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Originally Posted by Dawn Arnold  Thank you Gemy for your post to the person wanting to know when her dog might whelp. She was so happy and excited I think people could be a bit nicer replying. I understand where they are coming from but she asked a question and it should be answered. Better to try to help her with what is already done not scare her off. |
Again, these questions are pertinent to giving the advice, would you really want to say "oh hey day 41? you only have 16 days to go" without knowing some of the facts? If this is a first time breeder and she has no idea what she is doing (which it appears is the case) and doesn't realize this pup needs care, professional care- not that she is just sitting at home waiting for the pup to go in to labor. What if she doesn't know if this pup was bred with a 15lb dog or a 2lb dog? What if her pup is too small to deliver safely? There can be some serious consequences to just answering in 10 days without asking pertinent questions. We've seen it here many times.
To the OP there are several factors that are important to know before proceeding with whelping your pup. If your pup was bred to soon there could be complications, if your pup bred with a male that was bigger than her the chances of complications go up, if you have no experience, you would be wise to get a mentor quickly...many things can go wrong, you need to get to a vet and have this pup xrayed soon so you can prepare in the event a csection is necessary.
Yorkiemom1 can give you some great information, I will send her to this thread.