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boxer wheling

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Question
my 5 year old boxer is pregnant this is her first litter hopefully unfortunately i did not get a ultrasound nor xray
it is day 66 as of august 20th 2007
the day before her temperature droped way down to 97
then at night she started panthing and did not stop since then
now she slowing down on panting and i can feel her bellies and feel puppies but still no sighn of puppies or contractions
she started shaking but very little
i thought once she started pantin was it a few hours after that but its been a hole day and night now
should she be taken to vet  or indulce labor ?

Answer
I'd take her in to the vet for a checkup. Just to make sure everything's ok. It sounds like she started labor, but something stopped it. Because she was bred for the first time at her age, things may not be working properly. Get her into the vet, he may get labor going. That would be the best thing for both mom and puppies.