behavior Changes during pregnancy?? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

jenioneal · 04-23-2008, 08:15 PM

I'm not 100% sure my female is pregnant, but there's a 90% chance she is. She went into heat on April 4th and was bread 2 weeks later, 4 times. Each one resulting in a tie. If I count from the 1st day she tied, she would be 7 days into her pregnancy.

But today I took her to the dog park today for the first time since she was in heat, as she's done now. Before then, I took her every day, for the past 8 months without fail! She has always been a very sweet, playful dog. Running around with her friends and so on.

Today however, she was very aggressive to just about every dog that came up to her. She even attacked a dog when the do got too close to her toy! It was awful! She was sitting on my lap and another dog came up to say hi, and she started to growl, then the other dog started to bark, and before I knew it, she was went into crazy attack mode and I could barely hold her in my arms as she was trying to jump out to get to the other dog!!

Sorry for such a long post, but I've never seen this behavior in my little angel before, and I don't know why or what to do.

Thanks for listening, and any feedback would be helpful!

bjh · 04-24-2008, 04:38 AM

When a female comes in heat she goes through a lot of hormone changes and whether a dog is bred or not they still can show all the signs of being pregnant. The heat cycle usually makes them more aggressive and moody. This hormonal change will last the full 61 days or so whether she is pregnant or not. It is too early to tell if your girl is pregnant. Some of the early signs are loss of appetite, vomiting and swollen nipples. Most females get the swollen nipples whether they are pregnant or not. I wish you the best with your girl. Keep us posted on how she is doing.

jenioneal · 04-24-2008, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bjh

When a female comes in heat she goes through a lot of hormone changes and whether a dog is bred or not they still can show all the signs of being pregnant. The heat cycle usually makes them more aggressive and moody. This hormonal change will last the full 61 days or so whether she is pregnant or not. It is too early to tell if your girl is pregnant. Some of the early signs are loss of appetite, vomiting and swollen nipples. Most females get the swollen nipples whether they are pregnant or not. I wish you the best with your girl. Keep us posted on how she is doing.

Thanks for the feedback. The loss of appetite is there foresure! She's hardly eating much at all, nothing yesterday except a couple treats.

Should I not have her around other dogs for right now then? I'm afraid she will become unsocial if she doesn't play with other dogs. but if she keeps acting the way she did yesterday, I have no choice! Just hope when its all done, she can be with other dogs again.

bjh · 04-24-2008, 06:31 AM

While she is pregnant I would keep her away from parks and other places where strange dogs go. You would not want to risk her catching something while she is pregnant. Hopefully she will get back to her normal friendly self after the pups are born. What kind of food are you feeding her?

GurleyGirl · 04-24-2008, 08:31 AM

My females get more "clingy" when they are pregnant... that's usually a good sign that mine are pregnant.

Best of luck with the pregnancy!

NanaDtreasures · 04-24-2008, 10:19 AM

Daisy and Nala show nothing if bred.
Allie on the other hand is *witchy* within the first week.
She also vomits almost every morning.
She is NOT good at being pregnant.

She almost seems to hate it.
But is the best Mama I have once puppies are here.

niki35010 · 04-24-2008, 05:32 PM

Well, Miss Fancy thinks that is just okay to use the bathroom in the house now...she has NEVER...I will take her out and she will teetee and come back in and poop! She is also very clingy bit a little bia to the other dogs. She is a hog now!!! She tries to eat everything in site!

TeddyandTiffy · 04-24-2008, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bjh

When a female comes in heat she goes through a lot of hormone changes and whether a dog is bred or not they still can show all the signs of being pregnant. The heat cycle usually makes them more aggressive and moody. This hormonal change will last the full 61 days or so whether she is pregnant or not. It is too early to tell if your girl is pregnant. Some of the early signs are loss of appetite, vomiting and swollen nipples. Most females get the swollen nipples whether they are pregnant or not. I wish you the best with your girl. Keep us posted on how she is doing.

I was wondering about the nipples being swollen after heat even tho Sage was never bred, never has been. She has the smallest ones I've ever seen, they are swollen up by her skin, if that makes any sense. If she does ever get pregnant I wonder if they will get bigger, I know they would but U should see how tiny they are, maybe it's just me being use to big ol' Tif???

Sofies' in heat now and she's just pecking when she eats, I worry about her for she's my only one that weighs 5 lbs. 6 oz. so she can't afford not to loose to much weight in my eyes, but then again I'm use to big ol' Tif being 10 to 11 lbs. before she ever got pregnant. So can they not each much all through their 61 days? I just worry about them. This is her 1st heat.

Thanks for answering my questions too.

Lee

bjh · 04-24-2008, 06:45 PM

Lee, most females after being bred just go off their feed for a few weeks and then the appetite picks back up, at least that is what I have experienced. I really can't remember if those that were not bred went off their feed or not. The moodiness and moping around will last the full 61 days usually. I know what you are saying about the small nipples. Once they have puppies they will increase in size.

NanaDtreasures · 04-24-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bjh

Lee, most females after being bred just go off their feed for a few weeks and then the appetite picks back up, at least that is what I have experienced. I really can't remember if those that were not bred went off their feed or not. The moodiness and moping around will last the full 61 days usually. I know what you are saying about the small nipples. Once they have puppies they will increase in size.

Allie has the littlest witty bitty teats that I've ever seen.
I dont know how these babies are growing like they are....lol
Nala has BAGS hanging...

NanaDtreasures · 04-24-2008, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by niki35010

Well, Miss Fancy thinks that is just okay to use the bathroom in the house now...she has NEVER...I will take her out and she will teetee and come back in and poop! She is also very clingy bit a little bia to the other dogs. She is a hog now!!! She tries to eat everything in site!

Mine do this sometimes the first couple days AFTER they have puppies.
They dont want to go out and leave them.
Nala NEVER EVER has an accident..but she did the other night.

jenioneal · 04-25-2008, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bjh

What kind of food are you feeding her?

I'm giving her a fresh turkey/oatmeal/veggie all mixed up, then cooked. Supplemented with puppy vitamins, mixed with her dry dog food. It's what she has always eaten. It's a diet given to me by a vet. But in a couple days I'm going to put her on the puppy chicken broth mix with puppy dry food.

Does that seem alright?

bjh · 04-25-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jenioneal

I'm giving her a fresh turkey/oatmeal/veggie all mixed up, then cooked. Supplemented with puppy vitamins, mixed with her dry dog food. It's what she has always eaten. It's a diet given to me by a vet. But in a couple days I'm going to put her on the puppy chicken broth mix with puppy dry food.

Does that seem alright?

I have fixed that for mine sometimes in place of canned food and mine loved it. Hopefully her appetite will pick up.

TeddyandTiffy · 04-26-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bjh

Lee, most females after being bred just go off their feed for a few weeks and then the appetite picks back up, at least that is what I have experienced. I really can't remember if those that were not bred went off their feed or not. The moodiness and moping around will last the full 61 days usually. I know what you are saying about the small nipples. Once they have puppies they will increase in size.

61 day x's 3 that's 183 days of females being moody & moping, plus us real gals here which right now is 2. God love our boys...Justin (Hubby) Teddy and Galahad our Yorkie boys.

I just had to say that.

Lee

katelin · 04-26-2008, 08:28 PM

I'd be interested in that recipe for turkey/oatmeal/veggie.... Could you post it?

Thanks.

04-23-2008, 08:15 PM	#1
jenioneal Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: clearwater, fl Posts: 24	behavior Changes during pregnancy?? I'm not 100% sure my female is pregnant, but there's a 90% chance she is. She went into heat on April 4th and was bread 2 weeks later, 4 times. Each one resulting in a tie. If I count from the 1st day she tied, she would be 7 days into her pregnancy. But today I took her to the dog park today for the first time since she was in heat, as she's done now. Before then, I took her every day, for the past 8 months without fail! She has always been a very sweet, playful dog. Running around with her friends and so on. Today however, she was very aggressive to just about every dog that came up to her. She even attacked a dog when the do got too close to her toy! It was awful! She was sitting on my lap and another dog came up to say hi, and she started to growl, then the other dog started to bark, and before I knew it, she was went into crazy attack mode and I could barely hold her in my arms as she was trying to jump out to get to the other dog!! Sorry for such a long post, but I've never seen this behavior in my little angel before, and I don't know why or what to do. Thanks for listening, and any feedback would be helpful! __________________ Jeni - aka - daisy's mom my sweet little angel

04-24-2008, 08:31 AM	#5
GurleyGirl YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott City, Missouri Posts: 1,879	My females get more "clingy" when they are pregnant... that's usually a good sign that mine are pregnant. Best of luck with the pregnancy! __________________ Joanne Gurley's Yorkies

04-24-2008, 10:19 AM	#6
NanaDtreasures YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: usa Posts: 1,321	Daisy and Nala show nothing if bred. Allie on the other hand is witchy within the first week. She also vomits almost every morning. She is NOT good at being pregnant. She almost seems to hate it. But is the best Mama I have once puppies are here. __________________ Debbi ~Follow the 3 R's~~~ Respect for self...Respect for others ...Responsibility for all your actions

04-26-2008, 08:28 PM	#15
katelin YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,778	I'd be interested in that recipe for turkey/oatmeal/veggie.... Could you post it? Thanks. __________________ *LaVail Yorkshire Terriers*

04-24-2008, 04:38 AM	#2
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	When a female comes in heat she goes through a lot of hormone changes and whether a dog is bred or not they still can show all the signs of being pregnant. The heat cycle usually makes them more aggressive and moody. This hormonal change will last the full 61 days or so whether she is pregnant or not. It is too early to tell if your girl is pregnant. Some of the early signs are loss of appetite, vomiting and swollen nipples. Most females get the swollen nipples whether they are pregnant or not. I wish you the best with your girl. Keep us posted on how she is doing.

04-24-2008, 06:31 AM	#4
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	While she is pregnant I would keep her away from parks and other places where strange dogs go. You would not want to risk her catching something while she is pregnant. Hopefully she will get back to her normal friendly self after the pups are born. What kind of food are you feeding her?

04-24-2008, 05:32 PM	#7
niki35010 YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: usa Posts: 400	Well, Miss Fancy thinks that is just okay to use the bathroom in the house now...she has NEVER...I will take her out and she will teetee and come back in and poop! She is also very clingy bit a little bia to the other dogs. She is a hog now!!! She tries to eat everything in site!

04-24-2008, 06:45 PM	#9
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	Lee, most females after being bred just go off their feed for a few weeks and then the appetite picks back up, at least that is what I have experienced. I really can't remember if those that were not bred went off their feed or not. The moodiness and moping around will last the full 61 days usually. I know what you are saying about the small nipples. Once they have puppies they will increase in size.