferred time, to push on one puppy that is in the birth canal, is 2 to 10 minutes.
A puppy 1/2 out and stuck and breech, must be pulled out, or it will drown. If pushing doesn't get this puppy out within a few minutes.
Stuck puppies are VERY common. They come out better with lubrication, the BEST way to get them out, is to have a feeding tube, and a syringe. Insert the syringe past the puppy, and push in k-y lubricating jelly.
The pup must come out.
It is also helpful to know, YOU CANNOT KILL a dead puppy, so you have nothing to loose, and everything to gain, by being aggressive and TRYING to save a stuck puppy, as if you leave it stuck , breach, then it will surely die.
2007-12-21 10:01:10 · answer #1 · answered by Corgis4Life 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every dog is different, and so is every labor, This is not a fast and simple Q to answer, but here are some easy signs to look for...
heavy panting and staring into space
discharge from the hind end
digging or nesting
hiding
Pushing/straining as if to have a bowel movement.
rectal temp of 98-99 degrees.
refusing to eat or drink
I know there are more....
2007-12-21 10:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by meg b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She'll be hunting a quiet dark place so she can hide her pups. Put her a bed with towels and clothes with her favorite persons smell in a nice out-of-the-way place. She WILL NOT WANT ANYONE BOTHERING THE PUPS FOR A WHILE> So leave her alone or she will more the pups when you are not looking and hide them.
You stay close in case she has problems and you can respond. But you will probably not need to do anything.
Notify her doctor that her time is nearing so he knows his help may be needed. After the pups have her spayed. The world does not need more pups as there are not enough homes now. Thousands are destroyed every day for lack of homes.
2007-12-21 10:04:43 · answer #3 · answered by Lyn B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The day of labor most will not eat she may get sick on her tummy and just want to lay still she was start nesting digging and biting at bedding her tummy will get hard as the contraction start she will pant then you will see her start to push
2007-12-21 10:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by chihuahuamom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Panting, restlessness, not wanting to eat, temperature drop, looking for a nest, and contractions are all possibilities.
2007-12-21 10:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by TKS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they go to a place and lay there kind of circle the area for a bit.. it is usually somehwhere away from people, in a corner or a room no one is in.. they are snappy and dont like to be messed with.. then they will start to bleed...
2007-12-21 10:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by kisses 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he/she lays down on a blanket (sometimes) and is panting kind of heavy. lays on one side...hope i helped!
2007-12-21 09:59:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋