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with how to prepare for the dog pregnancy … !!!
Make sure you
take extra care of your bitch. She is going through lots of hormonal changes
and may need your affection. At other times however, she may want to be left
alone, and it is best if you do just that, you don't want to upset her or cause
her harm.
- She may go through morning sickness, a common occurrence in dogs, but this should wear off halfway through the pregnancy. She will also begin to show on the outside, for example her nipples may start to grow and turn pinker and she may begin to lose her waistline.
- These signs are all a stronger indication that your dog is pregnant and that things are going to work out but to be sure you can get an ultrasound scan or an x-ray from your vet to confirm that she really is pregnant. However, do not worry if your dog does not experience some of the symptoms of pregnancy, some owners do not know their dog is pregnant until the day of arrival
- Prepare a whelping box, the place where your dog will have the puppies. You can make a whelping box out of cardboard; it should be big enough for your dog to fit two of herself inside and for her to get in and out easily while the puppies can’t.
- The whelping box can be made by yourself or you can buy one off the Internet. Making your whelping box is good because it saves money, but on the other hand the boxes are sturdier when you buy them.
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