Does this dog look pregnant to you.

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Anyone?
 
yes she does. when she is lying on her back has she got a sort of ridge down her tummy between her nipples.
 
Yes! By the look I would say somewhere about the 6 - 7th week. If not she could be having a phantom!
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If she's that far along you should be able to feel pups moving when she's laying relaxed; it's a bit like ripples under your hand.
 
Thank you everyone. Sigh. This is not good news.

To fill you in - and please don't have a go at me - I'm too fragile.

Bunny and Mumble are litter mates (boy and girl). They are both 1.

Bunny had a seaon at the end of October and we had her booked in to be spayed in March.

She showed no signs of being in season but at the end of February we left the two of them asleep on the sofa for ten minutes and came down to find them stuck together!!!

There had been no signs from her or interest from him before that - the last time we had practically had to keep him on a lead to keep them apart.

I was queuing at the vets the next morning and they gave her the injection that should stop her having puppies.

From that point on they were never together alone. We put them in seperate crates when we went out and they slept in different bedrooms. There was no other opportunity for them to get together and she has not been exposed to other dogs.

So there are so many things wrong about this scenario.

1. Dog too young.
2. Father is uncle.
3. Whilst I am experience with cats having kittens I have no experience of dogs and puppies and had not been planning to get any.

Oh dear.
 
Probably similar to kittens I would imagine, could they say how many? At least you have the cat knowledge to help you out.
(and obv the getting spayed asap!)
 
No - she is only six weeks pregnant - he said it was too early to tell how many - just that he could palpate and enlarged womb.

Mumble has already has his bits chopped of - talk about stable doors and bolting horses.
 
I went through similar with my bitch at the end of last year, she had the misalliance injections and I was worried that it hadn't worked as she seemed to be in pup - vet told me not, but I still panicked until after the date that she would be due. I assume that as you have had her vet checked this definitely isn't the case? Foxy had swollen teats, her belly seemed swollen and she was very quiet - I kept expecting to find pups in her crate, but it was obviously a phantom pregnancy. Sorry that you were not so lucky.
 
Same here ... we were not 100 per cent sure if our bitch had mated three years back, but she had the injection anyway. The pregnancy symptoms took several weeks to die down. Was it the same vet who examined her today? Could they do a scan to answer question once and for all?
 
Same vet. He is not 100% sure said he will be able to tell for certain in a week - he said 95% sure. However, he did say that you don't get an enlarged womb with a phantom pregnancy - you get all the other symtoms but not that. Oh well we will see. He sad by next week it will be very obvious as we should be able to feel movement.

He also said not to worry about sibling relationship - though far from ideal he said it's constant inbreeding that causes the issues. Of course I am worried but we will cope if it is the case.
 
Pick up a book about dog breeding from your local library and read it thoroughly. It all looks complicated to start with, but you basically need a whelping box, a heat pad or lamp, plenty of newspaper and sawdust when they get older. Its a bit scary when they give birth and it is usually during the night -goodbye sleep. Depending on the bitch you may need to have no input at all. But have a hotwater bottle ready. When my bitch was in labour she scratched the newpaper to kingdom come and I had to pick the pups out of the box initially to prevent them being injured during the scrabbing phase. The hot water bottle covered in a towel keeps them warm until the bitch is quiet again to feed them. Don't worry. Keep the vets number on hand in case of emergency.
 
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No - she is only six weeks pregnant - he said it was too early to tell how many - just that he could palpate and enlarged womb.

Mumble has already has his bits chopped of - talk about stable doors and bolting horses.

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Wahey! At least my timing was right!
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If you need a book I have a great one you can borrow if you like; just pm me your address and I'll pop it in the post.
 
She is very young to be pregnant but it's happened. If she is just 1 this was probably her first season, although some bitches can season sooner. Keep a close eye on her. They carry fo 63 days and usually whelp (give birth) at night. She'll probably lose her appitite 24 hours before and her temp will drop. She'll be very quiet and may try to find a place to be alone and nest. If posible try to work out the date you caught them stuck together and count 63 days from then because you should try to be with her when it happens. I'm hoping all will go well but have the number of a 24 hour vet at hand just in case. She looks like a terrier from the picture and they are usually pretty good and just get it over and done with but because she is young and this is her first litter do try to be with her. Normally nature takes it's course as each pup is out but if not then you will have to help her.

Please will you keep me updated.

Thanks.
 
Sorry the injection doesn't appeared to have worked, but I am sure you will cope. I can recommend an excellent book called Book of the Bitch, by Kay White. If you can get hold of it it should be a great help to you. At least you have some time to prepare.
 
We had our first litter in August, and all I can say is..
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they are great!!!

It was Gyp's first litter and she was great, especially as she had 7 little bundles trouble!

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If you are with her its a good idea to have some surgical clamps to clamp on the umbilical cord before its cut, the bitches will chew them off if you leave them but some can get a bit to keen and it can cause problems, so we chose to cut ours.

Also goats milk is great for the bitch while she's rearing the pups. Gypsy loved it and we also fed her scrambled egg on top of her normal working dog food.

The 1st pup took 1 hour to come from the first contractions and wasn't breathing when it did arrive so we swung it to drain any fluid from the lungs and carried on rubbing it for 10 mins and he ended up the biggest pup (Probably why he took so long... he was stuck!!
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) so don't give up too soon if a pup is slow to start!!

If you need any more advice feel free to PM me!! Good luck!!

We've got our 2nd litter due this friday so I hope evverything goes as smoothly as last time, she looks like she's swallowed a large water melon at the moment!!
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Thank you everyone. We will do our best and will probably take you up on the offer of advice.

This was her second season - she had her first when she was about 8 months old. This is why we were not as careful as we should have been. The vet expected her second season to be around six months later and it was about 3/4 months instead and she showed no signs of being in season until after they had mated. The vet was actually concerned that there was something not quite right about her cycle. We had her booked in to be spayed in March - but then this happened - and after the injection the vet wanted to wait a month or two - so he said May. However, it looks like May is out of the question.

They are Jack Russell Terriers. The vet says they are very healthy and good natured and he is not particularly concerned that there will be any problems with the puppies as a result of the relationship. He did ask me if we were going to let her have them - I presume he was saying they could abort them - but he reccomended that we did continue - he thought it would be better for her than the other.
 
Definitely recommend the book by Kay White that MurphysMinder suggested. That book was my bible when I had my first litter of JRTs.

At six weeks it's a bit unfair on the bitch to have them aborted, IMO any way.

I wouldn't worry too much about her age, I know it's totally undesirable BUT she is at least pretty much developed bodily, being a small dog.

JRs in my experience whelp easily, I've had 3 litters. I will admit that Mouse had to have a c-sec but that was because the last pup was very large, breech and at an angle, she delivered 3 perfectly healthy pups by herself with ease.

You'll know if there's a problem and there's always a vet at the end of the phone should you require.

Don't go into panick mode if there is a long gap between pups, it's not uncommon for them to go an hour between. I think FoxFolly nailed that one
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We don't bother with clamps, we just cut cords with scissors, just make sure you don't cut it too short. The bitch is likely to pay attention to cords any way, you can't be with her 24/7
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Feel free to PM me too if you think I can be of any help.



FoxFolly, what breed are your pups?
 
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