How long is a dog pregnant for?

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Answer by SiberianHuskyLover
Submitted on 5/14/2007
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I am a Siberian Husky breeder. I female dog will usually have her pups on the 59-63rd day. A female dog however can deliver her pups a few days earlier or later. It is very important to keep track of the date she was bred with the stud. Sometimes you actually don't know, so it is a guessing game on how along she is. If however you know when she actually was bred with the stud and she is more than 65 days pregnant it is a good idea to call a vet just to have her looked at (does not mean anything is wrong, nature comes on her own time). My female Siberian Husky is actually on her 64th day today and showing signs, a female dog will usually not go over 64-65 days. A female dog is usually in heat for 3 weeks. The first week she is bleeding and will not except a stud, the second week she will except a stud, and the third week is her ending week and will no longer except. So for one whole week a female dog will except, so if you do not know exactly when she connected with the stud it is a guessing game for how along pregnant she is, 7 days is a lot of days to guess with.

Answer by kristen
Submitted on 7/10/2007
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Care For A Pregnant Dog. What to expect when your dog is expecting! Are you getting ready for your dog to have puppies? Having a litter of pups sounds like a lot of fun, but there is much work involved. Here are some tips on how to get your dog and you ready for birth. The first thing to know is that your dog will be pregnant on average for 63 days. This is not very much time so make sure you are ready. You will want to make sure that you are feeding your pregnant dog appropriately. Your dog will need to eat more than usual and you may want to transition to a growth type food or puppy food during the pregnancy. You should do this by decreasing the amount of regular food you give your dog each day while increasing the amount of new food. It�s best if you do this over the course of about a week to help prevent loose stool. Check with your veterinarian to see what is appropriate for diet. Make sure to feed your dog a high quality diet. You do not need to supplement the diet with vitamins unless it is recommended by your veterinarian. Always follow their recommendations. Your dog may experience symptoms similar to human morning sickness around the third week of pregnancy. If this lasts longer than one week, take your dog to the veterinarian to see if there are any underlying problems. You will want to continue regular walks with your dog during the pregnancy. It is important to get some exercise, but if you have a working dog or do sports with your dog, you will want to discontinue these until after the puppies are weaned. However, three weeks prior to delivery, you will want to isolate your pregnant dog from all other dogs. This must continue until at the very least, three weeks after the puppies are born. There are infectious diseases carried by unvaccinated dogs that may not be very harmful to adult dogs but can be fatal to puppies. If your dog is due for vaccination during the pregnancy, hold off on this until after the puppies are weaned. Vaccination during pregnancy can be harmful to the fetuses. Ideally, you will want to have your dog vaccinated just prior to breeding. When getting ready to deliver, make sure to provide a comfortable place for whelping and raising the puppies. It should be somewhere where your dog can come and go, but the puppies are confined to. When it is time to deliver, your dog�s body temperature will drop slightly. You can monitor this with a rectal thermometer. Normal canine temperature is between 100-102 degrees. When it drops below 100 degrees, you can usually expect labor in 24 hours. When your dog starts to go into labor, she will become restless and may pant, shiver, or vomit. This is normal. Make sure to provide fresh water to her at all times. This stage of labor may last up to 12 hours. When she begins to deliver the pups, they will be covered with a thin membrane which must be cleared away. The mother should do this herself, but should she neglect to do this, you will need to clear it away or the pup will suffocate. You will need to tie the umbilical cords in a knot and cut them above the knot. Pups will come about one per hour with up to half an hour of straining in between deliveries. It is not unusual for your dog to take a break of a few hours during delivery. You will need to call your veterinarian if your dog does not deliver within one day of her temperature drop, she is straining to deliver for more than an hour, takes more than a four hour break between pups, seems to be in great pain, or has been pregnant for more than 70 days. Some breeds require cesarean sections so make sure to discuss this with your doctor prior to delivery. If you feel that anything else unusual is occurring, contact your veterinarian immediately. It is always important to discuss all of your concerns and what to expect with your veterinarian prior to delivery. Article by DogTrainingHut.com

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Question by toffee
Submitted on 9/3/2003
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How long is a dog pregnant for?

Answer by atomicrenegade
Submitted on 9/5/2003
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usually for 5 in a half months to 6

Answer by Ohmydog
Submitted on 10/25/2003
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Use a search engin next time. 5-6 months is rediculous. A dog os pregnant from 55-70 days

Answer by Tanisha
Submitted on 1/1/2004
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They're actually both wrong. 5-6 months would mean that the pups had died in the mom and it would have by then killed her too. 55-70 days is slightly off too. 58 is about the minimum and if your dog tarrys until 70 days the pups have probably died. 63 days is the average time. Tanisha

Answer by fifty
Submitted on 1/11/2004
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58-63 days

Answer by squeeze
Submitted on 1/13/2004
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The length of gestation in dogs is normally 61 to 63 days.

Answer by lablover
Submitted on 1/15/2004
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what freakin planet are you from, atomicrenegade? You sounded like you really thought you were right! If you don't know the answer....don't answer it then!!! I would say 58-63 days.

Answer by huntergirl
Submitted on 1/18/2004
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My dog just had puppies. Its usually about 2 months. The vet said sometimes sooner.

Answer by Veryoldvetlady
Submitted on 1/31/2004
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The answer is 61 to 63 days. But all of your answers were very thoughtful. I don't think 5 to 6 months is ridiculous. You took a shot, good for you.

Answer by love4me501
Submitted on 2/1/2004
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it is about 60-63 days a dog is pregnant.

Answer by chiwannahuahua
Submitted on 2/8/2004
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I believe that the 5-6 months was referring to the time in between heat cycles for some dogs as this is the case for chihuahuas-according to my vet. Otherwise 5-6 months is too long and sounds more like the pregnancy of a small pony.

Answer by niece14369
Submitted on 3/19/2004
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all of u r pretty well right except for the 5-6 month crock it's usually 58-62 days

Answer by Haylees.my.baby
Submitted on 3/29/2004
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I've heard by vet's and people who breed their dog's all the time that it takes only 62 days for her to have her puppies.

Answer by PRINCESS
Submitted on 4/2/2004
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which answer is right

Answer by LowRiderRedNosePit
Submitted on 4/6/2004
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Hello! Today is going to be my dogs 66th day pregnant. How long can she go before having them. Yes is she is pregnant the x-ray showed at least 7 puppies. She has gained 12 pounds during her time pregnant. I can see that babies kick inside so I know there not dead Please help!

Answer by ChrisMo
Submitted on 5/5/2004
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it also depends on the breed. Smaller Dogs carry less time.

Answer by animal person
Submitted on 5/7/2004
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YOU ARE ALL RIGHT EXEPT YOU ALL KNOW WHO (atomicrenegade)

Answer by Amanda
Submitted on 9/29/2004
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I think you guys are being a little harsh to the person who answered 5-6 months. Give me a break is it really worth it calling him/her names??? Life is to short let go of your anger when someone says something that is not totally right!!! I'm sure none of you are still in Grade school...let it go!!!

Answer by KEL
Submitted on 4/18/2004
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my dog had 11 puppies a year ago and now is expecting again in about a week or so and she had her first litter of pups after about 2 months she is now about 54 days and now starting to look for her nesting spot so we will soon have puppies.

Answer by Brat
Submitted on 6/27/2004
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Hello, from all I have read that a dog is pregnant 59 to 63 days.... anything before the 59th day the pups may not make it. Now Help me please .. My dog is pregnat how far along I am , she went into heat sometime in april... after the 6th I believe (my aunt died thats why I can't recall) I am guessing between now and the next 10 days... She miscarried 1 puppy. Thursday night.. is it possible to still have all the rest normal and healthy? oh and to the one who's dog is on day 67... I think you should call the vet.. I can't help you on that one.. Hugs Brat

Answer by catlovers
Submitted on 6/29/2004
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My cat's been pregnant for five years...do you have any suggestions?

Answer by booger
Submitted on 8/11/2004
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hell no it does not take it 5-6 months, more like 55-60

Answer by Babygurl
Submitted on 8/16/2004
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I don't know much sop i cant help you there. my boy dog got my girl dog on July 6th 2004, she is showing but i don't know how long aways she is, she is a small dog and the daddy of the pups are the same. do you know how long she is and when she is going to have them? oh and one more thing, she always licking down there, like ever time she walk she stops and licks what might you think is going on?

Answer by ilovemydogs
Submitted on 8/30/2004
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The Farmers Almanac says the normal gestagetion period for a dog is 51 to 72 days.

Answer by denny d
Submitted on 9/21/2004
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My dog have been carrying her litter for about 5 weeks. I am very exciting about it. I don't know when she is going to give birth.If you can help me out. PLEASE DO! Denny-D

Answer by Mr. Bob
Submitted on 9/22/2004
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i think your cat is not pregnant but is fat becasause not even a whale is pregnant that long!

Answer by ana
Submitted on 9/23/2004
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i don't know if my dog is pregnant or not! she seems a little overweight all of a sudden and her nipples have suddenly grown out more and our pointier. if someone thinks she is or knows or whatever please tell me!! by the way, she's an eskimo and my other dog is a spitz, they're about on the edge 2 being medium sized dogs but i don't know how long the pregnancy should be. i just got them about a week ago and the lady said she looks like she's pregnant. it's ok if u don't know or not i would just like ur thoughts and opinions. thank u and also sorry 4 typing so much

Answer by samantha
Submitted on 9/23/2004
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My sisters dog is pregnant I am not sure how far along but it think that it is 2-3 weeks and she needs info on how to care for her prego pup while shes giving birth, does she need to stay home when her pup is going to give birth are there signs to show she going to give birth and how long does a Corgi stay pregnant for??? they are pretty small dogs.

Answer by molly
Submitted on 9/25/2004
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my dog has been pregnant for about 56 day's and there's and there is milk in here boob's how long more will she be.

Answer by angel
Submitted on 10/25/2004
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I think that the cat being pregnant for 5 years is silly. Dogs are pregnant for about 2 months.

Answer by MR. doc
Submitted on 11/2/2004
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I think about 2 months

Answer by squid kiely
Submitted on 11/7/2004
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well i think that a dog is like pregnat for like maybe 5 in a half to 6 months. How should i know? I am only 11. Anyways i predict that it is that because most of you said it was and my neighbors dog had like 7 puppies and that took about 5 months because that is how long i have been living at my new house so i kept track and i am doing a report on dogs and that is the average lenth of a dogs pregnatsey. Thanks and if you have any questions email me at Seto_is_a_babe_to@yahoo.com or just rate what you think is true and i will check and see if i have 5 stars. thankyou and have a good day

Answer by jajo
Submitted on 11/13/2004
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Pregnancy, also called the gestation period, ranges from 60 to 67 days, averaging 63 days. Most dogs deliver (whelp) between days 63 and 65. The only way to accurately determine the stage of pregnancy is to count days from the time of breeding. If at all possible, the breeding date(s) should be recorded. The mother should be examined three weeks after breeding to confirm her pregnancy.

Answer by maddie
Submitted on 11/22/2004
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dogs are pregnant for 2 months about 53 to 69 days. my dog is pregnant and she is going to have her puppies next week.

Answer by tephie
Submitted on 11/26/2004
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ur cat needs to see the vet ASAP ur cat might just be fat get it checked out plz

Answer by dog lover
Submitted on 12/5/2004
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Five years is way to long....sorry hunny the kittens are dead.....I suggest you go to the vet for an x-ray to see if there is any kittens in her...if there is they'll be dead and you should really get her surgery to get them removed

Answer by charleyluvsya
Submitted on 12/7/2004
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how can you tell how far along a dog is

Answer by Bonnie
Submitted on 12/17/2004
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Hello to all, but if you dont know just call your pets vet and ask them. Instead of getting a bunch of different answers, that will make you more confused.