My small dog is pregnant and...?

Question

its about time for her to have her puppies. Today she was scratching on my bedroom door and I let her in and she went straight under my bed, has been panting, shes been moving too different positions every once in awhile and won't come out from under the bed. Does this mean she could be going into labor? And how soon should I expect puppies?

Answer 1

This definitely sounds like shes going into labour and you should probably prepare. If this happened today, then I would expect the pups by either tonight or tomorrow morning.

If you have any questions about whelping (delivery) feel free to e-mail me.

Answer 2

i suggest you move your bed cause she will need plenty of room to move and just move the bed to where you can see her and it will get very messy under your bed so atlest get some newspaper or a box [:

yeah probably i suggest you get a big box for her and leave her in a nice and quite room dont stare at her or she will become nervous dont feed her or she might throw up just let her do her thing check up every once in a while incase she has trouble opening a bag grab a toothpick gently i mean gently open the bag but you must do this quick or the puppy will choke and die once she is finished having puppies let her go to the restroom and feed her milk and some meat like weenie,balonie,ham or anything in the meat section and she will be fine [: and if you want grab the puppies and clean them with a soft wipey or a cloth and they will be fine every 2 hours let the mom dog go to use the restroom when the pupps grow up like 2 months make them eat regular hard food and dont let them suck moms milk no more she can get sick if they suck all her calcium out then you must take her to the vet and she could die! hope this helps

Answer 3

Sounds like labor to me.  If you don't want puppies under your bed, you'd better try to move her.

Answer 4

She bites hard? And? GET HER OUT OF THERE! Here is some info on whelping:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/whelping.htm

After she has these puppies, and they are ready to go home (10-12 weeks for small breeds) SPAY HER.  

Answer 5

Those are definately signs of her going into labor.  I wouldnt recommend letting her have her puppies under your bed just because #1 it will be messy

#2 your dog and her puppies will stay under there for a while

Try making a nest for her with towels, somewhere there's not alot of traffic in the house where she can be alone and secluded.  But not too secluded.  Labor can take from 1-... many hours so I would be prepared.  Since she's a small dog she might have a hard time giving birth to the puppies so watch her and make sure she isn't having trouble.  Try to notice if any of the puppies sacks haven't been opened.  Open them as soon as possible and make sure there isn't any fluid in the puppies mouths[they can choke and die].  She will probably be pretty exhausted after giving birth so after she has the puppies and they're all alive and breathing, give her some time to recooperate lol She'll definately need it.  Small dogs have anywhere from 1-5 puppies in a litter depending on the breed so you'll probably have to watch her for a few hours to make sure none are still born etc.

Good Luck and Congratulations!!!

Answer 6

I think you should be seeing pups soon.  Don't you have a whelping box ready for her and all the supplies you will need for the big event?  I would suggest that you have your Vet's telephone # real close by since it sounds like you have no knowledge about whelping a litter.

Answer 7

Since you don't know anything about whelping you need to get her to the vet so that people that do can be on hand in case she's has problems.  Also you should have started researching what to expect when it was getting close to time.

Answer 8

Our dog did that too..And she had puppies about 20 minutes after it started. So it could really happen at any time. Just keep a CLOSE eye on her.