Just wondering....

dobebug said:

Murreydobe said that all bitches go into false pregnancies after a season--it's true--the only difference between one bitch and another is that the extent of the false pregnancy varies.

I missed that, I didn't realize that ALL bitches have f.p's.

False pregnancies act just like real ones do--a pregnancy in a bitch lasts for about 63 days--it starts (real of false) right after the finish of the standing heat part of the season--about midway through the season. Some bitches will, as they approach their imaginary whelping date actually exhibit contractions and occasionally will labor as well.

And I will watch out for this. Is there anything that can be done to minimize things?


I agree that her weight looks rather soft--and if I had to guess I'd think that she is both in a false pregnancy and is a little undermuscled as well.

I don't think she is really undermuscled, more like a coating of fat over her muscles..lol.

Feeding senior food isn't so much a matter of just cutting calories but cutting protein and fat (a vet breeder that I knew who did this for years said that you are trying to fool the bitches body into thinking it can't support a litter at this time).

Keep checking those nipples--the will usually increase in size during a false pregnancy even if the fp isn't one of the bad ones.

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Okie-dobie said:

If anyone else's dobergirl gained weight after the heat cycle. I just changed her food to a lower calorie one because it's like all of a sudden she is starting to pack it on! I think she is starting to mature more and getting more curves but I just weighed her and was a little surprised.:eek2: Is this normal? She was 8 months on the 6th of March.

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