Quote:
Originally Posted by jaydoubledub  Hello all,
Shy is 5.4lbs and almost 3 years old. My roommate's male Yorkie got to her this past cycle, while I was away in desert training. Around halfway through the month I was away, I happened to get signal from my buddy saying they locked a few times.
Her belly doesn't really seem much larger (if at all), but, I have noticed she is a little bit warmer than normal (unless that's in my head). Also, I've noticed she sleeps/lounges around more. She doesn't really like jumping up on the chair anymore either. Oh! She doesn't seem to have as much of an appetite anymore either. I mean, she never would devour her food, unless it was mixed with wet food. I've always given her Blue Buffalo/Wilderness, Bil-Jac, or Royal Canin, or a mix of two during switches.
Questions:
With her symptoms, do you think she's knocked up? I know I'll need an xray or ultrasound when/if she gets further along. Plus, now, it'd help definitively prove pups in her. I'd like to avoid the $100 for it right now though.
And would it be good to boil some boneless, skinless chicken breast along with some rice? I've heard it should be a supplement to her regular food. I purchased some chicken an hour ago and kind of want to make it for her, mash up some of her food, and mix it all together.
Thanks for any help!
-James |
I took a peek at your older posts and in one of them you said Shy was 4 mo in Feb 2012. So wouldn't that make her only 1.5 yrs now? A LOT of too young females have troubles whelping, some even freak out and kill their pups. Not all make good moms either, and esp you say she is/was scared of everything, this would probably make her scared as well. If I had a fearful dog I would never think of breeding her bc temperament gets passed along as well, not to mention, just keep her happy and spoiled as a pet only.
As for your other questions, I agree with the others. Having a litter is very expensive and adds up quickly. You cannot skimp on things like ultrasounds and vet visits. Some other people want the pups gone as soon as they can as well to not incur more expenses, but that does a huge disservice to the pups' learning to leave their mom before 12 weeks of age, esp for small breed dogs.