Accidents do happen and if your Dachshund becomes pregnant, you will want to know the breed and size of the dog they mated with so you can determine whether or not your Dachshund will be able to safely deliver the puppies. Even accidental pregnancies will need to be closely monitored and a...
I ended up fostering 11 dogs for local rescue including a litter of German Shepherd mix and Chihuahua mix puppies. After my adventures fostering rescue and shelter dogs, I decided I was ready to commit to raising a guide dog and in February 2007 I brought home my first guide dog puppy, S...
and they can latch on and suck strongly. Their mother leaves them only to eat, drink and for bathroom purposes. While she is away, the puppies will crawl together to preserve their body heat, as you can see in the photo above.
Advantage is a spot-on flea control product designed to kill adult fleas and their larvae for a full month after application. It also kills lice. According to the manufacturer,Advantage flea control can be used to treat fleas on puppies from the time of weaning (6 weeks) onwards. The produ...
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The body shape of this breed can prevent them from naturally mating. Therefore insemination often has to be used instead. Whelping is equally difficult, and most bulldog puppies these days are born by caesarian section. It is so commonly required in this breed, that itisn’t even covered by...
The gestation or pregnancy in canines can last around 63 days or 9 weeks. They will be delivering or whelping the puppies within 7 more days of the 63 day gestation period in some cases. You can make the calculations from the time you had her bred to come to the right date. ...
There are several ways that ultrasound scan can be used in order to assess the health and viability of a cat pregnancy. Fetal heartbeat- The presence of a heartbeat tells us that the fetus being examined is alive. In most normal, healthy, non-stressed fetal kittens and puppies, the normal...
This is an easy-to-understand book on breeding Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dogs, with insights into the distinctive characteristics of the breed. Topics include selecting the correct breeding pair; the breeding process, including timing and cycle scheduling; and whelping of and care for the litter....
In Spitz dog breeds like the Shiba, dystocia is often due to fetal anasarca. This is when the puppies have edema throughout the body. Having a huge amount of fluid under their skin is quite deadly. There are also other causes of dystocia that you should be aware of before breeding your...