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Old 25-11-2008, 08:53 PM
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Re: Phantom Pregnancy

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Originally Posted by kittykat View Post
Hi, Cola had a phantom pregnancy that lasted 5 weeks! She was producing milk and I had to take her toys away as she was treating them like puppies, gave her more exercise but it still took so long. She just finished 2 weeks ago but the vet has told me I have to wait another 4 weeks before I can get her spayed as it takes a while for their hormones to settle down.
I had a ridgeback who had a phantom... Can't remember how long it lasted, but she had her hippo which was her baby, and she actually bit someone who came to close to it. Scary things, hormones.
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