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09-17-2010, 01:58 PM | #1 |
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| paul hayes my yorkie bitch "tia" ia about six weeks pregnant for the fisrt time i was wondering how big are the puppies at this stage,also i know of someone breeding her dog everytime she is on season,and her last litter had one puppy born with deformities and its intestines on the outside could this much breeding be why ? |
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09-17-2010, 02:15 PM | #2 | |
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In terms of the rare condition you described, at present I don't know of any studies, which suggest a causality between very frequent breeding and this type of deformity. Perhaps and internet search, and or ask your repro vet their opinion. What was Tia's pre breeding tests like? Ditto for the sire?
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09-17-2010, 02:25 PM | #3 |
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| Hi, Paul, and welcome to Yorkie Talk. The puppies will do most of their growing in the last few weeks. Up to now,they have been in a formative stage. From here on out is when you should be increasing the dam's food as the pups need the extra nutrition for the growth they are experiencing. You can have an x-ray done at around day 55 to see how many pups and the size of them to help to know what to expect and whether any look too big for your girl to deliver. There are some repro specialists that believe it is better to breed a bitch consecutively. You may hear 'a pregnant uterus is a happy uterus' going along with that. I tend to agree with that school of thought but it must be weighed against the bitch's overall vitality and how well she bounces back from the previous litter. I've never seen any data that would support the idea that consecutive pregnancies can lead to birth defects. I would think the danger would be first to the dam and any risks to the pups would arise from that JMO.
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