WHY? we took her to the vet and he confrimed it, she has milk, and shes swelling, but she is NOT pregnate. They checked, they say that they can imagine it, and like people, if you think about something hard enough it happens. How long do you think this will go on for? and how od dogs know what babies are? she has nevr had any? This in confusing? help, the doc tried to explain as much as he could.
My big Doberman trys to get near her and she attacks him (Shes the alpha leader, even though she weighs 6 pounds, and hes almost a 100, she wins bc shes older, 4 years older and meaner) but she was never this aggresive, can i like give her a fake one, and after awhile take it away so she stops? How LONG!
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Hi Chris....yea, it is possible for them to have a false pregnancy. Why? Who knows, but it should last that same amount of time as if she were really pregnant. Good luck with breeding her. I am looking for another Dobie myself. Have one already that is 18 months and is very spoiled. We have always had 2 at a time, so this one has really got it made.
I think you mean a "psychological" pregnancy. But that's beside the point.
Make no mistake: she didn't "wish" this into existence. Dogs don't "want" to be pregnant. If they are they are, if they aren't they aren't.
A false pregnancy is the result of hormonal imbalance -- that's what she's experiencing. The easiest way to stop it is to spay your girl -- no uterus/no hormones, no hormones/no false pregnancy.
You can give her a little stuffed toy to "baby" to help her through it -- oftentimes this occurs within the normal gestation period (63 days) after a heat cycle, and can last several weeks.
Yes, dog-aggression is quite often part of a false pregnancy...like I said, those hormones are ragin'! My friend's b itch had horrible false pregnancies -- she would make a "den" under their back deck stairs, and every time their (neutered, oblivious) male walked down the steps, she's reach through the spaces and bite his feet!
Seriously -- the easiest way to stop this is by spaying. It will be a lot easier on her -- physically and mentally -- if she doesn't have to endure it. Probably be a lot easier for you, too!
It isn't like she wants it so much she made her body think she was pregnant so much as her body told her she's pregnant. Some dogs go through a complete pregnancy all the way through lactation. This website has some information about it http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_can... You can google "canine false pregnancy" for more links.
Was your mini pin mated when she came into heat?
Our mini corgi was in heat, she was showing signs of pregnancy - when we took her to the vet, the vet said she had no puppies because the xray didn't show. 2 weeks later she had puppies - evidently the vet set the xray at the wrong intensity and went straight through the pups bones.
Anyways if it is a false pregnancy, it will go away approximately a month or two depending on when you spotted this. She will develop all the sign of a pregnant dog. It happens in unspayed dogs who comes in and out of heat due to a buildup of the hormones. If you are not planning to breed her, then spay her. If it happens once it can happen again and believe me it can get painful for the dog if it is not relieved. You can put warm packs or ice packs - to relieve the pain for her in the swelling of the mammary glands. Eventually you may even see signs of her nesting or gathering toys together as if they were her pups - once again spay her if you are not going to breed her.
I have heard stories of some dogs actually believing that they are in labour.. Could go on for a while.. If you get her spayed it might be a good idea.. Then you won't have to go thru this..
Here's the kicker tho... If she does this, and isn't spayed or bred. Her body is not washing it's self clear ... She is a dog that is more likely than some to develope pyometra.. My vet said, that a dog that has false pregnancy is at higher risk of developing pyometra than a dog that doesn't.. Your dog is at higher risk cause you have one that is producing milk and swelling and actually had you convinced that she might be pregnant..
* The word pyometra can be divided into two root words
o Pyo means pus
o Metra refers to the uterus
* Pyometra starts after a dog goes through a heat cycle, usually within about 3 to 5 weeks
* Stimulation of the uterus with abnormal levels of hormones (estrogen and progesterone) cause the lining of the uterus to become thickened and fluid accumulates inside the uterus
* Infection develops in the uterus
* As the infection progresses, the uterus fills with pus
* If the pet has closed pyometra the cervix is not open and pus cannot drain to the outside
* If open pyometra is present, the pus can drain through the cervix
* The infection is life-threatening; closed pyometra may cause a pet to become more ill than open pyometra
* Pus may or may not drain from the vagina/vulva (see photo below)
* Increased thirst/increased urination
* Enlargement of the abdomen as the uterus fills with pus
* Lethargy
* Poor appetite
* Weight loss
* Enlargement of the abdomen
* Fever
* Dehydration
* Clinical signs are variable from pet to pet
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hi, we do have a 10 month old mini pincher dog whom we love dearly, recently i noticed that her breast become large and when i pinch her nipple there's a milk coming out, i just want to know if shes pregnant, thank you
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