The embryo is now about 30% of its total size at birth. Ossification of the spine and fingers.
Foetuses develop their sex organs at the start of week five. Finally, they look like little puppies.
If an ultrasound is done, you can easily see leg buds and toes, but don’t expect to know whether they are boys or girls.
Day 44
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It's very easy now to feel the puppies, counting them might be a bit more difficult. It is recommended to feed
3 to 5 times a day in smaller doses and increase the total amount of 15-20%. In this period we can not let the female do strenuous movements or jumping.
They will now start to grow fur, and as puppies continue to grow, the next step is pigmentation. Then, they form eyelids.
Day 48
The female starts to be visibly larger. At this stage, female may lose her appetite.
Embryo pushes the internal organs of female, most in the digestive tract.
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Siska is still quite small when viewed from the side or above really, though she is deeper. She is obviously bigger than Sammi was when she had three, but nothing like she was with nine. Sunday's measurements will be interesting. Just one thing to note, the pendulum has changed to 6 puppies since Thursday morning - Of course that is possible, if she has reabsorbed one we'll never know.
