my girl is on day 55 today shes been very sick for the last 3days only in the morning tho i feed her late at night about 8 and then put dry food down for her tho the night but she dont eat it! her sick is bile do u think its because she is empty? shes now not eating today even tryed her with her fav treat cheese on toast she just walked away... she is nesting and sleeping alot ,hubby looked at her this morning and said is everything ready? i laughed cus its been ready for afew weeks, her tum has dropped alot and she looks so thin when you look down on her! she is a large breed and never had pups this early (if she does go early) so im worried pups will be ok? does it matter the size of breed and them coming early?
thanks jo xx

Size of breed is no worry.  However, she does need to go another 24 hours minimum for whelps to be viable.  Is she only fed on dry?  Or does she get other protein foods during the day??

If Im reading it correctly she gets one large meal at 8pm and then dry food throughout the night?  I havent bred a litter, however I do have a dog that does throw up bile in the morning if Im late with his breakfast.  Would it be worth just offering her smaller soaked food amounts throughout the day?  That way she wont have to eat too much at once and perhaps be a bit more comfortable?

Apologies if Ive got it completely wrong and that is what happens already.

Those were my thoughts I start splitting meals once they get to 6 weeks in whelp.

im feeding her 4 times aday :) shes having chicken beef cheese though out the day ,sorry when i said i feed her at 8 this was her last meal of the day and shes not eating what i leave her tho the night ,shes not keen on her food soaked :( but once her appitite comes back she will have it soaked shes nornaly a very greedy girl xx

shes still not ate anything yet today!

> shes still not ate anything yet today!

Then it sounds soon, and we are all hoping that it's the day before whelping.  :-)  Good Luck!

thanks jean ,i feel alittle sick myself ,i want her to wait till at least sat then il be very happy cus il know all will be well (well you know what i mean lol) xxx

Sending lots of luck and hoping all will turn out well.

thankyou norman xxx

well its 7pm and shes just eating her 1st meal of the day :) not alot but at least its something! so im praying its not just yet she is nesting alot tho :( ,but i know this can happen for a good few days before hand ,ive got the gest bed down now so looks like im here for the next 6 weeks at least LOL xx

I have often found in the last week you have to feed as and when they feel ready for it, they may refuse one minute and be hungry half hour later, I just pander to them.

very true :) ive just been out to get a lovely joint of beef for her its cooking as we speak ;-) i think she might be sick of chicken (my girl is eatting better then us lol) but im sure if i ask her nice she will share this £13 top side beef LOL

Fingers crossed it's soon and all goes well, I know how long you've been waiting and hoping and worrying about this litter!

Good luck Jo I'm in the same boat as youand with you every step of the way!!  My girl is on day 53 xo

thankyou so much lucy, ive just fed her some chicken and pasta has the beef isnt cooked yet she hasnt eat much at all :( ,just want her to hang on 3 days xxx

all the best to you too hun you never know we could be same day :) xxx

Hi WL ..I had this with one litter started on day 55 and she went right through until 63 it was a nightmare... Teri spend long nights on the phone to keep me company!!

Hope she holds out ..good luck

thanks starryeyes ,i hope i can hold out that long my hair will fall out im sure!! ive got the biggst headache :( xxx

I'm sure Henry's breeder once told me his litter was 9 days early, though the 'official' viable day is 7 days I know. Sounds like your girl is planning on an early New Year's present for you!

Thinking of you, hope everything goes well.

Good luckwith your girl. All the stress of this litter I feel like I never want to breed again. Feel like getting all my girls spayed. I keep falling asleep everywhere. Really wishing you the best.!!

wow lucy!!
thanks dancer xxx
it makes you feel like that dont it kanefizz ,i said that 9months ago when i other girl had 3 pups ,they were all fine it was mum that worried me sick she wouldnt eat once she had her pups ,she is due to be spayed in feb no more for her its just not worth the risk of her doing it again ,we had to force feed her or she would of died i know she would! xx

> im sure if i ask her nice she will share this £13 top side beef

ROFLMAO!!   :-)  :-)  :-)

Typical dog person!

Whitelily, I just read what you said about the £13 of beef for the dog...he nearly passed out and said yeah right, Im sure id cook beef for the dogs!!!
Haha, thing is he doesnt feed the dogs...I do;)

Fingers crossed she lasts a few days longer for you.

well the beef is cooked and shes eat alot (i did get some LOL) hopeing it will last afew days for her :) funny but hubby didnt bat an eyelid when he looked at it ,but he knows not to say anything ;)
just hope my girl dont think shes getting it every day :-O :-O
shes nesting again like made in her whelping box!!

thanks toffeecrisp xxx i hate the last week of them in whelp its so stressful for us and our girls im sure!

jean i bet you are the same LOL i carnt see her not eating carnt wait for her to get her hunger back like she is normaly :)

xxx

I'm glad she ate the beef, my hubby still hasn't given up complaining about the special treatment and extra chicken / beef / fish etc, haha. I don't think he's ever quite forgotten the time I accidentally took half the ham he'd earmarked for his lunch to bait the dog at a show. Ah well, he got BOB that day so it was worth it! :-D

Hope she holds out for until Saturday.  Guess its a sober new years eve just in case (poor you).  I'll have one for you.

Mine get the beef also, most of my shopping trolly is meat for the girls, and not a lot for us lol.

shes fine today still nesting but shes eating her body weight in chicken and beef LOL ,yep reikiangel im haveing a sober new year this year just incase :-) xx

Glad she's back eating for you (())

i think its going to be tonight or tomorrow, shes been so very quiet today shes slept most of the day out panting a fear bit this afternoon ,she not ate much at all today ,she been streched out sleeping she had the runs this morning and was sick even tho i feed her some food at 3 this morning ,i jsut want these pups out now so my poor girl can move more she looks fit to bursting! :( xx

Fingers crossed for you and your girl for today:)

thanks toffeecrisp shes in her whelping box going made riping her bedding up xx

Wow!  We're on our way then!  So somebody isn't going to bed tonight!  :-)

I'm always glad when thing start to kick in,  I feel more in control, and know that I can help if needed.  It's always the hanging around for things to start that is the killer.

Certainly sounds as if her pains have started.  Hope she has a nice easy go of it.  Good Luck!  :-)

Have a good night xxx and best wishes

yes im up for the 2nd night :),even tho shes just ate half a tin of dog meat :( (thats all i can get her to eat now) i still think shes not going to be to long ,she has dropped so much the has stopped but she all streched out ,maybe morning i hope it is then i can get rest of the dogs out the kitchen and put them in the outside kennel has it might be abit stressful for her having to go though them to go out to pee, my geust bed is pulled out and ready for me to get into looks like this is my bed now for the next good few weeks :) im so excited to meet these babbies
thanks guys xxx

ive been up and down all night with her shes been paceing alot this morning carnt seem to get compy ,but the strange thing is ive been sick its not my 1st whelping as most of you know ive never been sick before 1 im not worried well i am but no different to any other time! lol it came on like mornong sickness and now im fine ??? i have a very close bond with my girl wonder if im picking up on her LOL shouldnt it be the other way round ,im fine now and feel ok ,
today is the day i just know it is :)
will keep you posted xx

You must be exhausted!  Hope she gets a move on soon!  :-)

White lilly - is there anyone you can trust who can sit with her for the next couple of hours so you can go for a kip now? It sounds like it won't be long and a kip now would do you the world of good.

i hope its soon to jean xxx

ridgielover im cooking lunch then off to bed for afew hours ,hubby will watch her ,im shatterd ,food hot bubble bath and bed UMMM dont it sound like heven ;) im makeing the most of it could be along time before i can just do this LOL

well shes asleep at last shes been following us around like a lost sheep and wouldnt settle xxx

Fingers crossed it won't be long now!

I hope you feel better after getting 40 winks.

Not long then Whitelilly, mine always snooze deeply just before they start contractions!  Enjoy your bubbles!

So pleased i've not missed it.  Fingers crossed for your girls she's ready to see her beabies.

Good luck and hope you get some rest. xx

Good luck Jo!!! xo

well nothing yet shes tooking into her dinner now lol puppy kibble and some chicken mix in ,she eating like shes starving bless her ,shes been panting all day ,shes keeping us on our toes thats for sure ,but had a lovely bubble bath and 3h sleep :) xxx

Wonder if they were getting into position.

We're finally on the move, just waiting for the right time now.  Talk about making me wait until the next year lol.

just took her temp its 38 now its the 1st time ive took it so not sure how to read it lol wonder if shes had her fall and this is a high or shes just not ready yet o well time will tell :( xxx

Still checking in every so often white lilly!   Glad you have had a short kip.  Isn't she a little sod though!  :-)  :-)

o yes jean shes laying here by my side breathing deeply then panting away LOL i wonder if today is the day LOL she is now day 60 ,today is the day ive siad all along so will have to see i can still see them moving about but not as much as they have been ,will be glad when shes had them ,i know the real worry starts but this is more of a worry about my girl ,ive also seen her milk come though!

when shes awake shes not quite with me if you know what i mean? she keeps licking her legs and feet im thinking this is down to pain and i right????
thanks jean xxx

good luck ! ! !

thankyou piratebear xxx