for the last 5 days ive been taking my girl temp and the last 3 days its gone down below 100 ,only just but still gone down !!!
every thing ive been reading is telling me she will go into labour with in 24h ,she is now 59 days this morning her temp is 37.6
but still no labour ,i know it needs to drop to 36.7 ,im just a little confused with the tempreture readings im getting !!!

hi any help here please ,my girl is 58 days and 2 days ago i saw a lump of clear jelly that had come away from her ,today its clear but stringy !!! her temp is 37.6 so its still high and i know it needs to drop to 36.7 ish ,this is her second litter ,the last litter she had she lost this stringy jelly when she was in labour and her temp had droped more than it is now ,shes a english springer spaniel and she looks like shes going to burst ,im sure theres alot of puppies,
ok back to my question ,is it normal to have this stringy jelly now or is she soon to go into labour ,shes very quiet today ,not eating much or drinkinng ,ive been taking her temp for the last few days ,and the highst was 37.9 and lowest was 37.6
thankyou hope this all make sence !

I had a bitch with stringy stuff ;-) for several days (almost a week) before she went into labour. It's normal so long as it doesn't change colour or starts to smell. I've never taken temperatures so can't help with that though. If she's quieter though I'd keep a close eye on her and don't go too far.

thankyou lindylou ,we havnt left her side for the past 3 days or should i say shes not left me :)

well still nothing happening !!! tomorrows another day !!!

Hi white lilly,
The stringy stuff you're seeing, is the mucus plug. It's there to protect the pups in the uterus, until it's time for delivery. Sometimes you can see this mucus spilling over for quite some time prior to the whelping, sometimes for several weeks. On other bitches you won't notice it until labour starts. As said above, as long as it's clear, and not smelly, it's fine and normal.
Good luck to you and your girl.
Karen

if they are born today on 08/08/08 it poss to be good luck,

RRfriend thankyou ,:)
briedog ,i would love them to come today ,at 8 tonight ;)

finger cross

well her temp as been the lowst ever 37.1 so im so excited ,and she will not eat or drink !!!
ill keep u posted
thankyou briedog !!

How exciting!
Hope you're not waiting too much longer :-)

is your dog a ess ? rachelandoscar

I am really excited for you!!
I hope all goes well.
Good Luck!! X

thankyou hearpawfetion im bursting with excitement lol ive rang some of the new mums to be ,to let them lol ,x

> is your dog a ess ? rachelandoscar

Yes, he is :-)
What breed do you have? Not sure if you're allowed to say.
Keep us posted :-)

SAME ,hope i can do it like that ,we are keeping 1 and my mum is having 1 and ive rang some of the new mummys tobe lol im sure shes having lots shes ready to burst !!!x

Any News Yet??

no :( her temp is still up and down ,it went down to 37.1 today i was soooo excited and was thinking please stay down and keep going down lol but up it went at 7pm lol 37.6 :( ,so hopfuly tomorrow ,im keeping my fingers crossd it is lol. x

Hang on in there :o)  it will all happen very very soon
Make the most of getting some sleep as the next few weeks will be really tiring to you
Hope that it all goes well
Will keep watching the posts

thanku x yes i will be very tired ,i remember not getting any sleep last time lol ,but its all worth it :) i will keep updating x

Any news this morning? :-)

sadly no lol her temp is normal this morning ,but last night my hubby shouted me down from bed ,she was panting lol so ive sleeped down stairs with her ,my back is sore lol ,we all think tomorrow, today is day 60 so we still got a few days maybe !!!!

Never mind....it wont be long now.
I hope you get a better nights sleep tonight :-)

thankyou ,i hope so too :)x

Hi White lilly !  In the last week of the pregnancy the temperature is like a yoyo.  It goes up, it goes down, it goes up, it goes down.  What you are looking for is when it stays down for a considerable period.  I usually take the temperature every 12 hours in the last week.  Don't know how often you take her temperature but I remember with my last bitch when I noticed it had gone down, then I took it around every two hours.  If I noticed it had gone back up again after two hours, then I knew that it wasn't the moment.  When it eventually went down and stayed down, it was down for about 24 hours.   Only then when she is actually giving birth will it go up again.  I would say to you not to worry.  The stringy mucus is completely normally.  And when the temp goes down and stay down, then you will really notice it.  As long as she is happy in herself at the moment, things should be ok.  Good luck and keep us informed.

Hi white lilly
Just been looking over the last temp sheet I did for our bitch when in labour ... did it twice daily from day 57 and it was up and down from 99.8 to 100.4 then on day 58 down to 99.6 and on day 59 & 60 it stayed on 100 then day 61 it dropped to 99 and then up in evening to 100 and then big drop on day 62 to 98.4  and the next day she welped in the evening

Hope this helps??

thankyou to both of you ,this as helped me alot, just one more thing please :)!! ,shes not eating very well at all or drinking much water ,shes on puppy dry and im mixing alittle puppy meat in it to try and get her to eat ,but she not take it ,yesterday she had half a tin of meat and two hands full of dry ,but for her size its not enough at all ,i gave it her tru out the day and theres food down all the time for her ,and fresh water ,she just snifs it and walks away , she is big i think theres alot of pups !!

Regarding the eating and  drinking part, it's quite common also at this stage.  She just doesn't have so much room inside to put thefood.  The best thing you can do is to feed her very small amounts often - also 6/8 times per day.  And let her eat whatever she wants to eat to make sure she is getting enough nurishment.  I notice usually at this stage that the ystart to eat much less than usual as they get ready to deliver the pups.  A few days after the birth her appetite should return though and she will probably eat you out of house and home

thankyou ive been starting to get worried about her not eating ,the only thing she will eat is the rolls of meat !!!! :( not good but anything as to be better than nothing right
im starting to feel sick myself ..excitement and worry i think !!!!
thankyou x

Yeah the last few days are quite worrying.  If she wants to eat rolls of meat then let her eat them.  She knows better that us what she needs.

this morning her temp was 37.9 and now it 36.9 day 60 surly it not go back up now will it ? ,now it so low should she go into labour now over the nxt 24h ?x

ok her temp is very low!! 36.9 not even eating the rolls of meat ! please come now puppies lol ,im sure in the next 24h she will start x

her temp as gone back up to 37.3 !

Hang in there, I can't wait now lol,
Hope all goes well and she has them soon!! :) X

thanks lol ,ive had no sleep and feel drunk lol ,ive got to get some soon :)

Morning
Sounds to me like there gonna be arriving very very soon!!! :o)
Good luck
Might be worth trying to catch a few hours kip during the day to day so you have your whits about you for later!!

GO AND SLEEP!!! you will need it, believe me! i know its hard as you'll be alert for the slightest sniffle from her but you'll really need the rest so sleeeeppppp zzzzzzzzzzzzz

good morning GOT SOME SLEEP lol woke up afew times to check on her she was panting heavy but still nothing, day 61, ive come to the thinking that they will come when ready and not when i say lol , im going to try and sleep today as well , i know when these pups come im not going to get much sleep at all !!! x

ive just taken her temp and its 98.6 ,how long shell i wait to do it again ? also she just dont want to drink shes not eating much but thats not worrying me just the drinking ,ive got whelpy milk in shell i give her some of that ,just weaker mix ? x

Hows it going any news yet?

no ,just lots of panting ,she does this about this time anight and then goes to sleep lol .

My Sophie had her puppies 25th May.  She had the stringy jelly about 3 days before she delivered. She was 61 days when she gave birth.  She wouldnt sit still for the 24 hrs before she had the puppies.  She only panted a few times during the 24 hrs prior to giving birth, where as our other bitch was panting constantly for 24 hrs!  Sophie was going out into the garden from 12-00am until 6.00am about every hour, I was running round with a torch, then at 6.05am while waiting for her to have a wee I noticed a puppy half way out! So I called her in grabbed the towels etc and got stuck in delivering the puppies.  She is tiny, so we were shocked that she had 7!
Good Luck!!!!! 

bless ,my bitch is on the small side too ,she had 11 on last litter ,and shes bursting at the sides now (omg)lol ,its day 61 for her ,i wish she would have them now cus shes very tired and carnt eat much and dont want to drink !!
i think its not long im watching her now and she dont know what to do with her self ,
god im here on my own lol think im gunna call hubby to come back home ,thank u db x

rung hubby her temp is very low 36.9 o god im on my own lol ,ant done on my own before ,ill be fine !!

Just relax you will be fine, you have done a great job so far. Bet you are so excited? my girls not due for 5 weeks :-(
Hope it all goes well for you and your girl :-)

im relaxed now hubby home its going to be along night !!!
pepsi1 i am exited ,will fell better when there al there safe and know mums ok x

Oh good to see that you've posted again been thinking about you on and off today wondering
if anything has happened
Just got back from the cinema been to see Mamma Mia :o)
It woz brilliant took 15 of my mates along wiv me
We had such a larf !!

Hope that things go really smoothly for you and your bitch
looking forward to hearing about the outcome

hi r-we-there-yet ,sounds like u had a brill time ,nothing yet but she panting and breathing heavy now shes following me around everywhere!! temp still down so fingers crossed morning or afternoon ,shes got a different look in her eyes lol god i sound mad dont i ,sleep sleep sleep is what i need but carnt ,sleept ok last night .ill be back soon with update x

Brill stuff will keep on checking in until i go to bed !! oops sorry shouldn't taunt you with that swear word should I :o)

Mind you hopefully we should find out soon if our bitch is with pups so will be in the same boat as you in a couple of months!

Just keep her up on her feet and moving around and hopefully the labour will progress nice and quick

i will do that shes resting at the min lol sleep i here u say lol dont understand what that word means :p ,if i keep walking around she will follow me !!!good idea !! u no ive lost 4pound in 5days lol ,worry and stress lol x