Is she 43 days Pregnant? - Page 6

Let nature take it's course. As long as she doesn't have a green discharge or bloody, not to worry.
( do NOT give calcium during pregnancy)

Well joanro, that leads to today. During urination she has had blood. None during the day (spotting) and it doesn't have an odor. When I checked her a little while ago (tmi on the way) by opening her vulva slightly there appeared to be more if a tinged, almost slimy appearance to it. My vet said not to worry as long as there's no odor but...that's what I do, worry. These next two weeks can't go fast enough for me. I'm trying to be relaxed but it seems like everyday is something else to make me bat whip crazy!

Lol, First, please don't worry so! Bat whip crazy, that's a new one! Lol! I thought I was the queen of worrying! The lovely folks here got me through my girls pregnancy, you two will both survive as well! You talked to your vet, & your vet said not to worry unless there's an odor, right? Think about all the stretching & stretching all that tissue has to do in there, a little blood tinged discharge is not too unusual. As long as there's not a lot of blood, no foul odor, no funky looking discharge, your girl is not panting or distressed, no fever....relax! And do not open her vulva, or spread it, you risk introducing bacteria to what is normally a pretty clean place. And that could lead to infection...on the plus side, she's obviously very tolerant of you handling her, so if you need to assist with pups you'll be good! 

Have you assembled a delivery kit? You'll need nice soft, clean, old towels, or large washcloths, to bundle up pups if you need to; a bulb suction aspirator, easily available in baby section of drug stores; a warming light or you can use a hot water bottle, for keeping pups warm; multicolor bric-a-brac or yarn, to make little, loose, puppy collars so you can keep track of which pup is which, in case they all look alike; a baby scale; at least 1 can of puppy formula & a small bottle & nipple, really tiny, just in case you have to feed one; the calcium paste or ice cream( if you choose people food like ice cream, make sure it's not diet); have lots of old sheets, or no ink newspaper; a notebook or something you can record time of birth & puppy description, collar color, weight, anything unusual so if you need to call the vet at any point, you'll have every pup recorded...after a sleepless night it's easy to get stuff jumbled in your mind, jotting it down as it happens helps.

You probably won't need a lot of this stuff, but it's better to be prepared. Plus this will keep you busy, give you something to think about & pass the time. And it helps to feel prepared when your anxious about stuff. 

Youre going to be the best puppy grandma ever!

 jackie harris

If you want a little light reading, put Kali puppies in the search forum app on this site...it should bring up a thread called I guess I'm in for it now...you'll see I asked a lot of the same questions you asked, & there's a bunch of good advise from experts that no longer post here...like tying umbilical cords & stuff...& there's pictures here & there! Have fun, it should make you laugh!

jackie harris

Build a litter box   pure and simple and then build a  puppy kennel with wire bottoms like the old Rabbit hutch off the ground on patio with  door on it so mom cannot get out or puppies may not fall out, crawl out or disappear.

I will post a pic of the huge box my son built for me..HE built 4 of them with wire fronts, all plywood, formica floors and big door and put on legs when you design it so it is off the ground .  THEN you can sit in door of box , watching your bitch have her pups..Let he do the work and just tell how pretty she is...cool and calm , you have towels, warm water and a clothes hamper on end by you with towel in it so when the second third and fourth pup start coming out you slowly and calmly pic up the other newborn pup she has licked and should be trying to nurse..and put in clothes basket so she doesnt step on  it or stomp it as labour pains hurt...the bitch usually turns around and around and may not know she steps on pup;  as soon as the new pup comes out make sure she eats the or cuts the umbilical chord , as you watch her, and being unexperienced , I would not attempt to help her unless the  pup is dead or is bleeding then call the vet..

he will guide you ...put older pup back by her and the new pup and let her take over again..let her lick and clean and the pups should start searching for their dinner...sometimes you have to calm your bitch and ask her to lay down...pet her and put pups up into her tit area..let her do the licking and you set back and watch..

Any pups born dead or if one dies, just wrap in newspaper and remove immediatelyl. do not let her eat them...some do and that is not good..a habit y ou do not want .

unless you see something harmful just watch and be ready to move pup out of her legs or sitting on it or stomping it when other pups come out...give her room by putting pups away from her at end if she objects to you putting in a basket..just be ready to clean up all the after birth and bag of water as it comes out...have many old clean towels to put back in the box..just pitch the wet ones out into a wash basket..you stay with her...offer her a teaspoon of the cottage cheese or ice cream to cool her off...keep no fans or heat on pups unless the room is cold...have a light like a brewer chicken pen light on top of box in a whole you have for light only...put a radio playing soft music and no interruptions from any other animals as the bitch will get upset and you  ruin her contractions...for two weeks before the whelp put her in the box with her own food to eat and let her get use to being confined...Hope she has been crate \trained and likes confinement...safe babies are inclosed and then mom can be let out after an  hour or so to potty but watch for pups out in grass..never know when she m ay poop a pup...lol  not really but some do have one in grass as they are first moms and not sure exactly where all the hurt is coming from... offer her water outside the pen from now on...the whelping box is for her and her pups...only..feed her on patio or when she is off for a break...keep floors wiped with vinegar /water solution and or peroxide /water solutions...when pups are 3 weeks the poop and pee gets big so a puppy pen with wire bottoms is great...you can put tray of a cookie sheet etc with papers under them and change often..using vinegar and water solution for wiping.. Use baby wipers with no scent to clean pups if mom is not doing it...at night put pups back in birthing box for with locked doors after she has eliminated and is ready for a night in with her family..I never let pups wander over th floors or house or any place as disease, bugs, other poop and \many harmful things can happen;. YOU are now nurse, mom 2, janitor, breeder, trainer and 33 other words of description I need not print to a litter of pups.

Feed your bitch a can a day of puppy food with her dog food to prepare her the need of folic acid and other needed vitamins as puppy food has more percentage and a quick way to do the needed entry into your soon to be mommy dog...I sprinkle powdered milk also on the food she eats the last two weeks and give raw liver cut up in food daily...then later ask about weaning the pups..  Pups need time alone in the wire kennel to let mom have a breather as the teeth come in and the eyes open from 11 days onward.  when pups get teeth mom can get ugly and bite them off so beware and then time to start the weaning..another lesson later.

GOOD LUCK  i WILL FIND PIC OF BIRTHING BOX

THEY make rubbermaid square tiles also to glue into a birthing box floor before you put sides on...any man usually can design a box with wire front and half top of wire to let air in and a door with a latch on so you can keep all safe.]\

YR

 

Here is a glimpse of Bouncing Bali in her birthing box..the front she is leaning on is wire with framing and it comes off..this was only one of 4 .gives u some idea how wide and I made it long . I am in the box sitting taking this pic. \\YR

 

The bitch is protected by pvc around edges on a little ledge so if a pup gets behind her the mom cannot squash it..easy to design

Puppy pens I buy at a Crate and Kennel place in Canton < Texas.

I stack the puppy pens on top of the huge birthing box so i CAN REACH THEM  and see every thing going on > Later I seperate the agressive pups from the  meeker ones to keep dominance from happening.;. I have outdoor puppy pens on grass for play time every day in sun to get exercise and learn things and get their moms help..SHE is with them at play time and they learn...then back to the puppy pens when they are weaned at appropriate time..Depends on the temperament of the mom if she can tolerate the rough pups pulling on her and biting her..if she is too ugly I just \feed them and three times a day to let them not be so hungry to tear the mom up..ONE hour or so with  mom to get some last of her milk will be all they need till you give them away to new home.

:You will get good help here and just remember ...dogs have pups and are naturally able to handle it themselves. We care so we want it to be safer and easier so we assist..

 

YR

 

I just reread the old thread about Kali's pups...that was good fun YR, wasn't it? Thanks again for all your help! jackie harris

This has nothing to do with my original post, but thought some breeders on this site might find this info useful: this is aside from the relaxin test.

"Another blood test in experimental development is for acute phase proteins. These are proteins that react to inflammation. In the case of canine pregnancies, the rise in these proteins is stimulated by the attachment of the embryos to the lining of the uterus (the endometrium)." http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/dog-pregnancy-symptoms?page=3