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Originally Posted by RoxieHart  I am also expecting an August litter, and I also have a Roxy. But I spell it Roxie. I've been a long-time lurker but I just decided to sign up and jump right in, hope that's ok. I feel like I know some of you already.
Roxie is due somewhere in the vicinity of August 18th. Hers was also an accidental breeding  . I went out of state to visit my family and my friend 'kindly' offered to watch her for me. Big yard, fenced, other dogs to play with, etc etc. Sounds good, right? Wrong! I was informed later by my friend that she witnessed multiple ties between her little yorkie male and my Roxie!!! Then she had the nerve to ask me for a stud fee. Of course I refused and told her the only fee she'll be getting is a bill from my vet for Roxie's prenatal care.  I suppose she thought she was doing me a favor..?!
Anyway, she is estimated to be due around the 18th but there is no way for me to be sure, since I was away for nearly three weeks. I'm just guessing with the dates that the ties were witnessed. She definitely has a swelly belly that becomes a lot more pronounced after she eats or drinks. Is this normal? Or should her belly stay the same size all the time? She also has a bit of discharge. I'm just a worried mama because this is Roxie's (and my) first litter and I have obviously had minimal time to prepare myself. I do plan on getting an x-ray soon to check the number of pups, and the size of her pelvic region. |
Of course it's normal for a belly to be more swelly when it is full after eating. Sounds like Roxie is due around the same time as Halle. A clear discharge is normal and a definite sign of pregnancy. Don't take her for an xray til about 1 week prior to her expected due date. If done to early, the puppies bones will not be calcified enough to show up well & you won't get an accurate count & size determination. Prepare yourself by reading all you can here, and the debbie jensen website is full of great information. You can also google canine pregnancy and come up with tons of reading material. Welcome to Yorkie Talk and glad to have you aboard the "August Litter" train.
