Honestly I have no clue if this is the right kind of sub to post something like this is so if not I apologize but I’m looking for some advice. Due to an unfortunate series of events (that has since been handled lol) my dog was impregnated and from what I can gather the birth should happen like within a week at the max and as much as I’ve been doing research I’d love to get some thoughts from people who have dealt with this sort of thing themselves if anyone’s got insight on any of the following questions
1) how do you know when the birth is like starting every now and then my dog gets up and starts pacing before laying back down are there like signs I can look for that it’s go time for real?
2) related to the first one how do you know when it’s over? I’ve read that getting head counts can be unreliable so like will she know she’s done birthing and move onto the cleaning and all that or will she be looking for guidance at some point?
3) when she’s doing the birthing what do I do with the puppies that are already out? like will she want them all close by in the whelping area shes all set up in or are they in the way and should go somewhere else?
4) And this ones the final one and the one im most worried about lol are births usually risky safety wise for the mother? the vet said there's no reason to expect any complications on her end so I’m trying to just put it out of my mind but I’d love to be reassured she’ll most likely be perfectly fine when it’s all over
Sorry that this is kind of a lot and if anyone’s got any answers don’t feel obligated at all to tackle all 4 I’m just trying to do as much last minute prep as possible, thanks so much in advance for any help
1) how do you know when the birth is like starting every now and then my dog gets up and starts pacing before laying back down are there like signs I can look for that it’s go time for real?
2) related to the first one how do you know when it’s over? I’ve read that getting head counts can be unreliable so like will she know she’s done birthing and move onto the cleaning and all that or will she be looking for guidance at some point?
3) when she’s doing the birthing what do I do with the puppies that are already out? like will she want them all close by in the whelping area shes all set up in or are they in the way and should go somewhere else?
4) And this ones the final one and the one im most worried about lol are births usually risky safety wise for the mother? the vet said there's no reason to expect any complications on her end so I’m trying to just put it out of my mind but I’d love to be reassured she’ll most likely be perfectly fine when it’s all over
Sorry that this is kind of a lot and if anyone’s got any answers don’t feel obligated at all to tackle all 4 I’m just trying to do as much last minute prep as possible, thanks so much in advance for any help