preggers maggie update

[areias]

Just wanted to mention...and I might have a large opposition to this..but if you find that she IS pregnant, you could go ahead and get her spayed right away...and have the puppies removed as well. That is another option, although I don't know your opinion on it.

[3muttsandaboston]

Thank you everyone! I called my vet...They said there is nothing that they can tell at this point and to wait it out. I think i'm going to look around and find a new vet...They also acted like I was crazy when I asked about sonograms...

[Kfamr]

I'd certainly find a new vet NOW. Call around tomorrow and explain the situation, how lightly your other vet took it, and see if they can check her out tomorrow.

[lizbud]

oh ok thank you for the info. She will be spayed though whenever it needs to be done it will be done...

It really should have been done yesterday. If your family has a problem
with the cost, could you look up low cost spay/neuter clinics in the area?
She really is a cutie.

[3muttsandaboston]

If she is pregnant i'm not spaying her and killing the pups. That is my personal choice. I just lost a dog friday and I think killing a litter of pups would hurt me even more. I just want to know for sure if she is pregnant.

[cloverfdx]

Hopefully she is not pregnant.

If she does have live puppies you won't want to have her spayed at the same time as the c-section unless you plan to bottle or tube feed.

That does not always happen, a friends GSD bitch had to have a ceaser and they desexed her at the same time... Cin was a wonderful mother to her babies .

[Karen]

Definitely call another vet. She's such a small dog - as fits her breed, that it's important to know if she is, and how far along, and how big the pups are to make plans in case she needs a c-section, which isn't uncommon with bully-breeds anyway.

[3muttsandaboston]

I know of 2 vets that I can call tomorrow. One of them is brand new huge and seems state of the art. I also heard they have good prices so that is the first one i'll call. The one I use is expensive and the people there are rude. I swear I cant take a dog in for anything without paying at least 100 dollars. The lady at the front desk said there was no such thing as a dog sonogram (she went and asked the vet before she said this).

[sprokett]

awwwwww keep us updated

[CathyBogart]

The vet was correct in that there is no accurate way to tell for certain she's pregnant until the puppies are a certain age inside of her. Even ultrasounds won't work before she is....(Dangit, I don't have my notes with me, but I had this in lecture YESTERDAY) at least a few weeks along. When I get ahold of my notes tonight I can put up more info.

There is a window of time when the puppies can be palpated (felt by hand by the vet), but then there is a time where they can't be felt for awhile, then you can feel them again.

If she has been pseudo pregnant before, it's more likely for her to be pseudo pregnant again.

I have to add that even though they were correct in telling you there is no way to accurately tell if she's pregnant, they should have had you come in to make sure she doesn't have a pyo or some other unpleasant thing. Good luck at the new vet.

[gwen]

This is probably a really daft question but cant they test the urine like us humans do? I have no clue, just wondered. ?????

[Catlady711]

The vet was correct in that there is no accurate way to tell for certain she's pregnant until the puppies are a certain age inside of her. Even ultrasounds won't work before she is....(Dangit, I don't have my notes with me, but I had this in lecture YESTERDAY) at least a few weeks along. When I get ahold of my notes tonight I can put up more info.

I think it's 50-53 days before the pups show up on an x-ray. I don't know about ultrasound as we don't have one of those where I work, we refer people out for those.

[applesmom]

An experienced vet can usually palpate a bitch at about 28 days. The pups will feel like little walnuts.

Somewhere around 32 days she might develop a vaginal discharge. It would be clear/white with no smell at all. If she should have a coloured or offensive smelling discharge she should be seen by the vet ASAP.

According to the dates you've provided, if she came into heat on the 14th she wouldn't normally have been breedable until the 21st. In that case she wouldn't be expected to be showing at the time of your first post on this subject.

But the majority of my experience is with much bigger dogs! It's possible that smaller dogs might start to show their pregnancies sooner.

[angelbow20]

If she does have live puppies you won't want to have her spayed at the same time as the c-section unless you plan to bottle or tube feed.

If you have her spayed, the odds will be great that she won't be able to provide milk for the puppies and may even reject them.

Think positive!

She could still be spayed if she has a C section, I would think she has the same odds of rejecting them if she gets fixed right off or not since she wouldnt deliver them herself, my mom had a dog who got pregnant and she had a C section and got fixed during the surgery and fed her babies and everything fine.

[applesmom]

She could still be spayed if she has a C section, I would think she has the same odds of rejecting them if she gets fixed right off or not since she wouldnt deliver them herself, my mom had a dog who got pregnant and she had a C section and got fixed during the surgery and fed her babies and everything fine.

You're right. She has a 50-50 change of accepting them and being able to provide milk for them if she is spayed.