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Day 51 - Puppies reabsorabed? Hi, My girl is on day 51 of her pregnancy. The xray, to confirm the pregnancy, is scheduled for tomorrow. This is her first (and mine too). However, yesterday I noticed she seemed maybe a little smaller. Her belly didn't seem as swollen. Today she definitely seems littler, much less round around her midsection. I'm absolutely sure of it. She had gained 15 ounces, up until this point. She was noticeably "showing", definite increase in appetite, and definite nipple growth . But I weighed her this morning, and she only showed a 12 ounce weight gain, from her original weight. There hasn't been any discharge. Did she lose the puppies, possibly reabsorb them? Or is it possible that she wasn't even pregnant to begin with? |
could be either or may have been a false preg or she may have a singleton how old is she and how many ties was there |
She's a year and 7 months and only 1 tie. |
there has been a few false preg lately i would go for exray can you not feel pups move? you can usually feel movement at this stage |
is this you first litter? |
Yes, this is my first litter. I tried feeling for movement over the last few days, but honestly, being so new at this, I'm not sure I would know it if I did feel it, and I didn't want to press around too hard for fear of dislodging fragile fetuses. |
something else various vets have told me is that the last two or three weeks until whelping time is usually when a bitch will absorb her babies. let's pray this isn't the case with your girl. Please let us know what the x-ray says. |
We had a female absorb puppies at about day 50, she had gained almost a lbs and then one day that was pretty much gone. I palpated 2 puppies on day 28 so we knew she was pregnant... and now I could still palpate something in her abdomen so we took her for her x-ray on day 60 just to make sure everything was ok, already thinking she had lost the litter. The x-ray showed nothing but our vet could feel what I was feeling so sent us for an altrasound. So we went the same day, ultrasound showed nothing. Three days later we saw some really dark discharge and we started to clean her up and a very tiny placenta came out, then a partially reabsorbed puppy, followed by another teenie tiny placenta. We took her back for another ultrasound and the repro specialist said that because there was no fluid around the puppy that is why it did not show up on the ultrasound before. We put her on antibiotics just in case and she was fine. She recently carried a litter to term. |
Darn - I was hoping not to hear that. I was hoping just the opposite was true - that they are unlikely to miscarry this far into the pregnancy. But I really feel this is probably what happened. Over the last few day it's like her belly just deflated. I'm so dissappointed and sad. :( I will be sure to let you know what the xray shows. |
[QUOTE=......ultrasound and the repro specialist said that because there was no fluid around the puppy that is why it did not show up on the ultrasound before. We put her on antibiotics just in case and she was fine. She recently carried a litter to term.[/QUOTE] Funny you posted here - In preparation of diving into this whole breeding experience, I've been studying like a crazy person, reading everything I can find on whelping yorkies and trying to get as prepared as possible. Your video (I'm guessing it's yours) of a yorkie puppy delivery on YouTube is great and very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to put it out there. |
Good luck. I hope everything turns out ok. |
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That was our Kiki in labor, she is such a wonderful mom! |
Hope things work out OK... Let us know the results tomorrow. Good luck! |
Hopeing you get good results today |
one thing to keep in mind the pups start reposition, ie; she may look fuller on the sides then as she nears whelping the pups drop changing the moms body appearance...instead of looking full on the sides the tummy looks rounder...specially if its only one or two pups... gl on your appointment |
oops dbl post sorry |
1 Teeny Tiny Little Puppy! Turns out my little girl does have one :littleang in there! The vet did an xray and an ultrasound, and both showed one little baby. I saw the little heart beating and everything! I'm so excited! And, since this is her first and my first experience breeding EVER, having just one puppy to whelp and care for is just a perfect way to get started. :cheers: |
so it was the repositioning, good news, didnt think she could have absorbed because of the weight gain...gl hope you have an easy whelp...sometimes a singleton will be a difficult whelp, keep your EM vet number handy. keep us posted |
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COngrats I agree with Kim on the whelping ,they can have a hard time trying to pass a large puppy,or not progress well to delivering.Make sure you talk with your vet about it. |
Happy to hear she did not reabsorb her puppy. Best wishes with the deliver, Kim is very right about that! Make sure you have a game plan ready if she has trouble. |
:) Glad she is still carrying the puppy... wishing you all the best for a fast, safe, and easy delivery. :) |
Thanks for the heads up. That makes sense - a singleton would be larger, thus more prone to cause problems during delivery. I asked the vet about a c-section, but she didn't think that was the route to go, and she told me exactly what to do and where to go if complications arise and it's an after hours delivery. I know a week from now, the xray and ulstrasound would have given a more accurate idea of size, but it does seem to be a very teeny, tiny little puppy. I will be sure to let you know how it goes! |
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I am very glad to hear you have already spoken with your vet about this.Best wishes for a smooth whelp |
I saw this thread earlier today when I snuck a peek at work. I'm so glad to hear that your girl is PG. Good luck with the single whelp. I'll look forward to hearing all about the happy day. |
Congrats on your soon-to-be puppy. Prayers and luck to you and mama. |
Congrats on your singleton! I know you must have been really excited! Good luck and I can't wait to hear when he or she is born. |
Congrats on the singleton pup - OHHHHHH, i'm jealous, I would have loved if Choupette had pups, but it's not to be. OH well... |
congrats....Ill be watching for your angel to appear........ |
Wow, as I began reading this, my heart just broke for you, but I am so glad it turned out well!!!! I'm excited for you!!! |
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