Pregnant or Not
 

I was just wondering if any one has a female yorkie that was bred, and showing all signs of being pregnant been told by a vet that she isn't. The vet that I took my Layla to first checked her tummy, demeanor, history and size, he first told me that he felt pretty sure she was going to have puppies. Well he did an xray and told me that she wasn't pregnant he could not see any puppies. She was bred on May 10, the xray was taken on June 11. He said that there is a slight chance that she may be pregnant with one puppy and that the way it was laying could prevent it showing up on an xray. I would really love to hear from people that has had a simular problem as mine. The not knowing for sure is driving me crazy. Please Help. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

This happened to me! I had x-rays done at 6 weeks (since this is what the vet recommended) but I've since learned that you need to wait until day 50-53 to be sure. At day 42 when I had them done, the vet came back and said he couldn't find any puppies, it must be a phantom pregnancy. Well, we just knew she was pregnant, and we were right! She delivered 4 puppies on day 58! At this time the vet said the skeletons must have still been "soft" (not fully developed) when he took the x-rays.

I am actually surprised they did a xray at this stage. I have done ultrasound at 30 days once and you could see one bubble which they said could possibly maybe be one puppy. However at 50 days we did another xray and saw 3:eek:. From what I understand the bones have not calcified at this stage, and thus would not show up. I could be wrong. However on Bridgets last litter 3 were born ( we skipped the ultrasound ) and in the Xray you only saw 2. So I would wait until she is closer to her due date and try again.

So yes she could be preggers!

when do they really start to show? is it 7 weeks along? or 8 weeks
?:aimeeyork

Actually... if they are carrying more than one puppy you can usually tell by 6 weeks.

i just checked her vulva.. and she appears to have some dried clear discharge
she has gained almost 1/2 pound.. i am assuming she is.. but still not sure.. thanks, jenny

Honeslty I did not see a major change till about 3 weeks ago, then all of a sudden a baby belly began to appear almost overnight, growing by leaps and boounds until now. Here it is 5 days prior to delivery. However keep in mind she has 5 in there!!! But she seriously looked not preggers a month ago!!!

so around 4-5 weeks. they show...mine are 5-6 weeks along if i calculated correct... i wish i knew for sure.. the torture continues:)

the rib cage appears wider... and there is just a tiny belly in the lower abdomen.. i have to stop checking.... just wait and see i guess... im sure i will know soon..... thanks,,:)

am in tthe same sitution with my dog i breed her 6 1/2 weeks ago and no fat tummy yet or anything should she be showing bynow? i took her to the vet 2 weeks ago and her felt her tummy and told me she wasnt pregant so am confused ...

Argh me too :mad:

My girl is at day 46 today..

She has eaten like an elephant and followed me around - acted preg,
but there is nothing to see :sad:

My little Lacie had a false Preg. in Feb. She had all the signs of pups except for having pups. Even the vet thought she was up until the week before when we went for xrays. The false preg. was hard on her as she went around for another weeks with a toy squirel from the hide a squirel carried like a baby. She really morned those pups she never had.
I hope it never happens again.

63 days from the tie is due date..so april 24 tie....june 26
sadie is due in 9 - 16 days .... sadie is day 43 today
i could be off by one week...
july 4th......she has been more territorial..and hungry..
lucy due july 15 :):animal36:animal36
pretty sure AARGH

That is exactly what is happening here. Her ribcage has deffinately grown. I used to measure her often up until about 5 months ago because I make her outfits. Her ribcage was like 12 - 12.25 inches. I measured over a week ago and it was 13" . I measured today and its almostt 13.5! So if it is a phantom pregnancy she is getting bigger also...She's not eating as much as I thought she would to get this big already. I try feeding her often but she just stares at the foodbowl from her bed lol. She will get up and get a few bites and it takes like the wholeday to eat 3/4 cup. I do mix in like 2 Tbsp of wet food in there. She seems like she started getting pickier....

I take her for an Xray at day 47 ,so that's next Friday. We shall see what the Xray shows.And what the vet says by examining her.


Genie

are those puppies inside the rib cage ? where are they? i thought the uterus was in the middle? i need a dog anatomy site:):) aarghh:aimeeyork
day 43

We bred Layla on May 10, a couple of weeks later she experienced what I called morning sickness. She would turn her nose up at some of her favorite foods, and she would mope around. At this point I wasn't sure if it was a sympton of being pregnant or just the heat, it has been pretty warm here the last couple of weeks. Her tummy seems to be firmer and her breast is swollen, She got through that stage and then she became grouchy, I have a little male 10 month old yorkie, (We didn't bred her with my male, thought he was to young) she made his life a living hell for a few days. If she is pregnant she would be on day 38 today. For the pass week she is eating everything in sight, which is so unlike her, because she is such a picky eater. She also want you to sit and rub her tummy all the time, this is not that unusual either, she has always like this. The vet I took her to did a physical checkup and said that she was pregnant so on June 10 at day 31 he did an xray and told me she wasn't pregnant nothing showed up on the xray. I was very disappointed, I'm still not convinced she isn't pregnant, of course this could be wishful thinking on my behalf. She is also getting a little wider through her back. So I have decided that I'm going to take her to another vet if she continues to show signs around the first of July. To the experts out there does this sound like pregnancy to you?

she could be.. I would find a new vet. You cannot see the babies by x-ray at 31 days. an x-ray needs to be done around 55 days

The puppies are all over, this set of 6 we are expecting had them from the low abdomin to high in the ribcage, you see Bridgets ribs, the the babies under...it is a bit odd. She also had one falso pg before this, but she never looked pregnant, but developed milk, so each case is diffrent. We had to take all her toys from her as she thought they were babies, it was so sad!:(

wow:) lots of pups.. :aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork sounds like the uterus stretches out from inside the rib cage all the way down... thanks for that great info... also.. do they develop any swelling through the rib cage area? like where the heart is at?

No, my girl Bridget is very narrow in the ribcage area, which is why I was so surprised to see one so high. But it is not near the heart at all, I hope this helps.

Oh and one other thing, Bridget although expecting 6 pups, did not show hardly at all till 3.5 weeks ago, so it can be very difficult to tell!

Hi Marlee, I have been following Bridget's progress. How is she doing today? Only a few more days to go! Let us know how she is doing!

Chloe also had a false pregnancy, but only her nipples were swollen. She should be 43 days today. Within in the past few days, her tummy really expanded. I plan on taking her to get X-rayed around day 55. She has an appt with the vet tomorrow for a physical exam.