Can a dog safely give birth to large puppies?
Can a dog safely give birth to large puppies? General Dog Discussions
Well, long story short my vet told me to let my dog go into heat once before having her neutered. So, of course with my luck she got pregnant during that first heat cycle. Now she is well along the way, I've heard fetal heart beats with a stethoscope. My dog is medium size, probably no more than 20-25 pounds. There were several males that got to her... one in particular who was much larger than she is, at probably 40-50 pounds. So, if he managed to impregnate her, would her puppies be too large for her to safely birth? I plan on seeing a vet in a few days, but I wanted to get a general idea before hand. I don't want to risk my dog's life. She is still barely older than a puppy herself at just over a year old.Well, I didn't originally want to do an abortion because they are still living things. They have heartbeats. They won't be going to a shelter... I already have homes lined up for at least 4 puppies. Can the vet do an ultrasound or x-ray and determine whether or not she can birth them? If it comes to a choice of losing her or getting them aborted, of course they will be aborted, but if I can avoid killing puppies, I will.Also, the only dog that I actually witnessed "locked" with her was a smaller dog. Not that this matters, but the reason the males got to her is that I have children. Young ones who don't listen when you say "Don't let the dog out unless she is on a leash." So my kid lets the dog out several times, and the dog in heat won't come... because she wants to get pregnant... instinct. Anyway, I don't see why I needed to explain that, but I don't like being judged either.OK, Erica, the obvious PETA whack job. You need to take a chill pill and stop using capital letters ever other word. This is not "My irresponsibility," this is me, being an adult, having children that are too young to understand. No, I did not do "background checks" on my family members who offered to take puppies. I'm pretty certain my mother, father, uncle, brother, and sister, who are all college educated and clean, with clean criminal records, can handle a dog. But, I guess that is up to you to decide right? Sorry, but not everyone has 24 hours a day to supervise every crap a dog takes. I went to a vet, who told me not to get my dog spayed until her first heat. I took his advice, and if that is wrong in your book, take it up with the vet. If you can't answer a question without being a bitch, then don't answer, OK?