pregnent female

JTBeagler1 · Post by **JTBeagler1** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:58 pm

whats the soonest you can take your female to the vet to see how many pup's she will have??

TC · Post by TC » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:36 pm

My vet told me the earliest to get a good pic is 54th day... Then they can count the pups...

gabe · Post by **gabe** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:55 pm

for ultrasound they can see them as early as the 13th day. you can palpate at around 30 days and feel them.

Cottontail Chaser · Post by **Cottontail Chaser** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:52 pm

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?

Honey Pot Hounds · Post by **Honey Pot Hounds** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 6:05 pm

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)....