Hi all, i know this has been covered alot but was just wondering if its normal for a bitchs temperature to be lower in the morning? my girls due in 8 days, friday night her temp was 37.1, saturday morning it was 36.8 saturday night it was 37.6, this morning it was the lowest ever at 36.5 now this evening its 37.7, i know it has to drop and stay down but what i was wondering is if its normal for it to be so low in the mornings then higher in the evenings?
Thanks in advance x

o yes when my girl was about aweek from having them her temp was very low in the morning and i would get excited and by dinner it had gone up again it want till the evening before she had them that her temp had been low and was still low at 10pm ,then i knew it wouldnt be long she had her 1st pup the next day at 3.15 pm , hope this helps ! x

Thanks thats brill. I think she may go early as shes huge but still has 8 days left so want her to hold on aslong as poss, was just getting very confused with her temp as it seemed so low then shot up x

i thought bea was going to go early she to was bursting at the seems but only 2 day early thank god because she was carrying 12 and thay were all small so if she went early not sure if id have lost more than the 4 ....good luck on the new arrival and keep us posted !!! x

I think it may be next weekend, i will keep you updated :-) x

Just looked at my records, the few days before she whelped her temp was 37.5 am and 37.7pm, 37.5am and 37.7pm, 37.6 am and 37.1pm, 36.6 am and 36.8 pm, then puppies early the next morning.  Don't know if that helps or not :-) .
Good Luck.

my bitch was really low in the morning and then went up in the evening too.. her temperature also lowered once she had done a poo, so i guess taking a rectal temperature isnt too accurate

hi gundoggal , i think it is if its low in the morning and stays low for 24h labour will start its only up and down if the bitch isnt ready to whelp :) x

Her temp is still up and down, but she lost her mucus plug this morning a little digging but nothing major, hope she holds on a few more days yet x

My last litter, my girl was absolutely massive, she had 9 pups (all survived) which is quite a big litter for a cocker spaniel, she whelped on day 62.

My girl is huge every one thinks she will have a big litter, she was scanned with definate 6.