confused!Is DeZigner in labor I am very confused. Last night DeZigner started acting really funny. She just couldn't keep still. She was jerking and jumping from the bed all night. She also kept going under my bed and was digging very in my carpet . When I took her to the vet she confirmed that she was indeed pregnant but her vet doesn't do xrays. The place where she referred me to cost $250.00 for a xray. Is that about what it cost? I have been able to see slight movement in her tummy when she is laying on her back. I have tried listening for heartbeats and I hear several up in her rib area but I am confused about telling the difference between her's ands the puppies. DeZigner is still very active but barks a lot at my male yorkie. Her stomach is warm. Is that normal? I took her temp yesterday and it was 101 when I took it this morning it was 99.7. This is her first and last litter because she is only a year and it was an accident. My male yorkie has since been fixed and Dezigner will also be fixed after her whelping. I cannot get her to lay in her whelping bed. She rather lay under my bed which is something that she never did. Dezigner is also having peeing throughout my apartment. She is still very loving and gives millions of kisses every chance she gets but sometimes she doesn't want to be bothered. If she is on my bed and I am rubbing her , she sometimes get up and lay at the bottom where she is by hereself or she goes under my bed. She is resting a lot but when someone knocks at the door she becomes very active running and barking which is something she have always done. Dezigner is a bigger yorkie weighing in at 11 pounds and my male is only 6 pounds. My vet thinks she will do fine whelping because she is so big but I still am unsure about how many puppies she will have. Her xray is not scheduled until December 26, 2008. She had her heat in October but I am unsure when she became pregnant. Her vet just keep saying let nature take it's course but what if she whelps befoire her xray? Does anyone have any advice? Has anyone seen any of these symptoms in a pregnant yorkie? I need lots of advice. |
The average gestation period is 63 days but if you're not sure of when she tied with your male, that may not be of much help. Due to her large size, she'll probably be able to deliver just fine but will need some assistance with tearing the sacs and cutting the cords. The x-ray is useful in telling you the number and size of the pups but is more accurate in the last week of pregnancy. The main concern would be that she only has 1 or 2 pups which, if that were the case, she may have problems delivering. She is very young, though, and will need to be kept calm while whelping so you need to stay relaxed or she will sense your nervousness. You need to have a whelping area set up in a quiet part of the house away from everyone and don't let your male around her at that time. With my girls, they get very fat during pregnancy but kind of symmetrical until near delivery and then they get lumpy as the babies shift around. They may also pant off and on for a couple of days prior to going into labor but if you see that behavior, it's near time. It's a busy time of year but she shouldn't be left alone as the due date approaches. You may also see a mucousy discharge from her vulva prior to delivery, maybe a day or two before. I don't focus so much on the temp but on the other things I've described to know when it's time for whelping. I'm not sure from your post how experienced you may be but I hope this helps for now. Feel free to ask away with any questions you may have. There's really so many other things to consider. Have a number for a vet, including an after-hours vet in case she shows any distress during whelping. I'm sure others will post more info for you as I've just barely scratched the surface. Best of luck and don't hesitate to ask if you need any more info. Also, take the little time you have to do some research on whelping if you haven't already done so. |
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