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07-06-2010, 01:26 PM | #1 |
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| my female is 5 lb s 6 oz and my male is 8 lb 7 oz My 8 lb male yorkie got out of his cage and i think he got to my female 5lb yorkie she was in heat. Should i be worried ? is she to small to have pups? |
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07-06-2010, 01:29 PM | #2 |
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| If this is your females first heat, I'd definitely take her to the Vet. and have her spayed. I feel also that the male is just too large to mate with her. She could have serious complications if the pups are large.
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07-06-2010, 01:42 PM | #3 |
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| This is her second heat, she is almost 2 years old and the male is 6 years old. yes i will take her to the vet right away to see if he is even pregnat . Thank you so much |
07-06-2010, 02:55 PM | #4 | |
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What you, or anyone, should be worried about is how prepared are you to allow the pregnancy to continue. Yorkies are not a breed where you can just let nature take its course and you must assume that she is pregnant if your male got to her. There are risks that come with even a textbook pregnancy, and complications happen as often as not. If you have not done your research and educated yourself on Yorkie pregnancy and whelping and have an experienced person you can call on at any time, your lack of experience is a risk factor that could cost you your girl, the pups or both. You only need to browse some of the recent threads here in the breeders' forum to see just how many things can and DO go wrong, either with the pregnancy, the whelping or the period after. It is absolutely true that you are putting your girl's life at risk with any pregnancy. If you are not fully prepared to accept the risks and responsibilities (which last from the beginning of the pregnancy until the pups are fully independent), then spaying your girl would be the thing to do. You need to have her seen by a vet ASAP as some won't spay if she is too far along. P.S. I should add that any issues that either parent may have (heart, liver, knees, hips, bite, eyes, temperament, etc.) will be passed along to the pups. These are very important considerations and shouldn't be taken lightly.
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07-06-2010, 03:00 PM | #5 | |
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you will get alot of opinions about this subject..........take them with a grain of salt so to speak.......talk to your vet..............they can advise you as to what is the best course of action...........i personally say it is ok as long as they are within standard weight........that being said..........standard is 4-7.........but most vets will say breeding yorkies should be between 5-9...........so again............you have to come to your own conclusions....if she is healthy and her structure is big enough i would think she will be fine.........but since the male is alot larger than her........i would definitely get an ex ray at around 56 days gestation.
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07-06-2010, 03:26 PM | #6 | |
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07-07-2010, 10:33 AM | #7 | |
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If you have a male and female who are unneutered and you don't want to breed, it is a huge responsibility to insure that over their lifetime no breeding takes place. So neuter them. If you want to breed, then you will need to do the appropriate research and do all the necessary health checks first.
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07-07-2010, 10:41 AM | #8 | |
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Very well said and I also agree, If not prepared have your female spayed. | |
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