On average pregnancy at dogs lasts 56-68 days. Childbirth, as a rule, occurs for the 60th day. For calculation of time of childbirth it is necessary to consider a number of factors: pedigree features and age of a dog.
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1. For determination of exact term of childbirth it is necessary to know date of knitting. The people who are engaged in cultivation of thoroughbred dogs, as a rule, always know when there was knitting. If it was unplanned, then it becomes quite difficult to calculate treasured date.
2. Pregnancy at dogs lasts usually two months. And, if this term increases strongly or reduced, it is an occasion to address the veterinarian, life of a dog in this case is under the threat.
3. In case of change of terms of pregnancy it is necessary to consider some features: how many childbirth the dog how many usually puppies at her is born already had (if pregnancy not the first).
4. Throughout all pregnancy the dog needs special attention from the owner who at any suspicions of pathology has to address the veterinarian. But in general the term of incubation of posterity at dogs depends on their size and breed.
5. Individuals of large breeds (St. Bernards, sheep-dogs, mastiffs, Dobermann terriers, mastiffs) give birth, as a rule, to small quantity of puppies. Pregnancy duration at such breeds is about 2 months, only childbirth proceeds usually more difficultly. If there is not a lot of puppies, then they are larger by the sizes and every day put on weight more and more. The organism of all predators is arranged so that they bear a small amount of posterity that it was simpler to them to hunt during incubation. Puppies at large dogs are born usually weak because of the short term of incubation.
6. The owner of a dog of such breeds has to assist in labor to watch every moment of process. With the assistance of the person even the weakest puppies have every chance to survive in comparison with natural conditions when such chances are small. The dogs who are in the family way need to reduce activity, but completely it cannot be excluded.
7. Pregnancy at individuals of medium-sized breeds (lap dogs, the Pomeranian spitz-dogs, terriers, Pekineses) proceeds usually 62 days. In order that on small term to learn how many at a dog will be puppies and also the exact term of childbirth, it is possible to make ultrasonography.
8. For pregnancy at little dogs the uterus with cubs increases and forces out a stomach therefore food has to be fractional. It is also necessary to provide access to clear water, during pregnancy of a dog drink much. Besides, for the period of incubation of puppies it needs to pick up a complex of vitamins.
9. As all small breeds of dog are removed artificially, childbirth at such animals has to take place strictly under observation of the owner or veterinarian. At dogs of small breeds pregnancy pathologies can be observed: narrowness of a basin, krupnoplody. At such violations the operational intervention is necessary. Premature or perenoshenny pregnancy – the frequent phenomenon at such breeds. To avoid difficulties at delivery care, it is necessary to consult the veterinarian.