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Originally Posted by dawglvr4life  I took Rose for a checkup the other day. She was 40 days since the first tie. I just wanted to touch base and schedule an xray with the vet. She palpated Rose and said her uterus is definately swollen but couldnt feel any pups to ensure pregnancy. The next thing she stated kinda threw us(husband was there also). "The puppies may be dead, so just keep watching her". wow from what I know you can only palpate at 3-4 weeks. correct? then you do have to wait for xray and movements. Was this a normal response from a dr? |
Best time to palpate is 26-32 days then after that the uterus fills with more fluid and makes it too hard to feel them.
You should be able to feel pups about 1-2 weeks before she is due,bones start to calcify and then you can feel butts and heads and ribs.
I would get another vet if it was me! My vet would never say that unless he thought they actually werre and we had some symptoms to go along with it.