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| Kaiah |
Today is 7 weeks from the day of mating. Yesterday was 7 weeks from the day of ovulation. I know I'm repeating myself, but it's as much to remind myself as anything else. When calculating the due date then it's 63 days plus or minus a day from the day of ovulation not the day of mating. In a normal pregnancy when owners think the pups have come early or late then the pregnancy has been calculated from the day of mating. In her first litter Sammi was mated on the Saturday, yet the puppies arrived on the Thursday, day 61 from mating, but she ovulated on the Wednesday, so they came 63 days +1 day from ovulation. Similarly, for the second litter she was mated on the Saturday and Sunday, the pups were born on the Thursday, the progesterone test proved she ovulated on the Friday. 63 days - one day from ovulation. Obviously when things go wrong bitches go into labour early, but a normal pregnancy is 63 days plus or minus a day from the day of ovulation.
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| Sammi |
Kaiah is 33.5" now, still smaller than Sammi who was 35" at 7 weeks. Of course, it was Sammi's second litter, she was probably a little looser. (Sammi was only 33" at 8 weeks when carrying the "J" litter of three) As I've said before bitches carry differently so this is of no significant value really other than it helps me know that things are progressing and the little guys are growing. I'm starting Kaiah on her 4th meal a day now, they are not huge meals but better spaced out for her than adding to the meals she's already on.
