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02-22-2009, 02:33 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan
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| My bred female is shivering?.... Hello. I have just bred my Rosie 3 weeks ago and she is having these little shivering episodes the last few days. It lasts for about 10 minutes.(once a day or so) I am wondering if anyone else has noticed these behaviors in their bred females? It isn't like siezures or anything but she looks like she doen't feel that well, kind of like when you shiver when your sick. I just want to be sure she doesn't need to see the vet or anything. I have noticed her appetite is not like it was a few weeks ago either. I just want to know if these are normal 'morning sickness' type things. Thanks. |
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02-22-2009, 02:43 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hamilton, NJ USA
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| My little girl is fixed & has been shivering alot lately too. I really think its just the cold because when we put a sweater on her & wrap her up she stops. I did call the vet & he said just to watch her & if she has no other symptoms then she is probably just cold. She is still very active no vomiting or diaherra so I suspect she is just simply cold. But again I'm no expert or anything I just posted to because of the similarity. |
02-22-2009, 02:58 PM | #3 |
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| You may be right, I should get her sweater on her! We actually have a really cold house this winter because we tore out our entire upstairs to redo it all and havn't been able to get any insulation back up yet. (so expensive!) That is our summer project now. Thanks for the input. |
02-22-2009, 03:03 PM | #4 |
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| I have had females act that way before. Some do get morning sickness too. How much does your female weigh? I think some of them get pretty uncomfortable when the puppies start growing and stretching their bellies. Low calcium levels can also cause that behavior. I don't believe in supplementing with calcium during pregnancies but there are a few rare exceptions where the female can get pre-eclampsia and calcium is necessary. Small females and females carrying large litters are most at risk. You might want to give her a little nutri-cal when she is having these shivering spells. If they continue you might want to ask your vet about them. |
02-22-2009, 03:47 PM | #5 |
Living My Yorkie Dream Donating Member | I also think that it may have something to do with morning sickness. I don't remember seeing the shivering when my girl was pregnant, but she did have a loss of appetite and vomiting at about the 3-4 week PG time. Just keep a close eye on her to be sure things don't get worse, but I think it will pass. Actually as far as shivering goes, my little Halle was doing some of that just this morning; though she's NOT pregnant. She didn't touch her breakfast & didn't even want treats. I gave her some Nutri-cal, and other than those two symptoms you'd never know she wasn't feeling well. I'm happy to say that she is back to normal now....ate all of her dinner and her after dinner treat. Hooray.......now I feel better! I worry so much when they are sick and/or don't eat.
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02-23-2009, 04:37 AM | #6 |
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| BJH, My female weighs 6 pounds. There has been no vomiting yet. Is it likely that pre-eclampsia can be an issue this early on? |
02-23-2009, 04:48 AM | #7 |
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| I honestly don't know. I would guess that it should not but I have never encountered the problem. Is your female showing signs that she is pregnant? What are you feeding her? |
02-23-2009, 04:56 AM | #8 |
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| She is eating Wellness puppy for the last few days now, before that she was eating Wellness small breed. She is slightly swollen still from her heat and her boobies are bigger than before and it seems that there is a slight layer of fat behind them which was never the case before. I bred her 3 times and I am treating her as though she's pregnant but I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, so it technically could be a false pregnancy until I verify w/ the vet, right? |
02-23-2009, 06:00 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| As long as she is eating well and the shivering is not happening too often I think she will be fine. When she has the shivering spells just give her a little nutri-cal and see if that helps. Please keep us posted on how she is doing. |
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