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Originally Posted by RoxieHart  Oh and I have a question about taking temperature- It's impossible to do, with Roxie. She screams, yelps, cries, and squirms like crazy. I feel like if I try to just do it quick, I'll puncture an organ because of how violently she thrashes around. Even the vet and the vet tech yesterday weren't able to get a temperature from her! So what should I do? Is it really necessary to take her temp often when she's due? Can I just feel her belly with my hand? Because I know that her belly is always flaming hot, and I'd assume when it drops she'd just feel "normal" (like a person) or even cool. |
I would never NOT take the temperature. In the case of my Kalina, I started taking her temp on 8/1 thinking I had about 5 days to get a baseline and then would notice immediately when it dropped. The first time I took her temp on 8/1 it was 98. The next morning she whelped 3 preemies. One died, but two are alive and doing quite well. They will be one week tomorrow and they weigh 4 1/2 and 5 oz. They were 2 oz and 3 oz at birth; the littlest girl that died was 1 oz. I am sooooo glad I took her temperature and was ready for the puppies or I don't know what would have happened.