my bitch was due 63 days on the 14th, she was only mated once as her and the stud wouldnt mate again a couple of days later. she was mated on the 12th oct, she was 12 days into her season. we have had maybe half an hour of panting from her the past couple of days but nothing else. i have taken her temp afew times but this hasnt been regular as she isnt keen on it an i dont want to stress her out. she is still eating on an off and has small bursts of energy but she spends almost all of the time asleep.

how long would you leave her before taking her to a vet? and how long can she safely go without intervention? iv never had a bitch go over before so im worrying like mad

if youre not an experienced breeder i personally would get her to the vet to get her checked over to make sure everything is fine and the puppies are presenting properly....how old is she?

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she is 2 years old.

aw shes very young for a sibe i really hope it all goes well for her.

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Did your vet confirm that she is pregnant?

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The length of gestation is 63 days.... this is counting from ovulation, not from mating, so its very likely that she isn't overdue (remember sperm can live up to a week inside a bitch).... very rarely do they go past 63 days post ovulation.

HOWEVER, going over is very serious, much more than going early. I would have her at the vets just to be on the safe side.

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right, i was at my vets today with one of my other dogs who was booked in for xrays, i had a word with her about about this bitch being overdue an she has asked to see her tomorrow if she hadnt had the pups by then and they wont let dogs go more than 5 days over without opting for an elective c-section. does that sound right to you?

I would go with what tanya said..she's the midwife of the forum.

The vet is more than likely worried.

One of my friends bred a litter, the bitch had 3 pups and still hadnt come out of labour 3 days later...I managed to talk them into taking her in to a vet. By that time she was very sick, she had 2 dead pups inside her and had to have her nuetered...well she had blood poisening.

Not to scare you but you can see why a vet would be itching to get the pups out by now.

her temp now is 37.1c last night it was 37.9c but i have seen it down at 37.2 before now

How is she in herself? Has she started acting ready yet?