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Pregnancy Timeline
Week One
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
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* Ferlizaon occurs * 2 cell embryos are in the oviduct * The
embryo is fairly resistant to external interference in development
CHANGES IN THE BITCH
* Possible morning sickness * Possible personality changes
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CARE OF THE BITCH
* Normal feeding * Normal exercise if she didn't normally get
exercise before pregnancy, she should start geng moderate
exercise every day * Check any and all medicaons with vet prior to
administering * No inseccides (i.e., flea treatments) * No live
vaccines
TO DO LIST
* Put together pedigree on lier * Write contract * Contact AKC forlier registraon applicaon * Start taking puppy reservaons
Week Two (Days 814)
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
* Embryo will be 4 cell at start of week and 64 cell by end of week *
Embryo enters the uterus
CHANGES IN THE BITCH
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* Possible morning sickness
CARE OF THE BITCH
* Connue as with Week One
TO DO LIST
* Nothing special this week
Week Three (Days 1521)
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
* Day 19 Implantaon of embryos in uterus
CHANGES IN THE BITCH
* See above
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CARE OF THE BITCH
* See above
TO DO LIST
* Nothing special this week
Week Four (Days 2228)
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
* Development of eyes and spinal cords * Faces take shape * Fetuses
grow from 510 mm to 1415 mm * Organogenesis begins Embryos
are at their most suscepble to defects * Days 26 32 are the best
days to palpitate (i.e.. feel for the puppies)
CHANGES IN THE BITCH
* Possible clear vaginal discharge * Mammary development begins *
Aer Day 26, palpitaon may be possible to diagnose pregnancy
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CARE OF THE BITCH
* Limit strenuous acvity (such as working, jumping, long runs) *
Add 1/4 cup coage cheese or a hard boiled egg to food onalternang days
TO DO LIST
* Schedule ultrasound or palpitaon with vet if desired
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Week Five (Days 2935)
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
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* Development of toes, whisker buds, and claws * Fetuses look like
dogs * Gender can be determined * Eyes (previously open) now close
* Fetuses grow from 18 mm 30 mm * Organogenesis ends
embryos are now fairly resistant to interference with development
CHANGES IN THE BITCH
* Swelling becomes noceable * Loss of "tuckup" * Weight will start
to increase
CARE OF THE BITCH
* Slightly increase amount of food and switch to puppy kibble. If you
feed one meal a day, add a small extra meal. If you feed twice a day,
slightly increase one of the meals. * Add daily mulvitamin for dogs
* Palpitaon no longer possible due to fluids in uterus
TO DO LIST
* Nothing special this week
Week Six (Days 3642)
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
* Development of skin pigment * Fetuses should weigh around 6
grams and be 45 mm long * Fetal heartbeats can be heard with
stethoscope
CHANGES IN THE BITCH
* Nipples darken and enlarge * Abdomen connues to enlarge
CARE OF THE BITCH
* Add coage cheese or hard boiled egg to food daily * Increase the
amount of food in the extra meal * Bitch should start sleeping in
whelping box
TO DO LIST
* Assemble whelping box * By this me you should be fairly sure
that the bitch is pregnant. Nofy the people on your puppy list. Let
them know when you expect delivery.
Week Seven (Days 4349)
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
* Growth and development connues
CHANGES IN THE BITCH
* Abdomen hair will start shedding * The bitch will start to look
pregnant at this point
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CARE OF THE BITCH
* Slightly increase both meals
TO DO LIST
* Stop any roughhousing or jumping * Radiographs (Xrays) possible
to determine number and size of puppies
Week Eight (Days 5057)
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
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* Fetal movement can be detected when bitch is at rest * Puppies
can safely be born from now on
CHANGES IN THE BITCH
* Milk may be squeezed from nipples * The bitch will be very large.
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CARE OF THE BITCH
* Add moderate lunch
TO DO LIST
* Gather whelping kit (see below) * Prepare phone list for
help/support. It should include your vet's phone number, the
emergency clinic's phone number, the number of any friends who
will be offering support during whelping, and anyone else you might
need to contact before, during, or aer whelping (like your office to
let them know you won't be in!) * Make sure your car is gassed upand ready for a possible emergency trip to the vet's office.
Week Nine (Days 5865)
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
* Growth and Development connues
CHANGES IN THE BITCH
* Nesng behavior may be seen * Bitch may become distressed
(panng, pacing, acng uncomfortable) * Temperature should be
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around 100.2100.8 degrees Farenheit * When temperature drops to
around 9899.4 degrees Farenheit, puppies should be born within 24
hours * Appete may disappear as whelping approaches
CARE OF THE BITCH
* Start taking temperature three mes a day
TO DO LIST
* Nofy vet or emergency clinic when temperature drops so that
they will be ready if you have any problems * Keep detailed recordson temperature and behavior of bitch * Double check that whelping
supplies are ready
THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOR During this stage, uterine contracons
begin. The bitch will appear very restless and may pace, dig, shiver,
pant, or even vomit. This is all normal and all an owner can do is see
that the bitch has water available should she want it. This stage of
labor is very long, lasng 612 hours and culminates with full dilaon
of the cervix in preparaon to expel a puppy.
THE SECOND AND THIRD STAGES OF LABOR
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Puppies are born covered in membranes which must be cleanedaway or the pup will suffocate.
The mother will bite and lick the membranes away.
Allow her a minute or two aer birth to do this; if she does not do it,
then you must clean the pup for her.
Simply remove the slippery covering and rub the puppy with a clean
towel.The umbilical cord may be ed in a knot about one inch from the
pup and cut with scissors on the far side of the knot.
Be careful not to pull on the umbilical cord as this can injure the
puppy.
The mother may want to eat the placenta but this is probably not a
good idea as voming it up later is common; it is best to clean away
the placenta yourself.
Expect one pup every 4560 minutes with 1030 minutes of hard
straining. It is normal for bitches to "take a rest" partway through
delivery and she may not strain at all for up to four hours between
pups.
If she is seen straining hard for over one hour or if she takes longer
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than a four hour break, Then she is in trouble and may have a puppy
stuck, or have other problems explained below, seek a veterinarian
should be consulted. Expect some puppies (probably half of them) to
be born tail first. This is not abnormal for dogs.
Some mes the puppy is very large and can have trouble to get out.
There is something you can do but you must be careful and gentle.
With clean hands place your finger in the bitch and feel where the
puppy is, if the puppy is head first then you can hook the puppy with
you fingers like this.
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Gently pull down and out.
If they are feet first then this is how you pull them out, again down
and gentle.
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CALL YOUR VETERINARIAN IF:
3060 minutes of strong contracons occur with no puppy being
produced.
Greater than four hours pass between pups and you know there are
more inside.
She fails to go into labor within 24 hours of her temperature drop.
She is in obvious extreme pain.
Greater than 70 days of gestaon have passed.
It is normal for the bitch to spike a fever in the 2448 hours following
birth. This fever should not be accompanied by clinical signs of
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calcium demand of lactaon. Calcium supplementaon predisposes
a bitch to this condion. Usually affected animals are small dogs.
They demonstrate:
nervousness and restlessness
no interest in the pups
sff, painful gait
This progresses to:
muscle spasms
inability to stand
fever
seizures
This condion generally occurs in the first three weeks of lactaon
and a veterinarian should be consulted immediately.
MASTITIS (INFLAMMATION OF THE BREASTS)
Normal nursing glands are so and enlarged. Diseased glands are
red, hard, and painful.In general, the bitch does not act sick; the disease is confined to the
mammary ssue.
The bitch may be sore and discourage the pups from nursing;
however, it is important to keep the pups nursing the affected
glands.
This is not harmful to the puppies and helps flush out the infected
material.
Hot packing may be helpful.
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Post Partum
* Make sure each puppy gets some of the bitch's colostrum (first thin
milk) within first 24 hours. Colostrum is loaded with anbodies to
protect the puppies from disease. It also helps to condion their
tummies to accepng food.
* Lochia (vaginal discharge) should be reddish to reddishbrown
(green is okay on first day). If you see black discharge, contact your
vet immediately! * Within 56 hours of last puppy's birth, take bitch
and puppies to vet for check up. The vet will ensure that the bitch
hasn't retained any puppies or placentas and that the puppies are ingood health. Ask your vet to check the puppies for cle palates and
what opons are available. This vet visit is something that should
not be skipped. If the bitch has retained a placenta or puppy, she
could quickly develop a serious infecon which could prove deadly.
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