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Originally Posted by wildcard  The vet draws blood which is sent to a lab. The next day he will get the results. I usually draw first around day 5 which tends to show a slight increase but not ovulation, Then we draw again 2 days later and on my girls I usually hear about day 8 or 9 that their progesterone level from the day before showed then on the verge of ovulating. I usually do a breeding the day I hear that (so it is the day of ovulation or soon after) then 2 days later. The eggs are not ready to fertilize for 1-2 days post ovulation anyway. The due date is 63 days, give or take a day, from the day of ovulation (not fertilization). Since you are later in the cycle your draw might show her on the verge of ovulation if you pulled today, or that she is still a few days away, or that she already did! I am just the type A personality that needs as much info as possible... |
The other day when I asked my vet about the progesterone testing, he kind of pooh poohed it. So, I decided against it. Now I think I probably waited too long to have it done for this heat.