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05-09-2013, 10:37 AM | #1 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: spokane, wa, spokane
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| Is my baby pregnant? Hello. I have just joined this site and would like some thoughts. My girl (LP) is 3 y/o and about 9-10 lbs I have recently (in the last couple of weeks) noticed that her belly is getting bigger and her teats are getting full. She ended her heat cycle in the first week of April. I had noticed the neighbors dog hanging around a lot when she was in heat, I chased him off when ever I found him in my back yard, but I am afraid he might have gotten to my girl. While she has always been a mommas girl, she has gotten especially clingy lately, hides under the bed often (she has never done this), her nipples are poking out like crazy, and she is just different. I have an appointment next week for a blood test, but I hear these can be inconclusive. I am not sure if she is pregnant or in a false pregnancy. Is there any way to tell the difference and could a blood test tell the difference? Sorry for rambling so much lol |
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05-09-2013, 12:41 PM | #2 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| Leaving these little ones outside without supervision, even if they were not in heat, is a major no-no, and to know your girl was in heat and has a male getting into your yard, well, I just don't know what to say at this point. I hope and pray that the male was not a larger dog or a mix, I pray he has no disease he could pass to your female or her unborn pups. This was in my opinion neglect in a major way. I'm sorry this happen to that poor little girl. And yes, she's either pregnant or a false pregnancy. Shame on you!
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05-09-2013, 12:50 PM | #3 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: spokane, wa, spokane
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| Really? I am asking for advice, not your judgement. I understand that this was a mistake, but as I have a fenced in back yard and she is never out for more than 5-10 minutes, I assumed she would be fine. The male is a small dog (smaller than her). Accidents do happen. That is reality. I was under the assumption these forums were to help people, not to act superior and pass ridiculous judegments. |
05-09-2013, 12:58 PM | #4 | |
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I get that to you this is just one mistake, one accident, one lapse in judgement....but you know how many people post on here about their "oops"...way too many....it's disheartening to responsible pet owners & forum members to see so many poor quality pups being wrecklessly produced when shelters are filled with them. Is there a reason your female wasn't spayed?
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05-09-2013, 01:02 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas
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| Most likely she's pregnant. You saw the male in your backyard so he was able to get to her. You should never leave a bitch in heat outside alone, no matter what type of fence you have. A male can do amazing things to get to a female, and it only take a couple minutes. You can spay her now before she gets any further along in the pregnancy. Whelping and raising a litter is not easy...
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05-09-2013, 01:30 PM | #6 |
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| Go have an ultra sound done...they can detect "nodules" that are developing puppies by 4-5 weeks....my vet is excellent at reading US and can spot those little "grape seeds" at 3-4 weeks.....but have an ultra sound done. I would suggest you have the pregnancy aborted immediately....stray dogs breeding unsupervised in the yard............omg............This is not passing judgement, it is giving advice. In fact, just go ahead and schedule a spay immediately and save the money on the ultra sound. |
05-09-2013, 01:45 PM | #7 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Yes, more than likely your girl is pregnant. Start doing research on what you will need in order to provide proper prenatal care to your gal and what is needed to raise a litter of puppies. It wont be easy and hopefully after this experience you will have your gal spayed if that is what you choose to do. But unless you plan on becoming a breeder it may be what is best for your pup in the long run. As you can clearly see it only takes one time for an in tact male, a few minutes and the opportunity to get an unspayed female who is n heat pregnant.
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05-09-2013, 02:49 PM | #8 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| Sounds to me, since the male was smaller than the female, that you "wanted" them to mate, otherwise you would NOT have left your girl in heat outside unsupervised. If a really LARGE dog had gotten to her it would have KILLED her. I say it again......this is animal cruelty in a major way, and shame on you............again!!!!
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05-09-2013, 03:16 PM | #9 | |
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05-09-2013, 03:24 PM | #10 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: spokane, wa, spokane
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| I have lived here for 8 years and have had her for 3. This is the first time this dog (or any) has ever come into my fenced yard. As I had never in 3 years had this problem, I honestly did not think it would be this time. After I noticed him around my yard, she did not go out unsupervised anymore. She has never been a pee pad user, so she has always gone outside to go to the restroom. I am not going to argue with you all. This was a mistake but that does not mean I am going to abort if there are puppies. If there are not, then she will be getting fixed next week. Either way it will be handled. Luckily the breeeders in my area, are actually offering me advice and help when/if it comes time for whelping, rather than just telling me I am a horrible human being. |
05-09-2013, 03:42 PM | #11 | |
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We all have to be judgmental every day of our lives, or we couldn't make decisions. We have to decide if someone is a good or bad person so that we know if we should be friends or stay away from them. We have to make a judgment to decide whether something we want to do is right or wrong. We have to make a judgment every time there is a choice to be made regarding what will give the best outcome. In general, there is nothing wrong with judging, weighing out the possibilities is what helps us decide on the best course of action. If you ask for advice, nobody can give it without first making a judgment of the situation. If the responder had ridiculed you for something that they themselves were guilty of, that would be hypocrisy and not acceptable, but in this case I don't think they held you up to a standard that they didn't also follow and expect of themselves.
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05-09-2013, 03:46 PM | #12 |
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05-09-2013, 04:10 PM | #13 | ||
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The fact is that she is more than likely pregnant and your scare tactics and your opinion of what may or may not have happened are way out of line. You dont know this person and if you are not here to help this pup and the OP get prepared for a whelp and welcoming a litter of puppies into the world than maybe you should go harass someone else. You are only making things worse. Whats done is done regardless of how it happened. She said it was not intentional so who are you to say otherwise?
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05-09-2013, 04:15 PM | #14 | |
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05-09-2013, 04:48 PM | #15 | |
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GEt an US done and Xrays when appropriate at day 56 57 58 or so, but how-ever you truly don't know the mating date so that is why an ultrasound shoud be done at an appropriate time frame to determine relative age of pups. And be prepared for a C section if the pups look too large to go through her birth canal. On the other hand if you don't want this pregnancy do an emergency spay now.
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