How long will it be before you can tell if a dog is pregnant?

Answer 1

If you want a definite answer, you have to wait until around the 53 day of gestation, take her to your vet and have an x-ray. The skeletons will show up on film around that time. But you have to be accurate on when they did tie.

Signs of pregnancy include increased appetite, enlarged nipples, after 30 days she will start to get a little fatter, less activity after about 30 days.

Two weeks after breeding she may experience morning sickness. It can last a week or so. In the 4th week you may notice thickening of her sides, between her ribs and hip bone. She may start to show any time after 5 weeks. Larger breeds may carry the pups up in her rib cage so it might not be so easy to notice. Most dogs show at 6-7 weeks. You may notice a normal discharge the nipples in the last couple of weeks. The discharge is clear and has the consistency of thick vaseline and is odorless. In the 8th week you can feel the puppies kick and turn around.In the 9th week her belly will start to change shape. It appears to lay lower to the ground. This is caused from the pups lining up in the uterine horns. By the 9th you should have started recording her temperature, and have all your whelping supplies on hand. Her bed needs to be ready for the big day.

YOu can also talk to your vet and they can determne it.

Answer 2

It is hard to know when your dog is pregnant unless you are an experienced breeder who knows the telltale signs of each of your breeding bitches. There is not a urine or blood test that can be administered to determine canine pregnancy. You do have a couple of options. You can wait 45 days from the first mating and take her to the vet and ask them to palpate for puppies. The other option would be to wait and see if she has puppies in 60 to 72 days, this option is dangerous especially if this is your dogs first pregnancy.

Answer 3

The gestation period of a dog is about 2 months. It really depends on the breed & size of the dog, but usually about halfway (1 month) you can notice a protruding belly.

It took about a month for my dog (large breed, golden retriever). I'm thinking a small breed might be more obvious sooner.

Answer 4

First, they get larger around the ribs from about 1 month in. Their teats start filling with milk and will start expressing milk just before birth. They may start nest making, which means digging around the garden, bed, or carpet.

The best way is to take her to the vet to get tested. You can also buy test papers which change colour when you wipe them over the vulva.

It is worth noting that some dogs can have phantom pregnancy - which means they show all the signs but do not have puppies.

Answer 5

There should be signs within 40 to 45 days after mating.

Answer 6

if your dog is not over weight you should be able to tell by 3 weeks the puppies will be here in 63 days

Answer 7

You can suspect it when she starts eating more, her nipples start to enlarge, and her belly gets bigger. Puppies' skeletons should appear in xrays at 45 days after breeding.

Answer 8

well i think Most dogs show at 6-7 weeks.