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Topic Dog Boards / Breeding / temperature drop before whelping
- By yrlance Date 16.02.15 11:40 UTC
Hi All,
My girl is running up to her last 4/6 days before her due date, now I have never taken the temperature drop before.
What is the average start temp, I took hers this morning after a restless night, but she is fine today, all relaxed and eating etc.
She was 37.2 that seems a bit low to me, but maybe not for her.
Anyone got any info on this..
Many thanks Yvonne
- By kennel maiden [gb] Date 16.02.15 12:42 UTC
mine usually go from around 37.5-37.75 to a drop down to 36.5 .  It doesn't matter so much what your starting temp is.  They all vary a bit, but it usually goes up a bit, then down at least 1 degree.
I take it every morning and night, as those temps vary a bit too.
Tracked it for all my bitches and it has been a very useful and reliable indicator of impending whelping.
- By clyde123 [gb] Date 17.02.15 00:33 UTC Upvotes 1
My girl maintained for 5 days at 37.2 then dropped to 36.7 just before going into active labour, we had 9 puppies early this am her temp drop was yesterday afternoon so it's a sure sign x
- By yrlance Date 17.02.15 07:49 UTC
That is great thank you for the info. I shall take it for the rest of the week, she is just up slightly this morning but not much. Taking it twice a day. Fingers crossed she won't keep me waiting too long. Lol ☺️
- By yrlance Date 19.02.15 12:12 UTC
Lots of digging last night and her temp was 36.8 is that enough of a drop to be a sign. ??
- By tooolz Date 19.02.15 14:08 UTC
Looks like all systems go!
Good luck.
- By clyde123 [gb] Date 20.02.15 07:05 UTC
I would say it was imminent good luck
- By yrlance Date 21.02.15 10:53 UTC
Hello
Well my girl had 4 babies yesterday afternoon. two girls and two boys..
What got me was that she didn't hardly pant at all and I thought she hadn't started yet...
Just got her upstairs to whelping box when first one arrived...lol
Thanks for your help it did work, just quite subtle drop in the end..
Topic Dog Boards / Breeding / temperature drop before whelping

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