New here need some advice

[cummins]

Keep us updated after your vet visit

[Juliealfies mum]

Wishing you luck with this little one, she seems to have had a hard life.

[skittlz]

she is pretty far along, I agree with lillymae. She is adorable, I hope noone was mean to her, maybe the vet can tell you how she got it..

[navillusc]

She is certainly a sweet looking little thing. You are def an angel for watching over her. Good luck...I hope everything works out okay.

[KimInMD]

Originally Posted by ItsComplicated

I found a little female yorkie wandering around my yard last week. I have put up flyers, filled a found report with the local animal shelter and posted ads on Craigslist. There have been no calls. My problem is that the animal shelter thinks she might be pregnant so I decided to foster her for 30 days then keep her. I don't know how to tell if she is pregnant or how far along she might be. Any advice is appreciated

Where did you post your ads at on Craigslist? I didn't see any.

[gracielove]

Does she seem to have milk in yet? It's hard to tell from the photo but it almost looked like she may have had puppies in the past. She may have escaped from a car that was traveling through. I guess someone may have stolen her. She looks like she was groomed once upon a time.

I hope you get things settled. Even if someone claims her after you take her to the vet the owner should be responsible for your bill. An ultrasound can detect babies and their age pretty well. Not all offices have one though.

[ItsComplicated]

I found a vet clinic that has ultrasound in the office so she will be getting one, no milk yet she threw up a couple times tonight and that kind of freaked me out but we got a box ready just in case but she has settled down. I have ads posted in my local craigslist in 2 places, lost and found and pets it is simple as I was advised by the animal shelter it says where I found her and that is a small dog only, no sex or breed was given. I check craigslist about a thousand times a day as well as local newspaper sites and a few other websites I've found, most people are looking for their stolen microchipped dogs so far I have found no one. I am still holding out hope that her mommy will be found as I was just trying to be nice not looking to spend my entire savings which is very small. I did not steal this dog nor did I want the responsibility of a pregnant dog or any dog but sometimes you have to do what's right not what's convienient.

[MandiesMom]

I think she was lucky to find you...whether her original owner is found or you become her new mommy. You are taking very good care of this little mama

[gracielove]

Is the shelter going to take any responsibility for your vet expenses? It seems like they should since you are just fostering. If the vet bills are a problem you may want to talk to the shelter or another rescue about helping out. I don't know how much an ultrasound will cost but it will certainly give you some answers that you need right now. After that initial cost the delivery of the pups would be your next concern. If she does have them all naturally then that would save you the cost of a c-section. Taking care of a litter of puppies is a big responsibility and the expenses can add up but not nearly as much as a c-section would sky rocket your costs.

Since she was a stray chances are that the puppies will not be purebred. Someone with a purebred pregnant Yorkie would be searching high and low for that dog. But an accidental mixed litter they may not care about so much. That would be my concern because small dogs tend to have more problems giving birth and when they mate with a larger dog that just increases the chances of trouble. So see what the shelter has to say about helping with the expenses ahead of time.

[ItsComplicated]

In case anyone checks back she had a very good appointment. Her age is estimated to be around 3 and she seems in very good health, only 1 pup which is good and it should be here in a week or so. Can't do anything about vaccinations right now but as soon as she has the pup I will take them both in and mama can get at least a parvo. Her temp is holding at a solid 99.6 It has been for 2 days. She is gonna be just fine.

[MandiesMom]

Happy to hear she's doing well!

So, could they tell how big the 1 pup is? Are you going to have the vet deliver the pup?

[ItsComplicated]

The vet said to let her try on her own it is about 2.5 to 3 inches long of she goes into active labor and nothing happens after 30 min then she will need to go in

[ItsComplicated]

Sadly she went into labor and it was stillborn, she is doing well

[MandiesMom]

Oh no, I'm so sorry the pup didn't make it
I am very happy mom is doing ok though. Give her special hugs from me!

[msyorktown]

Just reading this now...so sorry the pup didn't make it, so happy she has you as her guardian angel...do you have a name for her? She looks so sweet.