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Should I head for the Vets?

My pregnant female was bred Oct. 18th, 19th and 20th. She was a 5.8 for ovulation on Oct. 17th. My calculations say 63 days from ovulation today and 62 from breeding and only a temp drop to 99.8 yesterday and 99.4 now. I am getting worried and wondering if I should wait today or run to Vet?

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Her due date is tomorrow. Is there a reason you are worried? Any discharge, odd behavior?

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My pregnant female was bred Oct. 18th, 19th and 20th. She was a 5.8 for ovulation on Oct. 17th. My calculations say 63 days from ovulation today and 62 from breeding and only a temp drop to 99.8 yesterday and 99.4 now. I am getting worried and wondering if I should wait today or run to Vet?
. You're counting from the wrong days. First of all, the first breeding was a day earlier than neccesary. It was 1 day post ovulation instead of 2.

Laura is correct. The due date is tomorrow. If she's doing fine, I personally wouldn't go to the vet unless you haven't taken her for a pre-whelp radiograph yet or anything Laura asked about.

Good luck with the whelping.

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My pregnant female was bred Oct. 18th, 19th and 20th. She was a 5.8 for ovulation on Oct. 17th. My calculations say 63 days from ovulation today and 62 from breeding and only a temp drop to 99.8 yesterday and 99.4 now. I am getting worried and wondering if I should wait today or run to Vet?


You need to measure temperature 3-4 times a day to catch the drop. You will miss it if you take the temperature only once a day.
The golden rule is to start breeding 2 days after they hit PG 5, but that doesn't mean that she ovulated at 5. She could have ovulated 2-3 days later. Add 2 days for the eggs to mature and she could very well be at her day 59-60 now.
If she is acting normal, no discharge, no distress, leave her alone and make sure you have enough sleep now that you can.

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My girl was 5.2 on Saturday the 13th, we did a surgical Tuesday, the 16th. I figure she is due today, temp is just starting to come down - 99.8 this am, 100.0 this afternoon and we'll check again before bedtime. She's still eating but is occasionally nesting with newspaper in her whelping box/area and is resting a lot. I'm sure we'll have pups sometime tomorrow. I'm heading to bed soon with baby monitor left near my girl. We better get some rest - busy days ahead :) All the best!

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TU all. My girl is now 98.2 temp. Ate her dinner and no distress or discharge. Maybe tomorrow or early Thursday.

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Good Luck!

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Sounds perfect. Keep us posted and best wishes!

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Nothing last night. This morning heavy panting, ate some of her breakfast and temp is the lowest I have ever seen 97.3. Maybe tonight. If not then it might be a trip to the Vets.

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Don't leave her, from my 10 years of experience, I'm guessing it'll be sometime today, probably this afternoon. Some dogs never go off their food. All the best!