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12-30-2010, 04:24 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tulsa
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| Help... Basset Hound and a Yorkie? Hey everyone... yet again I need some advice. I know this sounds crazy, but my wife and I (to a lesser degree) are a bit concerned that our 10 month old female yorkie may have gotten pregnant by a basset hound. We have a 6 year old male basset hound, and I didnt think it was possible for him to mate with our yorkie because of the huge size difference. He never really showed much interest and we never saw them try to "connect" but after our yorkie's first heat we noticed that her nipples seemed to be getting quite big. She looks like she may have gained a little weight, but her belly really isnt bulging too much and she is still very active. But it still worries us that her nipples seem to be getting bigger and bigger. Sorry if this sounds stupid, but this is our first female dog and I'm not sure what to look for. The basset hound is the only male dog shes been around. Maybe we are just being paranoid... what do you guys think? |
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12-30-2010, 04:39 PM | #2 |
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| Of course it's possible, and you need to get your little girl to the vet ASAP...A bassett hound is just a large dog w/short legs, and you are going to lose your yorkie, if she is pregnant by a large dog...Tomorrow doesn't sound to soon to me... |
12-30-2010, 04:45 PM | #3 |
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| If your basset is not nuetered and your yorkie is obviously not spayed~of course there is a great possibility that she is pregnant. Please for the sake of your little girl get her to the vet immediately for a spay. It can be done even if she is pregnant. There is no way that she will be able to survive a whelp of a mating between with a basset.
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12-30-2010, 04:46 PM | #4 |
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| Take her to a vet tomorrow and spay her. She is too young to be a mom and as was said pups from a large dog could kill her
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12-30-2010, 04:54 PM | #5 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | May I ask why neither of these animals has been "fixed"? I believe you should always have your pets s/n'd if you are not going to be 100% vigilant about preventing unwanted matings, between these animals, and any others that happen to be around.
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12-30-2010, 04:58 PM | #6 | |
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I hope that all goes well with the spay. And IMO there is no option here. Your Yorkie will NOT be able to successfully free whelp a Basset hound x Yorkie mix.
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12-30-2010, 05:03 PM | #7 |
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| I'm still totally amazed how anybody could get a female yorkie and not have her spayed when they have a un neutered male. I can't imagine where people's brains are when they get dogs. I'm not a dog expert but even I know that would be a total impossiblity. I have 2 female bassets and a male yorkie and they have all been fixed the thought of my bassets and my yorkie blows my mind. |
12-30-2010, 05:54 PM | #8 |
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| As horrible as this may seem, the only thing to do now is to have her spayed even if she is prego. She will never be able to deliver those puppies and you will more than likely lose your little fur baby. I do not know why you did not have her spayed, especially while you have an unaltered male in the house, but I am not judging in any way. Please take her to the vet and have her spayed right away. My babies are spoiled RIP Sophie Lynn Mommy loves and misses you |
12-30-2010, 06:07 PM | #9 |
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| I agree with the other posters... Get your baby spayed tomorrow because she will not survive if you allow her to go through the pregnancy. Please... get both of your dogs spayed and neutered, it is the responsible thing to do.
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12-30-2010, 06:09 PM | #10 |
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| That poor little baby girl (literally), how horrible for her. Please listen to advice the experts have given you, which I am not. But even I know, this should never have occurred nor can it go on unless you are willing to lose her sweet little life. P-L-E-A-S-E take her for spay!
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12-30-2010, 07:09 PM | #11 |
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| I feel like the worse parent in the world... I am taking her in tomorrow. I am still skeptical of the pregnancy, but my wife is very worried. We love our dogs very much and treat them like children- it was ignorance on our part to even allow for the chance of this to take place, but ignorance is still no excuse. |
12-30-2010, 07:11 PM | #12 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Thank you for listening to this advice, and please keep us posted on your yorkie. I would also suggest neutering the basset hound unless you are planning on breeding him. You don't want to find out he sired a bunch of puppies down the street.
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12-30-2010, 07:14 PM | #13 | |
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I'm glad you are taking her to the vet and taking responsibility for your mistake. Even if she is not pregnant you should have her spayed, if she is pregnant you MUST have her spayed (luckily they can do it as long as she isn't too far along). Please consider having your male neutered as well. It is more than just having him accidentally breed with other dogs. It can improve his health! It helps prevent things like cancer, etc. Please ask your vet about the benefits when you take your girl in, and consider having your boy done too! | |
12-30-2010, 07:14 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Glad you are taking her in. Even if you are skeptical, an emergency spay is the best course of action and may very well save her life.
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12-31-2010, 03:32 AM | #15 |
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| question would a bassett not do severe damage to the yorkie if he tried to mate with her, silly question i no,
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