hi everyone,i have a beautiful bitch called millie who we love to bits, i mated her on the 29th october which made her due date the 31/12/10,however she has had no signs wotsoever of going into labour,she hasnt lost her mucus plug,she isnt nesting and her milk hasnt come in,should i be worried yet? thanks

are you 100% sure shes in whelp? did you get her scanned? im not to sure how long this breed can go over but to be honist ive never had a girl go over even with small litter, if it was me id go and get her checked over by the vet just to make sure everythings ok ,
but when she was mated did you progestrone tes her? just that the sperm can live 5plus days before eggs are fertalized so if she hadnt ovulated when she was mated this could be why she seems to be late.

hi thanks for that yes she had a scan and puppies were seen,she started acting strange last night,trying to drag my dressing gown off my back and licking me,she has never done this! however she has slept all night and everything seems normal at the moment

ive been up all night with my girl shes now on day 59 im sure she will have her pups today ,fingers crossed your girl does the same xxx

fingers crossed for you im going to ring the vets this morning,i will keep you updated x

Any pups jet Joanne

any pups yet what did vet say ? gosh waiting for these pups is hard work goodnknows how you guys feel

hi none as yet,the vet said not to worry too much for another couple of days,however she is started to act a bit strange today,her vagina is a lot more swollen,she is licking herself a lot more,i will let u know,thanks for asking x

she dont sound like she will be long at all if shes licking alot ,good luck! my girls doing nothing at the mo LOL xxx

Any pups??

just been to the vets had scan and x ray,there was no puppies seen,we are all so upset,the vets says she may have reabsorbed them.

Don't stop watching her just yet, orangedog was told no pups.  Now looking atfter a litter.

If not, sorry to hear that, you're girl sounds like she's going to go through the motions.

joanne im so sorry to read this i really feel for you (((hugs)))

jo xxx

thankyou,ive stopped crying now,thankyou everyone,does anyone know why this happens?,she had 2 scans and on both saw heartbeats so i as so shocked today when this happened x

When were scans? They can absorb up till 35 days, so (i believe) not much point scanning before then.

They can absorb later than that up to 6 weeks I beleive

> They can absorb later than that up to 6 weeks I beleive

My understanding - based on experience of other species that also reabsorb - is that they can do so right up until the skeleton is fully formed, and starts to harden. After that they would have to abort.
I'm not sure at what stage of gestation that occurs in the dog.

so sorry to hear this has happened , really feel for you - can't imagine how disapointed you must be xxx

My breeder had one absorb just before whelping; it was a singlton if that makes any difference.

Scan confirmed there one week before, then nothing, not even labour.  I'd felt the pup move (unless that was the absorbtion, which would be one hell of a coincidence).

Glad you're feeling a little better now.  It heartbreaking, especially when so close. xx