Ten month old female pregnant....Labor started?? - Page 8

Well, she saw them tied, so...

And I imagine she was more careful with her dog than the breeder was!

Yeah, true dat ! I forgot she wrote they were tied. One less thing to worry about then.

She didn't have them last night. But a least the dad is purely min pin!

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by Stellaminpin7 on 22 August 2017 - 19:08 

 
my pregnant min pins belly is very hard, she has been clingy this morning, she won't eat, has been very sleepy today and has discharge. Is she going into labor? Should I put her in her whelping box? Right now she is in her bed under my chair as i work.

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by Jenni78 on 23 August 2017 - 11:08 

 
Is your friend there, the experienced breeder? I have never had a bitch have visible contractions, refuse to eat, or be sleepy, before having any pups, when things were going well. Glad to hear it's clear discharge- are you sure you're seeing contractions and not just her trying to get comfortable, tensing, releasing voluntarily as opposed to involuntarily? Clear discharge (only a little) is the mucus plug we talked about earlier. Keep taking her temperature and don't hesitate to go to the vet for an ultrasound to check fetal heartrates.

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by Stellaminpin7 on 22 August 2017 - 19:08

 
Also her belly has only been hard since yesterday

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by Western Rider (admin) on 22 August 2017 - 19:08

 

 

 

 

 

Put the bed in a closet and put the whelping box in its place or she will have them in HER bed not that other place. 

 

You will see her start to push that is the Real labor, before that she will have many small muscle tightenings this go for several hours.

 

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by Stellaminpin7 on 22 August 2017 - 19:08 

 
Ok, so she is going into labor?

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by Western Rider (admin) on 22 August 2017 - 19:08

 

 

 

 

 

I don't know I can't see her. What do you see, is she having muscle contractions, even small ones like she is stretching in her sleep.

 

The thing is she will want to have them in the most comfortable safe spot you need to make sure that it is the whelping box, thus remove her bed.

 

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by Western Rider (admin) on 22 August 2017 - 19:08

 

 

 

 

 

I have one female that wanted me near by. Now there was no way to move her whelping box around nor could I stay with her 24-30 hours.

 

I let her start heavy labor then we moved to her box and I stayed with her.

Many ways and ideas.  Some mothers want to be alone in a dark safe spot, some like to dig a hole and really hide.

 

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by Stellaminpin7 on 22 August 2017 - 19:08 

 
Her tummy keeps getting tense and then it relaxes.

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by Western Rider (admin) on 22 August 2017 - 20:08

 

 

 

 

 

Good I would call that the first stages of labor.

 

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by Jenni78 on 23 August 2017 - 03:08 

 
SUPER important question- what color is the discharge? If clear, or like her water broke, super- you're in labor! If green or bloody, get to a vet NOW. What you're describing are contractions but you should see puppies shortly after contractions start (hard contractions that you can see, anyway). I don't want to write a bunch you won't understand in a time when every minute counts, but please answer about the discharge.

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by Stellaminpin7 on 23 August 2017 - 03:08 

 
The discharge is clear. She has not started going into stage 2 labor yet but I think she will tonight.

 

 

She still hasn't had them! I might take her to the vet if she doesn't start pushing by tomorrow. I think they might of not been contractions, just the pups moving around.

I'd get an ultrasound or at least have a vet examine her. I am not trying to sound rude, but you don't have any idea what you're looking at, and if pups are dying, she can become septic and die also. If you don't know the difference between a contraction and pups moving, I'd err on the safe side and check fetal heart rates.

Now, if you have researched a lot since you posted and now you are pretty sure those movements were puppies moving, then the clear discharge is mucus plug and you might have another day or two. But, again, if I were a novice at this, I'd be careful. Feel free to post a video of her, CLEAR and bright, showing her behavior (panting, etc.) and her belly.

Let's go back to the number one question  What day was she bred.

She was bred June 12

If you are positive that she wasn't bred later than that it has been over 70 days and you need to get to the vet with your dog! That is way to long past when she should be due.
Candace

If you are really sure that is the date then yes a Vet is needed.  When he did the ultra sound before did the Vet give you an approx due date.