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pregnent female
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:58 pm
by JTBeagler1
whats the soonest you can take your female to the vet to see how many pup's she will have??
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:36 pm
by TC
My vet told me the earliest to get a good pic is 54th day... Then they can count the pups...
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:55 pm
by gabe
for ultrasound they can see them as early as the 13th day. you can palpate at around 30 days and feel them.
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:52 pm
by Cottontail Chaser
What do vets charge for x raying pups to determine how many she will have???Can they tell if she will have trouble during whelping?
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 6:05 pm
by Honey Pot Hounds
Every vet will charge a different amount for ultrasounds and/or X-rays.
Personally I wait until about day 56 to X-ray. Bitches can reabsorb pups between the time they do an ultrasound and the time they whelp so you really can't count on ultrasound numbers.
X-rays will tell you the number of puppies (they are almost 100% accurate) and the size of the heads to pelvis ratios but they cannot tell you if the bitch will be able to whelp without problems. That is ALWAYS a wait and see kind of situation. So many different things can go wrong.
Good whelping books are priceless while you are sitting out Stage 1 Labor (panting mildly & nesting but not pushing yet)....