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10-20-2009, 04:52 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: usa
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| Part 2 Miracle of Birth Week 6 to week 7 Week Six (Days 36-42) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES Development of skin pigment Fetuses should weigh around 6 grams and be 45 mm long Fetal heartbeats can be heard with stethoscope CHANGES IN THE MOMMY Nipples darken and enlarge Abdomen continues to enlarge CARE OF THE MOMMY Add cottage cheese or hard boiled egg to food daily Increase the amount of food in the extra meal Mommy should start sleeping in whelping box TO DO LIST: Assemble whelping box By this time you should be fairly sure that the mommy is pregnant. Notify the people on your puppy list. Let them know when you expect delivery. Week Seven (Days 43- 49) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES Growth and development continue CHANGES IN THE MOMMY Abdomen hair will start shedding The mommy will start to look pregnant at this point CARE OF THE MOMMY Slightly increase both meals TO DO LIST Stop any roughhousing or jumping Radiographs (X-rays) possible to determine number and size of puppies |
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