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preg or false

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Question
Our chihuahua was bred and today if her 60th day.
Her nipples have liquid when sqeezed gently, she has been nesting, her temp for last 3 days has been running from 101 to 98.2, her stomach is not much bigger than normal, I can't feel any puppies for sure. She was "hooked" up at least 4 times with the male. Is this false preg or just need to give her a few more days? Please answer if you can, this is worse than being preg yourself. lol Thanks

Answer
The only way to be certain (other than waiting) is to have an X-ray done, which can be done any time after the bitch's 50th day. All those symptoms which scream PREGNANT can also occur with a false pregnancy. If this is a first pregnancy, puppies are often carried way up in the rib cage and it is hard to tell if the bitch is pregnant. The nice thing about X-rays is that you will know positively, and you will have a good idea of numbers (or not) and how large they might be, which is a nice thing to know with a small dog.

Karen