Expert: Jannie Balliett - 6/20/2008

Question
Good morning. I have a two full blooded boxers. They are my heart. They got hooked up about the last week in April,first of May. I didnt think she was pregnant until about 4 days ago. I thought she was going to have a false pregnancy. But by the looks of her I think she might be. Is there a way to tell just how far along she might be? Seemed like everytime I turned around during them weeks back in April and May they would be together.This morning she seems kinda tired more than usual. Can you give me any suggestions. This is my first on the puppy thing. See, my neighbor gave her to me when she kept getting lose and she would always be over here. She would always stay in the yard with me. He said she already has had two litters then last year when she got hooked up with my boxer she never took. They are both about 5 years old and full blooded

Answer
If she mated in April/May she is due soon.

Can you not tell???? My God, she would have gained weight, tits enlarge and nibbles elongate and enlarge, her behavior would be more needy and aggressive, and so many more signs.

Gestation is approximately 58 (earliest) to 63 days to give birth, i.e. whelp.

Get her to a vet and get a grip of this. You have a lot of preparation for the birth of the puppies. Whelping supplies, a whelping box to nest in and have the puppies in, etc. Research it Online. Google "canine whelping."

The only other possibility is a false pregnancy and if so, all her next heats will produce false pregnancies. But she is probably pregnant and close to whelping.

GO TO A VET NOW.