How To Take A Dog S Temperature When Pregnant

Dog whelping or labor starts within 48 hours of your bitches temperature dropping.

How to take a dog s temperature when pregnant. One of the first signs of impending labour is a drop in mum s body temperature from 38 5 c to 37 c labour usually begins around 12 24 hours after that. Momma dog s rectal temperature will drop to a low of 98 to 99 degrees. Her temperature will drop from a normal 37 9 38 2 celsius 100 2 100 8 farenheit to around 36 7 37 4 celsius 98 99 4 farenheit within 24 48 hours of labor. About a week before your dog s due date approximately day 56 of her pregnancy start taking her temperature rectally morning and night.

During the last week of pregnancy you take your bitch s temperature at least twice preferably three times a day. Start taking the temperature at day 56 and check two times in morning and evening. Use your non dominant hand eg. Start taking the temperature of your dog at least twice a day.

Keep track of the temperatures in a log and watch for when her temperature drops at least 1 degree. She may seem restless and anxious. Lift the dog s tail. In dogs the first stage is 12 30 hours before labor.

Taking the temperature 1. Normal temperature is 101 to 100 f 38 3 to 37 7c a drop down to near 97 f 36 1c for two consecutive readings indicates labour could begin within 24 hours. Track the temperature day by day and you will see the drop. If you re unsure how ask your vet to show you.

To know when this happens take your dog s temperature twice a day with a rectal thermometer throughout her final week of pregnancy. Try to take the temperature at about the same time every day. Starting on day 60 of your dog s pregnancy take her rectal temperature twice a day. Your left hand if you are right handed to grasp the base of the.

Locate the dog s anus. About 10 14 days pre whelping you are supposed to take the dog s temperature three times a day and keep a temperature chart. Your dog s body temperature will drop below 99 degrees fahrenheit 37 degrees celsius approximately 8 to 24 hours before whelping. Holding the thermometer in your dominant hand which should be near the dog s tail end.

In pregnancy a bitch will have a temperature of approximately 100 degrees.