Vreni is now about two weeks away from her due date. She has slowed down this past week with the continued growth of her tummy. She eats between 8-10 cups of high protein dog food a day. Mixed in with the dog food she gets cottage cheese, egg yolks and added supplements.
Right now I am taking Vreni’s temperature once a day. She stays very consistently at 100.5. Next week I will start taking it twice a day. One of the easiest and best indicators that puppies are imminent is a 2-4 degree temperature drop. This occurs 12-48 hours before the puppies are born.
I was going to get an x-ray done next week so that I could have a puppy count and would know when she was done having puppies on whelping day. But after some more research I found that it might harm the puppies. So I have decided to skip the x-ray and just be surprised on whelping day. I don’t want to do anything that might harm the little ones growing inside her!
Vreni getting used to the whelping box. She has taken to it quite well and is now sleeping in it every night.
All the tiny collars are out and ready! Next week I will get all the whelping supplies and emergency equipment out and ready for the big day!
Liesl recognized her daughter right off and they had a fun time playing ball together.
