my yorkie is pregnant
 

hi every one my yorkie is 55 day pregnant and her temp was today 100.3 and she is ackting very strange should i be worried will she have the pups soon please someone try to help me out :

she may have started her nesting. it seems a little too soon to be having puppies but keep a close eye on her anyway. Gracie's temp dropped to 96 and stayed there for a few hours...that's when I knew that it was really starting. good luck and keep us updated!

btw...welcome to YT!

Hi and welcome to Yorkie Talk. Is this first litter? Do you have mentor (another breeder who is helping you)? If this is your first litter that would help a lot and yu still have time if you haven't found someone. Do you have the whelping materials ready and have you read up on how to whelp a litter? Your vet shoud be aware and on "stand by" too just in case.

Congratulations and good luck with the babies. :thumbup:

yes this is my first litter and i am so nervous you could not believe it i dont have the supplies can you please tell me what i need and when do you think she will be ready

pm me your e-mail addy and I can send you a great e-book. Everything to expecting bitches, supplies and contracts. It could be very helpful.

Oh my, First let me say Welcome,
Sorry I can't be of any help, but I sure there
are Breeders on this site that have the right answers.
I wish you healthy puppies!!!
I have a breeder ready to help me with Princess.
She's had four heats and is only two. I'm going to wait
untill we are both ready. I'd be nervous too. This is stuff you
can't learn just from a book. Good Luck to You
And again Welcome to YT! :) :aimeeyork :)

welcome, you are going to have a huge job ahead of you. Please contact your vet and get emergency numbers if you need his assistance in whelping this litter. I would also recommend that you take her in to get and xray to find how many kids she is having and if her birth canal is large enough to free whelp otherwise you may be in complication and heart ache.

here is a great website that will tell you all the things you will need to get for a proper whelping http://www.debbiejensen.com/whelp_supplies.html

here is the link to all her pages which will perhaps answer many of your questions http://www.debbiejensen.com/whelping.html

then you need to followup with the proper feeding (only qulaity puppy food should have been her diet along with natural protein while she was pregnant and through nursing)

here are the changes you and your little gal will experience as she is approaching her whelp date assuming it was around july 30th breed date

Sat 17 Sep 2005 -
Sun 2 Oct 2005 Nipples and vulva should be gently cleaned with warm water, you might want to trim the hairs surrounding the nipples, to allow easier access for the puppies to suck.

Tue 27 Sep 2005 -
Fri 30 Sep 2005 Milky fluid may be expressed from the nipples.

Wed 28 Sep 2005 You might want to start taking the dams rectal temperature each morning and evening.

Sat 1 Oct 2005 Twelve to 24 hours before she is due to deliver, the dams rectal temperature may drop from 101 to 98 degrees.
Clear discharge from the vulva might occur.

Sun 2 Oct 2005 Expected date of whelp. Of course this is just an average. Whelping may take place from the 59th to the 65th day. Puppies born before the 58th day will probably be too young to survive.

please let us know how things are progressing

thank you all so much i feel so much at home in this site because i can see you love and care for your yorkies and for others too


i have a vet appt tomorrow at 4:00 pm for the ex ray i really hope everything goes well i love my Suky so much please prey for us and i will keep you guys posted tomorow as soon as i get home. just to let you know i have counted like 6 pups in her and she is so pregnant you can not believe it

Way to go!!!!
Just like I said, there are Breeders who
would have the right answers!
I have read, and re-read many breeding books,
and, I have been to lots of sites, But when we are ready,
I still want our Breeder there, and our Vet on call.
Having a Grandson born was easy, Having GrandPuppies,
Now that's going to be a different story. :)

Good luck!
Please keep us posted!
six pups? That's a lot!!!
Your going to be really busy!
:)

You need to prepare an area for her to whelp where she can have peace and quiet. This is not a time to invite friends and family over. Your biggest asset will be a mum who's comfortable with her whelping area. She needs to feel safe. Hopefully you have a kitchen or bathroom nearby. Please prepare her whelping box and heating pad in plenty of time so that you can lay a thermometer in it over a period of several hours and get it adjusted. Once you know what setting to use, you can unplug it. Just do a test run. Keeping the pups warm enough is so important for the first three days that I buy a spare heating pad and test it as well.

There are quite a few breeders on this list who have a lot of puppies and are quite experienced. You're in good care. Having the vet alerted and ready is also vitally important.

Stay calm. If you can get your hands on a stethoscope, it's really fun to listen to the heartbeats. You should be able to hear at least some now.

I'm excited for you. We'll be anxious to hear how it goes.

CJ

Great advice also! :thumbup:

best of luck,keep us posted.

Getting an x-ray is an excellent thing to do. That'll tell you how many pups she's having and also an idea of how large they are. Good luck to both you and your Mama Yorkie.

Wow 6 pups!! I didn't know yorkies could have that many. Well good luck!