Observe urine, watch flow - Should stay same yellow color the whole time. If red blood is seen in stream, she might have a bladder infection. Call breeding or vet clinic right away.
Vulva - It will still be slightly swollen, like she was in season. She might also have whitish, stringy drips. If her vulva [...]
As the pups gain weight, it puts pressure on her, so she will begin to whimper and sigh pitifully. Some times she will whimper on every exhale. I try to ease her discomfort by petting her belly, getting her to reposition, or just distract her from what ever she was thinking. She wakes me in [...]
Her walks before ultrasound (4 weeks) will be just about the same as she always does. After ultrasound she starts gaining weight and her pace slows way down. Begin doing shorter walks multiple times a day, she will also be pooping more, so try to get a business on each walk. If she poops she [...]
Before ultrasound - She will be on Science Diet Maintenance. 1.25 or 1.5 cups twice a day. I raise her food so the pups can grow up big and strong and she usually will eat less about 10 days before her due date, so I like her to have some fat stored up on her.
After [...]
The following information gathered from http://www.schaferhund.com
This calendar is from her L litter in 2006.
Wed 2 Nov 2005 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 fertilization taking place. The spermatozoa migrate up through the cervix.
Thu 3 [...]
After Season has completed (the female was bred during this time), she returns to the Breeder Keeper family. During this time, she could act clingy, loose her appetite, and have some discharge. After four weeks she will receive an ultrasound to confirm pregnancy. Also at that time her food will change and increase. In her [...]
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