• Nipples and vulva should be gently cleaned with warm water, you might want to trim the hairs surrounding the nipples, to allow easier access for the puppies to suck.
• She may express milk from her nipples.
• Watch for her temperature to drop. You may take it rectally if you want but she's just plain old cool to the touch compared to what she has been the last 8 weeks.
• She may also become restless, seek seclusion and in the last few days, soil the house.
• She will be 'nesting' 12-24 hours before the birth
Wed 30 Jul 2008 Expected Date of Whelp.
• Expected date of whelp. Average is 62 days but may take place from the 58th to the 68th day.
• Keep watching for that cool to the touch.. if you're actually taking the temp, it does drop from 101 to 98 degrees.
• Appetite will disappear as whelping approaches.
• May see a clear discharge from the vulva.
• At onset of labor may pace, dig, shiver, pant and/or vomit.
• First fetus will be delivered within 4 hours of the onset of labor.
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