Hello, my name is Gina and we recently decided to breed our 2 and a half year old yorkie female (Bella) just once before having her spayed.Our vet is on board and right there, and I felt that I had read everything that I could possibly read and of course ask all the right questions, but Bella is
my yorkie and I would like some more personalized questions awnsered as we wait.I would also apreciate the feedback of other
yorkie owners instead of the generalized canine infomation that I have read.
Now, first and formost, I am not in the the US and things are handled differently here.I understand that alot of people will not agree with this, and I respect that because in the US people are told to have their dogs spayed and neutured and they leave the breeding to the pros, which is wonderful
But I have the support of my vet and we have been yorkie owners for over 10 years now, so we arent going into his blindly.
My dogs are loved, they are looked after and medically cared for, this has been a planned breeding and it is being handled correctly (as we are told to handle it by our vet here anyway).The puppies (if this has taken) will not be sold, and Bella (and the male) were tested beforehand etc.
I think I have covered all the questions you might be asking yourselfs
Anyhoo - the stud belongs to a good friend of mine (who is a breeder) and she allowed me to keep him here at home for a full week during Bellas fertile period (this was recomended by the vet.He told us to let nature takes it course instead of working around dates).We were told to expect her to allow him to cover her during 2 to 3 days, but she allowed him to mount her from the 27th of July right up until the 2nd of August.We were told to let them do their thing and not mess around too much with the natural line of things, so thatīs what we did.
Now, itīs been a month and Bella is acting very different.She is always sleeping, sheīs clingy, she has lost her apetite, she refuses to jump onto the bed or the couch, has started throwing up (clear fluid) a few times a day and I noticed that she has a transparent yellow discharge coming from her vulva.Her tummy isnt much bigger although it seems harder and rounder, it has changed a little, and her nipples look a little wider but they arent bulging and she hasnt shed any hair around that area yet.The problem is, my vet is currently on vacation until the 15th, which is when I will be taking her to see him...but until then, what do you think? I have phoned another local vet, but she said they donīt usually do anything until the dog is showing anyway (and then they do an x-ray), so I am basiclly waiting for my vet to come back.It would be her first pregnancy, but even so, should it be obvious to the human eye right now or could she start to show
from now? I have read what to expect from dogs in general, but as I said, I wanted a more personalized response from people that actually own yorkies.
Thank you beforehand