False pregnancy ??

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by SitasMom on 27 September 2010 - 03:09

If a virgin bitch has a false pregnancy and lactates, do her teats elongate even though there were no puppies to suckle on them?

by Jeff Oehlsen on 27 September 2010 - 06:09

Do you not have a vet ?

by Jyl on 27 September 2010 - 08:09

Jeff
I was thinking the same thing!

Sitasmom
I would call your vet and talk to him/her. Most (good) vets will give you information over the phone. As far as you female goes, the only advice I will give is that each dog handles false pregnancies different. If she is haveing a false pregnancy I would keep and eye out for Pyo too.

by trixx on 27 September 2010 - 21:09

yes, your female can do everything related to a true pregnancy.

by dogshome9 on 27 September 2010 - 23:09

I have just had a female go through a phantom pregnancy, she gained weight,
self regulated her exercise,
went off her food -- would not touch bones, beef, lamb or kibble
had frantic nesting,
lactated,
even had the discharge associated with a cerivical plug,

I was totaly shocked when the ultrasound was negative ------ no puppies.

by SitasMom on 28 September 2010 - 01:09

Sita had her first litter, of 2 puppies, one didn't survive becasue she bit her foot. I noticed that Brick only suckled on 3 of her teats and when he was weaned, I noticed that the unused teats still looked tiny almost as they were before she became pregnant. Only the 3 teats that Brick used had changed.

A friend sent a virgin bitch to Germany for training, 6 months later, she came back lactating and all of her teats were large as if they had been used. They said that she had had a false pregnance, and that's why she had changed so much. I've always wondered if this could be true or if she was ripped of of a litter........
especially now that I saw that only Sita's used teats became longer.

Is there a place to go to find if this bitch has any registered puppies?

by SitasMom on 28 September 2010 - 14:09

bump

by DebiSue on 28 September 2010 - 17:09

My virgin girl had a false pregnancy her first heat and her teats are very large and elongated. In fact, if you view her from the side she has no tuck because her breasts sag. I you straddle her and run your hands along her belly, you will find saggy breasts and large nipples. They do not show below the hair line like a nursing mother will, but anyone who has run a hand along her chest and belly always gives me a startled look. They have tightened up some but it's still weird.
My friend has a frenchie that has false pregnancies almost every other heat (she has whelped in the past) she even had labor pains and went around straining as if trying to drop a pup. Freaked my friend out the first time.

by SitasMom on 28 September 2010 - 18:09

thanks

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