Pregnancy Calendar for Dogs:
Date;________________
Sire:____________________________________
Dam:____________________________________
Breeder: CHIHUAHUA or Your Dog Breed:
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Sire:____________________________________
Dam:____________________________________
Breeder: CHIHUAHUA or Your Dog Breed:
You can go to website; http://www.maplesrings.com/pregnancy.html
for the same thing Thank You for let us put this informant on our. Thank Connie
DAY 1
* First day of mating.
* Sperm travel searching for a mature ripened eggs.
* Sperm travel searching for a mature ripened eggs.
WEEK 1
* Fertilization occurs.
* 2 cell embryos are in the oviduct.
* 2 cell embryos are in the oviduct.
WEEK 2
* Embryo will be 4 cell at start of week and 64 cell by end of week.
* Embrto enters the uterus.
* Feeding small amounts of high protein supplement, such as eggs,lean muscle meats (NOT PORK) or liver is a good practice...
* Embrto enters the uterus.
* Feeding small amounts of high protein supplement, such as eggs,lean muscle meats (NOT PORK) or liver is a good practice...
WEEK 3
* Embryos implants along uterus wall.
* During the next two weeks the important organs will develop.
* Her nipples begin to turn pick and enlarge.
* May loose appetite during this week.
* Morning sicknes may occur ~ Angel got this. She also stretched a lot due to her movement in her abdomen.
* During the next two weeks the important organs will develop.
* Her nipples begin to turn pick and enlarge.
* May loose appetite during this week.
* Morning sicknes may occur ~ Angel got this. She also stretched a lot due to her movement in her abdomen.
WEEK 4
Morning sickness should go awaay and appetite retun.
* One of the early signs of pregnancy is for the dam to
"ADOPT" a toy.
* Delvelopment of eyes and spinal sord and faces take shape.
* The fur on the belly and around the nipples thins.
* One of the early signs of pregnancy is for the dam to
"ADOPT" a toy.
* Delvelopment of eyes and spinal sord and faces take shape.
* The fur on the belly and around the nipples thins.
WEEK 5
* The doctor may be able to detect pregnanay (85% accuaracy) by feeling the abdomen. Diagnosis by X-Rays is unually possible after 45 days (95% accuracy for determining the number of puppies). {I like to do this after 50~52-days.)
* You may be able to feel the little puppies ~ they should be the small bumps in the abdomen.
* Eevep\lpment of toes, whisker buds, and claws.
* Eyes now close and gender can be determined.
* The puppies are now considered fully developed miniature dogs.
* She may be showing... She may also gain a little weight particularly if she is going to birth more than 1~2 puppies....
* You may be able to feel the little puppies ~ they should be the small bumps in the abdomen.
* Eevep\lpment of toes, whisker buds, and claws.
* Eyes now close and gender can be determined.
* The puppies are now considered fully developed miniature dogs.
* She may be showing... She may also gain a little weight particularly if she is going to birth more than 1~2 puppies....
WEEK 6
* During the last several weeks, your dog's nutritional needs nearly double. Feed small meals severaltimes a day.
* We recommedn feeding puppy food through the end of lactation (nursing)... {I don't do this is my make your puppies grown~big in your female.}
* Increase water. {VERY IN IMBORTANT!!!]
* Enlargment of mammary glands as nipples darken and enlarge.
* We recommedn feeding puppy food through the end of lactation (nursing)... {I don't do this is my make your puppies grown~big in your female.}
* Increase water. {VERY IN IMBORTANT!!!]
* Enlargment of mammary glands as nipples darken and enlarge.
WEEK 7
* She may shred papers, blankets or bedding in an attempt at "nest building" in the last weeks.
* During the last 2~weeks, your pet may become irritable and should avoid contact with small children.
* Morerate exercise is the proper approach. Neither forced rest nor strenuous exercise is a good idea. Short periods of gentle play and short aslks are good...
* You may feel the puppies now but counting them may be a bit more difficult.
* Definate abdominal enlagement.
* Abdomen hair will start shedding.
* During the last 2~weeks, your pet may become irritable and should avoid contact with small children.
* Morerate exercise is the proper approach. Neither forced rest nor strenuous exercise is a good idea. Short periods of gentle play and short aslks are good...
* You may feel the puppies now but counting them may be a bit more difficult.
* Definate abdominal enlagement.
* Abdomen hair will start shedding.
WEEK 8
* Dam begins to spend a lot more time grooming herslef.
* Her breasts becaome swollen as her milk forms.
* Nestin begins as she looks for a place to have her puppies.... Make sure you have her box or spot ready..
* The dam may not have as big of an appetite during this period. Her abdomen can be crowded with puppies.
* You can feel the puppies move now.
* See if you can get her used to her whelping box
* Her breasts becaome swollen as her milk forms.
* Nestin begins as she looks for a place to have her puppies.... Make sure you have her box or spot ready..
* The dam may not have as big of an appetite during this period. Her abdomen can be crowded with puppies.
* You can feel the puppies move now.
* See if you can get her used to her whelping box
WEEK 9
* Nipples and vulva should be gently cleaned with warm water, you might want to trim the hairs surrounding the nipples, to allow easier access for the puppies to suck.
* She may express milk from her nipples.
* Watch for her tmperature to drop. You may take it rectally if you want but she's just plain old cool to the touch compared to what she has been the last 8 weeks.
* She may also become restless, seek seclusion and in the last few days, soil the house.
* She will be "nesting" 12~24 hours before the bith ;-) {get some sleep ourself}
* She may express milk from her nipples.
* Watch for her tmperature to drop. You may take it rectally if you want but she's just plain old cool to the touch compared to what she has been the last 8 weeks.
* She may also become restless, seek seclusion and in the last few days, soil the house.
* She will be "nesting" 12~24 hours before the bith ;-) {get some sleep ourself}
EXPECTED DATE of WHELP:
* Expected date of whelp. Average is 62 days but may take place from the 58th to the 72th day. Angel laid on the couch on her back the entire day before fiving birth.
* Keep watching for that cool to the touch... if yopu're actually taking the temp, it does drop from 101 to 98 degrees.
* appetitie will disappear as whelping approaches.
* May see a clear discharge fromthe vulva.
* At onset of labor may pace, dig, shiver, pant and /or vomit.
* First fetus will be delivered within 4 hours of the onset of labor.
Click on this http://www.maplessprings.com/pregnancy.html and
go to see what they have for you, some nice dogs and a lot of learning,
have fun read as I do thier to.
Thanks Connie of P.C. Tissue Charmin's
* Keep watching for that cool to the touch... if yopu're actually taking the temp, it does drop from 101 to 98 degrees.
* appetitie will disappear as whelping approaches.
* May see a clear discharge fromthe vulva.
* At onset of labor may pace, dig, shiver, pant and /or vomit.
* First fetus will be delivered within 4 hours of the onset of labor.
Click on this http://www.maplessprings.com/pregnancy.html and
go to see what they have for you, some nice dogs and a lot of learning,
have fun read as I do thier to.
Thanks Connie of P.C. Tissue Charmin's