PREGNANT DOG??????????????

Question

Hi, my dog was bred July 18th, (German Shepherd) and a few days ago I noticed darker discharge it was thicker to. What does this mean?

Answer 1

yay for doing research BEFORE byb your dog.

Answer 2

Preparing for your dog's labor and puppy care can be both exciting and fun; still, awareness of potential problems is of paramount importance.  It is a good idea to keep track of your dog's breeding date so as to know when to expect what.

After about 35 days of pregnancy, the mother's caloric requirements will begin to increase.  In general, she should require about twice as much food as usual whereas, when she begins nursing, she will need three times as much food. The best nutritional plan is to buy a dog food approved for growth and feed according to the package; such diets are balanced and require no supplementation plus they typically have the extra Calories needed by the pregnant or nursing mother. Exercise of the pregnant ***** need not be restricted until after the first 4-6 weeks of pregnancy.  Do not supplement calcium as this can cause metabolic imbalances; also, excess vitamins may be harmful to the puppies.

Some time around the 45th day, your dog should be examined by a veterinarian.  At this time, the skeletons of the unborn pups will have mineralized and are thus visible on a radiograph.  Your dog's abdomen should be x-rayed so that you know how many pups to expect. Ultrasound may be used to confirm pregnancy much earlier (after 25 days, the embryonic heart may be seen beating) but it is more difficult to count the number of pups using this method.  A general pregnancy blood test can be performed around day 35 just to confirm whether or not she is pregnant but neither this nor ultrasound will tell you how many puppies to expect; only radiographs can do that.

A comfortable area should be set aside for whelping and raising the puppies. The ***** should feel at home here and should be able to come and go as she likes while the puppies must remain confined.

It is important that the mother dog be isolated from all other dogs for three weeks prior to labor through 3 weeks after delivery to prevent Herpes infection. Herpes is spread by sniffing and l*****g between two dogs. Adult dogs rarely have any symptoms but the newborn or unborn puppies generally die. For more details on this infection click here.

The gestation period of the dog is considered to be 63 days though this is not written in stone and a normal range might be 58-68 days.

Contract your vet and ask about this discharge and maybe take the dog in for a check up.

Answer 3

What color "darker"?  If you dont' know what is wrong with your dog, get her to a vet.  People who are breeding should know this much at least.

ADDED:  SHe shouldn't even be showing yet.  Get her to a vet.  Read good books on whelping.  You are gonna need it.

Answer 4

It means you need to get your girl into the vet.  she should not be discharging any thing dark from her v***a unless something is very wrong.

She isn't due until the 19th of Sept.  

I'd get she seen ASAP!  Possibly she has miscarried.  

Answer 5

Sounds like a miscarriage but the pups haven't left yet.

Get to the vet.

Answer 6

Well it's not normal for you dog to do this. She could very well be having serious problems. Infection or maybe even a miscarriage. I would recommend you calling your vet in the morning. You could try looking it up on google also.

Answer 7

Bring her to the vet. They can tell how far she is for sure. She may even be in labor. She maybe losing the pups. Look at this site for some insight. www.petbitsforyou/pregnant.html

Answer 8

um you should ask your vet this.