preggers maggie update

**CathyBogart** · 02-28-2007, 03:07 PM

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** · 02-28-2007, 04:18 PM

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

**Catlady711** · 02-28-2007, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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.

**Kfamr** · 03-03-2007, 11:44 AM

It's been about a week now, have you found anything out?

**3muttsandaboston** · 03-03-2007, 02:30 PM

No I haven't taken her to the vet I was going to wait a little so they could tell for sure if she is pregnant when I take her in. Her stomach has actually gotton smaller and is pretty much normal size now.

**sprokett** · 03-06-2007, 02:41 PM

i glad to hear her belly has gone down but still a vet visit may be a good idea again keep us updated!!!!

**3muttsandaboston** · 03-08-2007, 05:31 PM

Well we think she is probably pregnant. We are taking her to the vet in the next few days. We called a different one and they had an ultrasound but there was a specialist that only comes in 1 time a week and it's $250 to get it done. I'm going to try a couple more vets. My mom swears she felt a puppy kick. Not sure if I believe her though one minute I think maggie's pregnant and the next I don't so I don't know. Well off to call a couple of vets. I will take some belly pics and see if you guys think she has grown since the last time.

**3muttsandaboston** · 03-08-2007, 07:03 PM

Well here are some pics taken a few minutes ago I also just discovered that she went into the heat the 2nd of january instead of the 13th. (I had sent an e-mail to my flyball instructer saying I couldn't come because she just went into heat)

Her vulva is also swollen and she has some clear discharge