first heat cycle

[Dequell01]

Originally Posted by tricia208

I believe it is clear to you that it is not good to breed an 8 month old female.

That aside, how much does she weigh? Does she have any health issues? She really needs to be checked by a vet as soon as possible and continued visits until it is determined whether she is pregnant or not. Her care under the supervision of a vet is more important than anything right now. If she is small or she is not built for an easy pregnancy then the vet can do things to save her. This is very serious. She could handle this pregnancy with little or no problems or she could die from this pregnancy. The puppies could be in jeopardy or have serious health issues. A vet is your only answer to save the mother and her puppies. Let us hope that she did not tie and that this is a lesson learned. Vet care is critical. Everything else can be dealt with at a later time.

Most reputable breeders wait for the 3rd heat cycle or the female is 18 months or older. Males should be at least a year old. I hope this is just a false alarm.

She's 4.5 pounds

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama

That doesn't make sense. "I didn't buy her to breed but I did plan on trying it eventually" means you did buy her to breed. Because you were irresponsible with her, her own life could very well be in danger. There is no such thing as an accident. There is only a failure to plan.

IF she somehow manages to make it through whelping without dying, are you prepared to take care of those pups if she decides to reject them or even attempts to kill them because of her age? Can you an afford to stay home and bottle or tube feed them every 2 hours, make sure they are maintaining their body temperature, stimulate them to void and stool?Yes, an emergency spa is expensive. But not any where nearly as expensive as an emergency c-section, treatment for infection or eclampsia or the loss of several weeks wages. What is her life worth?

[Rhetts_mama]

Oops-I meant to type spay and not spa, but you know darn well what I meant.