hi
my girl is on day 65 and still no pups her temarture has stayed between 98 and 99 for two days last night she had me up at 2am she was panting heavy breathing paceing up and down then 2 hours later she settled down fell asleep . even now she still doing the heavy breathing , well the pups will come when they are ready hopefully they will come today , tonight ? what is the most days can bitches go over i know normally its 63 to 65 days ?

tracy

I bet you cant wait, i have been reading all your posts in eager anticipation, My bitch is on day 57 today and every little pant gets me nervous!!! She was up all last night panting really heavy but i am hoping it is just the heat!! Good luck and cant wait to hear your news

Brinny

hi brinny
yes i cant wait till they are born i just checked her temparture is 97.6 but she seems settled at the moment . i'll keep you posted good luck with your bitch
:)
tracy

I have to admit that i havent taken her temperature yet as i say this is my first time, is it essential that i do this? Are they quite happy for us to keep taking there temperature? I assume they probably are so maybe i should buy a thermometer, its just that i can see her giving me that leave me alone look and making me feel guilty!!!!!

I didn't with my litter - I just waitied. Mine were born on August 1st, so it was hard to tell whether the panting was through heat or whelping! All I can say is that when Scrabble had her pups she actually came and fetched me - I knew it was imminent and I was having a brief lie down (it was midnight), and she came to get me...I went back to her whelping box with her and the first one arrived. You can actually see the contractions. Its a brilliant experience (when it all goes well) :)

HTH

what do the contractions look like?

with mine, she lay down, curled round, and you could see the whole of her back end tensing and pushing down. A couple of those and then a puppy would appear...but, I had a very straightforward birth...others may not be so straightforward...

hi everyone
well earlier i had to go out to the hospital today with my daughter , when i got home my bitch had been nesting temparture still at 98.5 she hasent left her whelping box all day only to go out for a toilet. my girl first litter was very straight forward too but this time round she been completly different well keep you all posted
:)
tracy

Hi Tracy
Any news yet?????

Brinnyx

i didn't take the temp of my girl as i thought she had enough to put up without me constantly prodding her in sensitive areas!!! :P besides i didn't need to know her temp- it was obvious she was going into labour as she was panting, nesting, whining, didn't want to be left alone and kept jumping onto the sofa bcos that was her chosen spot- tho it wasn't mine, i didn't buy a whelping box for nothing! :) overall i found that she had this horrible guilty look in her eyes which made me think why did i put her through this! but don't worry as soon as i saw her happily feeding her pups i knew it was all worth it! my girl came on day 59 and like yours is a spaniel so you may only have a few nore days to wait. it was a first litter 2 like your girl and i was told by my breeder that 1st timers usually come quite early. neway good luck with your girl- hope everything goes ok :) sure it will - let us know how you go on!
Liz :)

I have had a bitch whelp a healthy single puppy at 70 days after her only mating. The early contractions can be missed if you are not watching and they are just tensing of the muscles, if you put your hand on the tummy you can feel the muscles go hard under your hand and then relax again. Later with proper pushng contractions, most of mine stand up and they curl themselves up like they are having a poo (sorry its the eaiest way to describe it!) and push like crazy - they sometimes grint or whine a bit. Some very house clean first timers think they need to go outside as they dont know whats happening - whatever you do dont let her unless on a lead (take a torch after dark) - as she may well have a puppy outside, not realise, and leave it there. You cant miss the proper contractions, they are very obvious in almost all bitches.

The time to speak to the vet is if there are pushing contractions, getting closer together and then slowing down/stopping. As with us they start far apart, say every 10-15 minutes and near to producing the first pup are usually only a couple of minutes or less apart. If they slow down/stop and no puppy is produced within 2 hours of the first push, ring the vet for advice. Also I have experienced bitches who push in the "wee" as opposed to "poo" stance - this can mean there is a pup poorly presented and may need help delivering it.

It may be that your bitch did not actually conceive for a couple of days after mating and that is why they appear to be late. Good luck.

Hi Tracy

Any news yet?????

Brinnyx

hi ya
yes :) she started labour at 11.30am so far shes had only one pup born at 3.01pm a girl she is so cute same colour as her mum but white on nose front leg back leg and white chest i will keep you posted .

tracy