How can I tell that dog is pregnant?

Many owners have doubts, the dog is in heat and mated, but why can't they feel any signs of pregnancy? How should the owner judge whether the dog is pregnant at home?

External observation method:

Pregnancy reaction occurs 2-3 weeks after mating in bitches, with loss of appetite, restlessness, and occasional vomiting.

After 3 weeks breast enlargement nipples will become pinker, swollen and more prominent than usual.

After 4 weeks, the abdomen will be enlarged and the breasts will sag. The nipples will be elastic, the weight will increase, and the number of urination will increase:

After 6 weeks, the dog's belly will become round and bulging, Fetal movement is seen on the ventral side.

Touch inspection method:

30 days after mating, the egg-sized elastic meat ball can be felt in the abdomen and uterus. embryo.

Auscultation:

30-35 days after mating, the bitch can hear it clearly by placing a stethoscope on the dog's abdomen and uterus Fetal heart sounds.

Urine test method:

1 week after dog mating, human quick-acting pregnancy test solution was used to detect whether the urine contained similar human chorionic gonadotropin Hormonal substances, such as a positive urine test indicates that the bitch is pregnant, and a negative reaction indicates that the dog is not pregnant.

X-rays:

X-rays can be done 40 days after mating, when the fetal bones are calcified enough to show on the X-ray Find. On the one hand, X-ray examination before labor can help to know the number of fetuses, early detection of fetuses and retained afterbirth; preparation.

Ultrasound monitoring method:

The female dog can go to the hospital for ultrasound examination 30 days after mating. At this time, the fetal structure and cardiac activity can be detected. detected in the gestational sac.

If the dog shows signs of pregnancy such as increased diarrhea, swollen mammary glands, poor appetite, and vomiting after mating, but does not feel the presence of the fetus.

Then take it to a nearby animal hospital for a diagnosis, maybe it is the symptoms caused by false pregnancy. Although pseudopregnancy does not cause reproductive diseases, it can affect the normal reproduction of female dogs.