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will bulldogs lose ther pups when first time matting?


Sent to Pet Experts December 26, 2005 5:58 p.m.

will bulldogs lose ther pups when first time matting?


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December 26, 2005 5:59 p.m. (1 minute and 21 seconds later)
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Are you asking " will she lose the pups because it is her first litter? How old is she?

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Sent December 26, 2005 6:08 p.m. (8 minutes and 53 seconds later)

17 months .She does not look big. She matted around october 25. She has milk sacks.they hang but not very large ones. Her stomach hangs more low than wide but not to low.
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December 26, 2005 6:15 p.m. (7 minutes and 18 seconds later)
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She may be going through a false pregnancy. They can do this and show all of the signs except have puppies. She would be approx. 62 days now depending on when she did conceive and if she were bred before or after 10/25 as well-and she can go another couple of days. Do you try to feel her stomach when she is laying really still? You should be able to feel them move. But once again, if she just has a couple you may not be able to. Is she acting nervous at all? Nesting? Sometimes their temperature when taken rectally will drop about 24 hours before going into labor. Normal for a resting dog is 101-102 and it can drop as low as 98. So you may want to monitor this. Some bulldogs are not able to deliver on their own so it is a possibility she may need a c-section if she is pregnant. You can certainly have your vet do an xray to see if she is pregnant, and if so where the pup (or more) is and if it looks like she will be able to ddeliver on her own.

Edited by jwarder on December 26 2005 at 6:27pm


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