hi all my girl tonite has been bit restless, heavy breathing the odd pant now and then, i know its been warm today but she was mostly inside with me
she didnt eat her tea time food either just gave her a bit of chicken and she ate that,
when i say restless shes lying next to me and moving around a bit.
is it too early for pups yet, she was scanned having 3 puppies
i havent taken her temp tried that with her mum and didnt find it that good.
i havent had a litter for 2 years and cant remember what her mum was like
hope someone can give me some info on this please
thanks

has she had a good clear out yet?? and what is her loss like?? i dont always go by what food thay have had cus i have had girls go off food for a few days and then ate 3h before 1st pup was born lol..is she 55 today so from tomorrow she will be fine and im sure if she was to have them tonight im sure all would be ok too, its so hard to know and say over the net because we cant see for ourselfs ,just say close to her and all the best, is this her 1st litter and is she small/toy breed im sure they come alittle early dont they?? x
good luck!!

Restless is fine, even if she whelps in the next 24 hours she should have viable pups.  Please don't worry, I have a breed that whelps at 8 weeks frequently.

Pop the kettle on, and sit it out.   :-)  :-)  :-)

Good luck. :)

My bitch was restless, off food and occasional panting for 36 hours before 'true' labour started.

My bitch was restless/panting and digging for a week before the birth!

thankyou all for your replies she is fine this morning hehe,
my mum has trimmed her down this morning and shes been great,
her mum has only ever gone 2 days early thats why i was surprised last nite
my dad did say she had soft poo in the room, if this is anything to go by nothing too major tho.
she did eat food too and was her usual bouncy self,
white lily they do say her average litter size is 5 but shes carrying 3 shes a medium size breed, 15-16 inches
her box is all ready but shes so used to sleeping on chair out kitchen with her mum hope she will use it
will keep you all infomed
and thanks again

all the best not long now as shes day 56 so you know the end is close lol x

hi me again my girl didnt eat her food again tonite,
but following my daughter around after he icecream
and ive had a little squeeze of her teats and shes losing milk
is this another sign she not long away, she hasnt had any show yet ive looked after she went to wee
shes a little restless again tonite,

i always ask myself why at night lol just keep an eye on her and watch for her contrating then you will know :-)
has she had the calm before the storm yet?? where she is sleeping very heavy with long breathing and a sort of glazed look in their eyes?
edit to say my vet told me its a sure sign once her milk as come tho 24/48h and pups are on the ground ive only ever had 1 girl have milk before pups came and she started delivering them 8h after so again good luck lol x

Well , that thing about the milk is not a sign of soon whelping on all canine girls.
My girl is on day 56 today and she has had milk   since day 51.
Actually she has so much milk that her teets and belonging "skinparts"( sorry, don;t remember the name in english  LOL) feels real "hard" on and of. Her mother had milk 4 days before birth and the puppies gained weight right from the start.

I am taking temp. on my girl and it works fine for us. My girl does not even notice it. The temp. lays now between 37,5-37,8 degrees( sorry again, do not know what this is in Fahrenheigt) which is a normal temp. for many girls in the end of pregnancy. When it starting to go beneath 37,4 it is probably on the way down and getting closer to birth.
Many good luck wishes from Sweden!!

thankyou both  shes walking around the room now and was staring at me and her eyes were closing she must be so tired
felt puppies moving around a fair bit, and it was hard lumps.
i cant for the life of me think what her mum was like before i remember the birth of the pups like yesterday but not before lol
will keep you infomed thanks again
will get a thermomter cant spell it lol tommorrow

Mine had milk for several days before delivering. Be assured, when labour really does start you will know and you won't be here asking lol

I never tell anyone that milk is a sure sign that labour is on the way!

I've had bitches whelp that didn't even have milk come in until after pups were born. 

i think every1 as took me wrong lol i was just saying what the vet told me ,ive just red it back and i can see it looks like im saying there coming....lol

we had a show at 10.30 last night she went to wee and when she came back in had clear snot like stringy discharge so for the details
no smell to it she is fine in herself took her to bed with me she stayed in her box bit restless and had a lick down below and seemed to nibble her belly
other than that nothing, shes ok today had some food and is dozing on chair.
am i right is it 24-48 hours after this
thanks all you have been great

am i right is it 24-48 hours after this

sadly no this can happen upto aweek before pups arrive! but its going in the right direction :-)

what day is she today? donna

shes 57 days today, still the same no loss today,
shes eating fine now she seems to have dropped too
she seems to get restless at night so will expect a early morning call lol

yes mine went into real labour at 10pm and was giving birth from 1.30am - 6.30am. It would have been so much more sociable in the daytime! I do wonder if I might have saved number 11 if I hadn't been as tired as my bitch :/

>she seems to get restless at night so will expect a early morning

Now donna, you're not getting the hang of it are you!

She will obviously need to wait until you are knackered and looking like a zombie.  This is the bitches number one rule!  It's called getting us back!  :-)  :-)  :-)

so very true jean lol

well we have some changes my girl havent ate 2 out of 3 meals today, will eat what i had  tho. shes weeing loads and has gone in her box rather than a comfy chair like her mum
she wont let her mum near the box keeps growling at her.
even kept nudging my hand when i went near her, took her temp and it was 37.7.
had another clear show this morning,
so hopfully not much longer