How Do You Tell If A Female Dog Is Having A False Pregnancy?
Female dogs generally go through two heat cycles per year. At this time, their bodies go through a type of canine menses that can result in pregnancy if she has actually mated with a male. But in some cases, the female’s hormones will mimic pregnancy even when no pregnancy is present. The best thing that you can do for a female dog, that you do not wish to use for breeding purposes, is to have her spayed. Check your female dog for any signs of milk production. A female dog that is going through a false pregnancy will have enlarged mammary glands and swollen teats. During this time they may also begin to seep milk even if there has been no live birth. Gently feel your dog’s abdomen for swelling. Even though the pregnancy is false, her body does not know it. The pregnancy hormones can still cause her body to function in ways that denote pregnancy, and one of the repercussions, is a slightly swollen abdomen. Although her belly will never become as large as that of a female that is carryin
