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Deuce · 02-23-2011, 06:25 AM

As of 1-15:
"Life is so hectic right now. Sadie is in heat, Scooter is keeping me so busy. Someone suggested to me to have Scooter go to a friend or family members house until Sadie is out of heat. How would my baby boy feel then? He already thinks I hate him because he is not allowed around her, no walks with her. I do not trust anyone in my family to take care of my babies the way I would want them taken care of you see, my family looks at a dog and sees a dog, I see my family when I look at my dogs. I am packing up the house so that I can move next weekend on top of all of this. I think I am just worn out and I think this is only day 6 of her heat, how am I going to do this for 21 days? I am so tired because of the constant worry that he is going to get to her."

As of 1-28:
"She said Sadie and Scooter tied for about 10 minutes. Sadie is 10 months old and Scooter is only 6 months old. Sadie started her heat on the first of Jan. Sadie weighs 8 pounds and that is soaking wet. I am talking to the vet in the morning to see what she says. She told me she did not want to spay her because she was in heat and that in itself is dangerous. Thank you all so much for all the advice. I really feel so bad for my poor Sadie Mae"

From your posts it does sound like an accidental breeding (on your part, not sure about your trusted family member though) I would talk to your vet to see about getting her spayed now so she (a puppy) doesn't have to go through the pregnancy and birthing process. If you had no intentions of breeding her, I think it's still early enough that you can get her spayed with a small risk of complications. If your vet isn't confident enough to take on this spay, talk to other vets in your area. Find one that specializes in smaller breeds and see what they have to say. It's unlikely that your baby girl is even going to know what to do with puppies if she has them, are you really ready to step up and feed, clean, release their bowels, all the things momma dog does?
It doesn't sound like your vet has much experience with pregnant mothers, so I'd start looking for a new one to help you with your girls pregnancy if you choose to allow it to go through.

02-23-2011, 06:25 AM	#12
Deuce No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,717 Blog Entries: 1	As of 1-15: "Life is so hectic right now. Sadie is in heat, Scooter is keeping me so busy. Someone suggested to me to have Scooter go to a friend or family members house until Sadie is out of heat. How would my baby boy feel then? He already thinks I hate him because he is not allowed around her, no walks with her. I do not trust anyone in my family to take care of my babies the way I would want them taken care of you see, my family looks at a dog and sees a dog, I see my family when I look at my dogs. I am packing up the house so that I can move next weekend on top of all of this. I think I am just worn out and I think this is only day 6 of her heat, how am I going to do this for 21 days? I am so tired because of the constant worry that he is going to get to her." As of 1-28: "She said Sadie and Scooter tied for about 10 minutes. Sadie is 10 months old and Scooter is only 6 months old. Sadie started her heat on the first of Jan. Sadie weighs 8 pounds and that is soaking wet. I am talking to the vet in the morning to see what she says. She told me she did not want to spay her because she was in heat and that in itself is dangerous. Thank you all so much for all the advice. I really feel so bad for my poor Sadie Mae" From your posts it does sound like an accidental breeding (on your part, not sure about your trusted family member though) I would talk to your vet to see about getting her spayed now so she (a puppy) doesn't have to go through the pregnancy and birthing process. If you had no intentions of breeding her, I think it's still early enough that you can get her spayed with a small risk of complications. If your vet isn't confident enough to take on this spay, talk to other vets in your area. Find one that specializes in smaller breeds and see what they have to say. It's unlikely that your baby girl is even going to know what to do with puppies if she has them, are you really ready to step up and feed, clean, release their bowels, all the things momma dog does? It doesn't sound like your vet has much experience with pregnant mothers, so I'd start looking for a new one to help you with your girls pregnancy if you choose to allow it to go through.