Do you know how to tell if your dog is pregnant? It is difficult to detect pregnancy in the early stages, plus dogs often have false pregnancies, and the symptoms of false pregnancies are very similar to those of real pregnancies, which often makes it difficult to distinguish. Symptoms dog if pregnant, there will be some obvious symptoms: 1. appetite changes Pregnancy will directly affect the endocrine system in the dog’s body, because of the influence of hormones, the dog in the first two weeks of pregnancy, there may be a lack of appetite, but in the later stages of pregnancy, but also because of the need to supply nutrition to the dog pups, appetite increased. 2. the dog’s nipples will change Generally speaking, a female dog that has just reached adulthood, the nipples are not obvious. After pregnancy, because of the need to nurse children, so the dog’s body estrogen will make the dog’s nipples larger. And such changes usually start to appear from two weeks after pregnancy. The swelling of the abdomen is the most obvious symptom of pregnancy in dogs, there is no one. However, because the swelling of the abdomen can also be the result of other diseases, it is best for the owner to take the dog to the vet for an examination after the dog’s abdomen has swollen to a certain extent. 4. nesting behavior Because the mother dog itself is able to sense when to give birth, so may try to tear something to build a nest to give the baby dog a comfortable environment to grow. 5. Less active Once the dog is pregnant, their activity level will be greatly reduced. And it is very easy to feel tired. This is because everything in the dog’s body is adjusting for the new pups, which is what causes the dog to seem less active as a mother. 6. behavior becomes unpredictable Like humans, dogs can experience mood swings when they are pregnant. If a dog suddenly has a personality change recently, such a change is actually the dog is affected by the body, and eventually a change in personality. 7. discharging mucus Dogs will unconsciously discharge some mucus when they are pregnant, then the dog is also likely to have been pregnant with a puppy. However, this obvious change will only occur after four weeks of the dog’s pregnancy. If you are not quite able to tell if your dog is pregnant, you can take your dog to the hospital for a checkup. Diagnosis can be confirmed by ultrasound examination, abdominal pressure, blood test, X-ray test, and urine test. Ultrasound can be the earliest way to diagnose a dog’s pregnancy, and a skilled doctor can detect a baby in the dog’s belly from the 16th day of pregnancy. If the dog is obedient, the test can be performed without medication and sedation. Dogs with thick fur may need to have their abdomen shaved so that the stethoscope fits perfectly against their skin. 2. Abdominal pressure Usually the dog’s abdomen is gently stroked with the hand. The best time to diagnose this touch is between the 28th and 35th day of pregnancy. Before this time, the fetus is still too small to be easily detected. After this time it is easy to confuse with something like food in the intestines. 3. Blood testing is arguably the most accurate method of diagnosis. The purpose is to see if the dog’s blood contains a pregnancy hormone called relaxin. The secretion of relaxin usually stabilizes after 28 days from pregnancy. So a blood test before that time may not detect it, leading to a misdiagnosis and making you believe that your dog is not pregnant. However, once relaxin is detected, whether or not it is in the first 28 days of pregnancy, it is proof that the dog is pregnant. X-rays are generally used in the second trimester to count how many babies are being carried in the dog’s uterus. It is useful to know beforehand how many babies your dog is carrying. This way, you can be sure that each baby is safe, and even if the dog stops giving birth, the owner will not miss the baby still in her belly. 5. Urine test Dogs 5-7 days after pregnancy, a hormone similar in structure to human chorionic gonadotropin will appear in the urine, so the use of human “rapid-acting pregnancy test” can test whether the dog urine contains substances similar to human chorionic gonadotropin. If the test is positive, the dog is pregnant, and if it is negative, the dog is not pregnant. This method is quite accurate and can be detected about 6 days after mating. Diet When the dog is pregnant, the diet should be managed: 1. early pregnancy can not be fed too much or it will lead to obesity and will affect the birth. 2. During pregnancy, the food given to the dog should be gradually increased. 3. In the female dog’s food can be appropriate to add some calcium powder to meet the baby dog’s absorption of calcium. 4. late pregnancy, the owner of the bitch dog diet should also take a small number of meals, in order to ensure the provision of balanced and adequate nutrition premise, but also can not let the dog eat too much. Note 1. Whether the dog is pregnant or not, we must be careful with its belly and eliminate all possibilities of harming the baby dog. 2. Some dogs will experience morning sickness after pregnancy because of hormonal changes. It is normal to have vaginal discharge during pregnancy. But if the discharge has a bad smell, you need to take it to the doctor. 3. Some dogs, especially those that don’t like human contact, can become aggressive after pregnancy to protect the baby. So take care to keep children and strangers away from the dog’s den and its baby.
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