What do puppies feel like inside the female?
ByToday is my dog’s 42 day of pregnancy at 55 we are doing xrays to find out for sure. So far i feel something right below the rib cage in the left side. Its not a perfect circle is more like an oval or lined shaped, or at least thats what it feels like. Could it also be a vein? I dont know if thats where the puppy/puppies could be located by the way. What do puppies feel like? And where?
I am NOT pressing on her “guts” you need to stop being rude or go away since your pointless because you come without an answer. You come to be rude to people. Like always.
Thanks she is a Scottish Terrier and took her for palpation at day 24. Vet told me she felt 1 or 2 things in there. So this is why she probably wont show untill the last week and i probably wont be able to feel them untill then either.
2 Comments
November 11th, 2009 at 10:05 am
You will feel puppies in the caudal(rear) of the abdomen. If your dog is 42 days, then she would be showing by now as the gestation period for pups is 63-68 days. However, depending on the breed, and the amount of puppies, you may not be able to feel them for about another week. Puppies, when your dog is showing, feel like hard lumps in the belly. If they are moving around, then they are easy to feel. An xray can tell you if your dog is pregnant, but cannot tell you FOR SURE how many she will have. It gives you a good estimate though. Smaller breeds usually have smaller litters, or sometimes only 1 puppy. So it might be hard for you to feel them right now. Do not push hard on the abdomen as you can cause problems. Just lay your hand on the abodomen with out pushing. Good luck!
November 11th, 2009 at 10:42 am
You really should not be trying to feel the puppies unless there is a vet there guiding you. You can hurt her or kill the pups. At this stage, you will have a hard time determining what might be fetuses, and what might be fecal matter anyway. Even vets have a hard time distinguishing. I suggest not probing her belly any more.