Pregnancy diagnosis

PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS

  • The clinical signs of pregnancy appear in a bitch at about 25-30 days post-mating.
  • The common signs are loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting tendency and depraved appetite.
  • After 5 weeks post-mating there is significant increase in the appetite of the bitch and she will eat more food.
  • It is rather difficult to diagnose the pregnancy between 30 and 45 days of gestation period due to the amniotic fluid surrounding the foetuses.
  • During the last two weeks of gestation foetuses can be easily palpated.
  • Radiography can also be used in this period to know the number of developing foestuses in the uterine horns.
  • Ultrasonic scanning instruments are available for pregnancy diagnosis in bitches. They give good results during the latter half of the gestation period.
Last modified: Thursday, 7 June 2012, 9:35 AM