Day 57 Can You Guess How Many?

Day 56 belly

Tomorrow is the big day! Well, one of them… The puppy count x-ray is tomorrow afternoon and I’m so excited! I’ve heard from many of you and know you’re excited too! I will be blogging tomorrow night with the xray photo and details so stay tuned. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to keep an eye out there, they may hear the news before I get a chance to post here on the website. Just because I can’t stand it and will want to share ASAP!!

Can you guess how many there are? The ultrasound estimated 6-8 puppies. Need something to compare it to? Click HERE for the Day 57 photo from last year’s litter of 11 puppies.

She has grown tremendously in the last two weeks. She’s also grown tremendously lazy! There’s no more jumping in and out of the truck and the other night I sat on the floor with her rubbing her belly and feeling the babies tumbling around. Last night, I actually got some video of the babies wiggling around.

I’ll be pulling out all the puppy stuff this weekend; whelping box, towels, blankets, heating pads, emergency supplies, puppy collars…. what used to be a tidy house is now going to be strewn with puppy paraphernalia. I’ll be sure to show you the setup once it’s ready….

What’s happening on the inside:

Day 58 – The bitch is looking for a quiet place to make her nest In the final days before whelping, you’ll see your bitch’ body shape changing. Her vulva, in particular will dilate and the pelvic ligaments will relax so that the puppies have enough room to pass through. By instinct, the future mother will seek out a quiet place to make her nest and will seem on edge. This shouldn’t worry you. If you haven’t yet done so, set up the whelping nest in the selected place, well away from any excitement and make it easy for her to reach. It’s a good idea to line the box with thick layers of newspaper so that she’s properly insulated from the floor. You can cover them with towels or sheets or any other material that will have to be frequently changed once the pups are born.

That’s all for tonight!

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