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Chloe and Joey · 05-21-2008, 06:52 AM

Hello all,

This is my first time on Yorkie Talk and I am looking forward to any advice that you may be able to provide. I have a yorkie, Chloe, who will be 2 years old in July. My mom has a male yorkie, Joey, who is a little over a year old. Chloe was in heat recently. Her and Joey "tied" on May 6th according to my father. (I drop Chloe off at my parents every morning so that she can play with Joey and my Dad can care for her during the day). As of today, then, it has been 16 days. I have a cousin who is in vet school and she told me that vets can perform abdominal palpitations after 20 days of pregnancies, but stated that its not an exact science. I was wondering if you could give me general signs of pregnancy. She is still swollen, but I think she may still be in the period surrounding her "heat" - as this should be the end of her third week in heat. She is very affectionate, but she is always like that when she is in heat.

I have considered getting her X-rayed around 45-50 days as suggested by my cousin. I wanted to know, also, if anyone had experience with a female yorkie that is pregnant by a larger male. Chloe is 4.4 pounds and Joey is about 7.4 pounds.

Obviously this is my first experience with breeding, so any help would be very much appreciated!

05-21-2008, 06:52 AM	#1
Chloe and Joey Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Burlington, NJ, USA Posts: 271	Pregnant? Hello all, This is my first time on Yorkie Talk and I am looking forward to any advice that you may be able to provide. I have a yorkie, Chloe, who will be 2 years old in July. My mom has a male yorkie, Joey, who is a little over a year old. Chloe was in heat recently. Her and Joey "tied" on May 6th according to my father. (I drop Chloe off at my parents every morning so that she can play with Joey and my Dad can care for her during the day). As of today, then, it has been 16 days. I have a cousin who is in vet school and she told me that vets can perform abdominal palpitations after 20 days of pregnancies, but stated that its not an exact science. I was wondering if you could give me general signs of pregnancy. She is still swollen, but I think she may still be in the period surrounding her "heat" - as this should be the end of her third week in heat. She is very affectionate, but she is always like that when she is in heat. I have considered getting her X-rayed around 45-50 days as suggested by my cousin. I wanted to know, also, if anyone had experience with a female yorkie that is pregnant by a larger male. Chloe is 4.4 pounds and Joey is about 7.4 pounds. Obviously this is my first experience with breeding, so any help would be very much appreciated!