Jeannie's Pregnancy

Pregnancy Calendar for Dogs
Date:	Tue 17 Feb 2015
Sire:	Katsura
Dam:	Jeannie
Breeder:	Talemaker
Wed 7 Jan 2015	First day of mating. 48 hours after the first mating the bitch should be mated again. Subsequent matings occurring over a period of time enhance the chances of fertilaziton taking place. The spermatozoa migrate up through the cervix.
Thu 8 Jan 2015	Sperm travel searching for a mature ripened eggs.
Thu 8 Jan 2015 - Fri 9 Jan 2015	Spermatozoa reach the eggs in the oviducts.
Fri 9 Jan 2015 - Sat 10 Jan 2015	Fertilisation occurs in the oviducts which lead from the ovaries to the uterus.
Sat 10 Jan 2015 - Mon 12 Jan 2015	Fertilised eggs migrate down the oviducts and into the uterine horns. The migration continue to enable even spacing of the embryos. During this migration the eggs will grow into a blastocystes.
Sun 18 Jan 2015 - Tue 20 Jan 2015	The blastocystes implant in the wall of the uterus.
Sun 18 Jan 2015 - Sun 1 Feb 2015	The blastocystes will grow into an embryos. During the next two weeks the important organs will develop.
Wed 21 Jan 2015 - Wed 28 Jan 2015	Dams nipples begin to pink enlarge. The fur on the dams belly and around the nipples may become thinner.
Tue 27 Jan 2015 - Tue 3 Feb 2015	Morning sickness might occur due to hormonal changes or stretching and distension of the uterus. Dam may appear a bit apathetic. She may be off her feed for a while and vomit from time to time. Feeding the dam several meals spaced throughout the day might help. Your veterinarian may want to prescribe a drug to relax the uterus.
Sun 1 Feb 2015 - Thu 5 Feb 2015	An experienced person (a breeder or a veterinarian) can tell by careful palpation whether the dam is pregnant. It's now the best time to do this because the embryos are walnut-sized now and easy to count.
Wed 4 Feb 2015	Start to increase the dams food ration. Don't overfeed, excessive weight gain should be avoided. The fetuses are now and are fully developed miniature dogs.
Tue 10 Feb 2015	The Dams abdomen starts to get larger.
Fri 20 Feb 2015	It's very easy now to feel the puppies, counting them might be a bit more difficult.
Mon 23 Feb 2015 - Tue 3 Mar 2015	Dam begins to spend a lot more time in self-grooming. Her breasts become even more swollen. She may become a bit restlessness and begin to search for a suitable place to have her puppies.
Wed 25 Feb 2015	The dam might lose her appetite during this period. Her abdomen can be crowded with puppies. It is better to feed several smaller meals spaced throughout the day. You can easily detect abdominal movement now.
Wed 25 Feb 2015 - Thu 12 Mar 2015	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.
Sat 7 Mar 2015 - Tue 10 Mar 2015	Milky fluid may be expressed from the nipples.
Sun 8 Mar 2015	You might want to start taking the dams rectal temperature each morning and evening.
Wed 11 Mar 2015	Twelve to 24 hours before she is due to deliver, the dams rectal temperature may drop from 101 to 98 degrees. Clear discharge from the vulva might occur.
Thu 12 Mar 2015	Expected date of whelp. Of course this is just an average. Whelping may take place from the 59th to the 65th day. Puppies born before the 58th day will probably be too young to survive.

Realize this is based on the first mating. Add 8 more days to the dates above to account for her last mating. That means we are expecting from the 12th to the 20th give or take 2 or 3 days. I will know more when I feel kicking the last week. She has passed the morning sickness stage by a couple of weeks now. But so has Spice. :-)

Comments

[Su]

Darlah
Some of the text in the column is missing, viewing on iPad could this be the problem? This is really interesting information.

Thank you

[Darlah]

Su: I fixed both Jeannie's and Spice's formatting so it didn't get cut off on the ipad. You can now follow and see what stage they appear to be in.

[Su]

Darlah: Thank you