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jexxie · 11-09-2008, 10:22 PM

Hello everyone. I am new to this site and about to be a new "grandmother" to a litter of yorkie pups. I just have a few questions. This is my first time having pups and I have done a tremendous amount of research about whelping etc. I didn't know for sure if my girl was pregnant or not until a couple of weeks ago. I was pretty sure she was because she gained alot of weight, but then I started to feel the pups move around. We got all the supplies we needed and have started taking her temperature. The first day she bred was Sept. 13th and was bred 3 times bewtween then and the 20th. The last day or so she has become very restless and clingy. She doesn't want to sleep in her whelping box, but our bed instead so I let her because she seems anxious to be alone. Anyway, she wouldn't let me take her temp rectally and everytime I tried she would squirm and I was afraid it would injure her, so I have taken her temp 3 times in her armpit and the temp ranged from 99.5-100.7. Well, I took her temp twice in the armpit tonight and it had dropped a degree since 12 hrs ago. I read that armpit temp wasn't accurate and finally got her to hold still earlier and her temp rectally is 98.9.. Doesn't this mean puppies are soon to come? It still seems a few days too early but from a pregnancy calculator I used it said she can go on the 11th safely. Just curious if anyone else can tell me any useful info. I haven't seen her lose her mucous plug yet unless it has already happened and I somehow didn't notice and she isn't licking or looking at her vagina so can someone tell me if they think she is in pre labor? Or if shes just fat and uncomfortable. The temp really worries me though, so I'm going to retake it in an hour and see what happens. Please anyone with advice reply, quickly..lol..

11-09-2008, 10:22 PM	#1
jexxie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: hastings Posts: 97	Yorkie Whelping Hello everyone. I am new to this site and about to be a new "grandmother" to a litter of yorkie pups. I just have a few questions. This is my first time having pups and I have done a tremendous amount of research about whelping etc. I didn't know for sure if my girl was pregnant or not until a couple of weeks ago. I was pretty sure she was because she gained alot of weight, but then I started to feel the pups move around. We got all the supplies we needed and have started taking her temperature. The first day she bred was Sept. 13th and was bred 3 times bewtween then and the 20th. The last day or so she has become very restless and clingy. She doesn't want to sleep in her whelping box, but our bed instead so I let her because she seems anxious to be alone. Anyway, she wouldn't let me take her temp rectally and everytime I tried she would squirm and I was afraid it would injure her, so I have taken her temp 3 times in her armpit and the temp ranged from 99.5-100.7. Well, I took her temp twice in the armpit tonight and it had dropped a degree since 12 hrs ago. I read that armpit temp wasn't accurate and finally got her to hold still earlier and her temp rectally is 98.9.. Doesn't this mean puppies are soon to come? It still seems a few days too early but from a pregnancy calculator I used it said she can go on the 11th safely. Just curious if anyone else can tell me any useful info. I haven't seen her lose her mucous plug yet unless it has already happened and I somehow didn't notice and she isn't licking or looking at her vagina so can someone tell me if they think she is in pre labor? Or if shes just fat and uncomfortable. The temp really worries me though, so I'm going to retake it in an hour and see what happens. Please anyone with advice reply, quickly..lol..