Quote Originally Posted by NicoleLJ
Litter size is the main reason for the x-ray but another reason is to find out if any pups will end up being too big for her to push out. If they see a pup that looks to be too big and would end up getting stuck or so on then I will opt for her to have a C-section. It can be very dangerous if a pup is too big, both for the mom and the other pups. So that is a very important reason to do it.

Nicole & Sheena (moms to be)

Oh, I didn't know that.