Most parents may not know that dogs can also experience pseudopregnancy, and it is generally believed that it may be related to prolonged luteal activity. After the female dog is in heat and ovulation, the corpus luteum will form in the ovary, whether or not she is pregnant.

1: When does a female dog have false pregnancy, and how long will it last?

This phenomenon usually occurs when the female dog is in heat It appears in the last two to three months, and usually lasts for half a month to a month (some even as long as 100 days). If it does not disappear for a long time, the owner needs to take it to the hospital for examination. During pseudopregnancy, the female dog will have milk and water, and may have a cold and poor appetite. They like to drink water, make a nest, have no energy, and even vomit and urinate more.

2: What should I pay attention to when a false pregnancy occurs?

If you don’t know whether your dog has been bred, you can go to the hospital to check to make sure is pregnant. When the female dog is in heat, try to avoid the male dog as much as possible. Once the male dog smells the female dog in heat, it will always follow, and it is easy to get lost if she does not obey the owner's password. If there is a male and a female in the family, you can buy physiological pants for the female dog if you don’t want to breed, but there is no guarantee that accidents will not happen 100%.

3: Does the status of pseudo pregnancy need treatment and how to deal with it?

During pseudo pregnancy, the owner does not need to feed any medicine, so don’t worry too much. This phenomenon will gradually disappear. Most dogs will be spayed and neutered, so there will be no false pregnancies in the future, and other unnecessary gynecological diseases can be avoided.