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Originally Posted by ImCKN  Lisa,
The vet tech at my vet said on a 45 day xray that you can see skelatons and would be able to count number of puppies to expect. If you get xray done on day 58 won't babies be too big to really get a good picture of how many? I can't remember when I had a picture taken when Davie was pregnant, but we could see the one puppy she had. I don't xray any more becasue of the cost and two weeks later you have them anyway, and the $80 can go for a dinner out!! I will do a little research on this and see what others think.
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i personally do not have xrays taken. i think it is good to know how many puppies to expect but the xray can miss puppies as well even while being done earlier so either way, you really don't know.
from what i have read and been told from my mentor and the experienced (more experienced than me since i have only been doing this for 3 + years) breeders (20 yrs +) that if you have the xrays too early, it can harm the fetus. best to make sure you do it as close as the delivery date as possible.