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I think it's nearly time for Lilly!!! Eeek, I think it's nearly time! She's been acting pretty lethargic and tired all day & evening & just barely picking at her food. Her temp this (yesterday) morning was 99.7, then afternoon 100.1, just now at 4:30am it's at 98.7! The babies are moving like crazy & she doesn't seem like her happy little self at all (ears pinned back & all teary eyed) She keeps looking back at her tummy & then at me as if to say whats going on Mom Are there any other signs I should be watching for? I don't see any fluids yet, but she keeps licking herself. I notice her tummy seems to harden for a few mintes and then soften again... I'm assuming like us woman these are contractions? Geeze... thought I was all prepared & now I'm a wreck! Poor Lilly!! Tina |
It sounds like she's getting ready. Like a woman, bitches do have contractions. Look for her to start digging like a mad woman. She'll also have that far away look. She may start peeing everywhere but with little result. They're just feeling the pressure and starting to push a little. Keep us up dated! |
most become very excited, running around, panting hard. this can last for about 12 hrs. what day are you on? it could still be early. her temp is not staying down. |
also, the babies will calm down b/4 she is due. again this is for most. |
She is due anytime after the 27th, so pretty much right on schedule. I've been up busy all night, trying to get her to hold off until at least 6am. Maybe kind of silly, but an emergency vet call in the wee hours on a sunday can cost upward of a $250 an hour here. My logic is if I can at least get her to hold off until 6 or 7am, at least we only have another couple of hours before the offices are open... just in case the vet is needed. She's been by my side pretty much all day & night... only leaving me to go pee. She's litter box trained & just went into her box twice in the last 30 minutes peeing & pooping both times. |
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Well no panting, but her breathing seems a bit laboured. No nesting yet either, but I know she's waiting until I go to bed for that. I'm almost positive she's going to try & have them on my bed, under the covers... where she always sleeps. |
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No, I myself have never whelped puppies... but I've been witness to several litters born. Old English sheep dogs, English Mastiffs, Shih-tzu's and a few others. Never anything as small as our Yorkies, and none have ever had any real difficulties. Asside from a few still borns that is. With the exception of the c-sections the bitches did all the work themselves & us humans just got to stand by and watch the miracle happen. |
ok.....here is some little tid-bits if you see green/black fluid prior to the puppies being born....get to vet asap if you see green/black fluid after a pup, make sure the next pup is born w/n 2 hrs, if not, get to the vet if she is in hard labor for 2 hrs with no pup if she is in distress if there is another pup and no contractions for 4hrs sometimes you have to help them deliver..... dry puppy, you need to lub and try to pull slightly if she is straining, you can place your hand down her belly to help her push these are just a few things. just keep us posted. be online when it happens so that if there are any questions, yt breeders can help you out. |
Thank you so very much Lisa!:) I know to worry if she's taking too long between pups, and if straining for too long etc, but I knew nothing about the green/black fluid. With all the research I've done I've heard nothing about this... what does it indicate? |
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if you have had a puppy, the placenta has separated and if the puppy does not get out quickly, it will be a still born go into the search box above, put in "green fluid"....it should bring up some threads discussing it. you will get a lot of information regarding it |
I had a dog that had that green fluid once, and I nearly died. I rushed her to the vet, and he delivered all 8 of her pups. Thank goodness they and her were all ok. |
The dark green/black fluid is called lochia and is indicative of the placental separation at the wall of the uterine horns. |
I just wanted to say , Good Luck with that little girl, I hope everything goes well for her. |
Good luck, Lilly and Mom! If you need any help at all, post an SOS here in the breeder section and someone should be here to help out. Prayers going up for a smooth delivery for Lilly:hands: :love: |
Thanks so much, you guys are so absolutely awesome!!! Well it looks like you were right Lisa... or she was having a premature labour maybe? We finally headed to the bedroom at 6am and she went straight to frantic nesting. Heavier breathing, very restless, non-stop cleaning her self. Then at about 7 am or so she seemed to relax, curled up and went to sleep. Today she's sleeping a lot again, but she ate some food and her temp is back up to 99.5... so I guess it's just a wait & see game. Yeash am I ever going to be exhausted when this finally happens if she keeps this up :( |
Keep a close eye on her. In most cases the pups are born within 48 hrs. of the temperature drop. Good luck, we're here if you need us. |
Hey Tina - how are you and Lilly doing? |
Just want to wish you and lilly the best:) praying for a safe delivery. |
Thanks littlewhip :) cj125, so far so good. She's sleeping tons & not eating... but I'm confused on the temp thing. Her temp went back up to 99.5 by this afternoon, and 100.7 as of about an hour ago. Is it normal for it to drop to 98.7 and then raise back up so high again like this? Should I expect it to keep fluctuating like this or should it be staying down? :confused: |
Sometimes it fluctuates sometimes it stays down. Remi's simply didn't rise 1 degree in the evening like usual and she had the pups very late that night. They're all different. I wasn't even sure she was in labor until a couple of hours before the first pup was born. She was just so nonchalant about the whole thing. |
For me, they rise and fall even at 98.7. They don't go into labor for me until lower 98 degrees (98.2 or so). They're all different so you have to be on your toes. |
Thank you for the quick reply Tami:) I ended up calling my vet and made an apt for Lilly to see them tomorrow at 3pm, just in case. I explained that either I would be bringing Mom and puppies in if she has them, or maybe just Mom for a quick look to make sure everything is going accordingly. They said that was fine, and if she's in the process of birthing to just give a quick call and we'll set up a later time. I also ended up asking them to go though the dates again with me just to be sure, because of course we aren't positive of the day she concieved. The vet said 27th-31st when we went in for the x-ray, but I didn't have the exact date of refusal then, it was at home on the calender. If we go by the vets way 57 days past her first day of refusal (in her case snapping at the male) then she is for sure due tomorrow. It works out to be the same day if we go 63 days past her first/second day of acting like she was acceping him. So tomorrow(28th) is most definately supposed to be the big due day... unless she goes over. ;) |
Thank you as well Susan :) Well last time I took her temp was 5:30pm - 100.7 I just took it again at 8pm and we are now at 99.6. While taking it I noticed her vulva is starting to swell up & she is looking a bit bulged out in the area. She's still only picked at her food a couple of times today & is not doing much else but following me everywhere & sleeping everytime I sit down. She's even following me into the big scary bathroom now! Normally she just sits outside the door with her nose peeping under. I guess were in for another long night:( |
Wishing you a safe, quick delivery of the lil ones and hope that they are all healthy...how many is she expected to have? |
We saw only two little ones on the x-ray & both looked to be some what equal in size. That was on friday morning.:) |
Praying for your baby!!! |
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Hoping to see an update on Lilly soon Hope all is well :aimeeyork :aimeeyork |
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