Madie is only 4.5 lbs to start with and is just under three weeks along. Right now she weighs 5.5 lb. Which she has another 6 weeks to go, and I know that the pups will grow alot during the last part of her preg. That is why I'm concerned and started this thread. I didn't know what was the "norm". I know that there are a lot of factors that figure in with it, but I was curious what the average is. For instance do they typically gain 25% of their body weight (1 lb for a 4 lb dog or 1.5 for a 6 lb dog) or 50% (so 2 lb for a 4 lb pooch). I know that there is no guidelines set in stone I'm just looking for examples.
I have a friend coming over today that has been gone for over a week and I'm curious to see what she thinks. All of my other friends that have picked her up can tell a difference in her weight. So far she isn't looking preg. just weighs more.
Don't worry I'm not going to ration her food or anything. I'm not worried that she'll gain too much weight, I'm just wondering what to expect. Also we are going to go to the vet next week for an ultrasound. They have to be at least 3 weeks along to do one my vet says. I'm so excited. We live in a very rural area (400 people in our town and the town where the vet is is 30 miles away, it has 1,500 people) so not very many people here have that sort of thing done. It only cost $25 to have it done here. That seems really cheap. How much did any of you pay?
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