I have a jrt cross and this is her first litter, she is two and a half yrs old, her mate is a jrt, Jodie is around 63days preggers give or take. Her temp since 12:10am was, 37.6c then at 9:20am it was 36.8c and now at 12:51pm it's 36.4c, I have my vets emergency number but don't want to keep hassling him with every lil thought I have, so can anyone tell me if this could be the start of labour, the past week she has been looking sad and shakey and sleeping lots, she hasn't gone of her food and no sign of making a nest, she did loose a clear mucus when she had a wee and the vet said that could be a part of the plug.

That does sound like the drop, if its office hours I would let the vet know just so they are aware. Good luck with the labour and pups....Keep us updated when you can..

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yes that sounds like the drop hun, she should hopefully have them in the next 24 hours, probab;ly tonight at silly o clock..lol, just stay with her now and mke sure shes away from nosey children and other pets x

Thank you for your help!!! she isnt getting comfy bless her and her temp has gone up now, but shes panting and scratching her bed, so thats another sign, thank you all again and i will keep you posted.

What dates was she mated?? Slightly concerned that you are not sure what day she is on hun. Does sound like her temp drop, try to remember that not all bitches show all of the signs that we expect to see, some show no signs at all

I'd assumed they meant she was mated 63 days ago, but since that may not be the day of ovulation...

Sounds like you could be in for a long night!

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she mated on the 23rd nov 2011 and again on the 25th and 27th, so she could of got preggers on the first tie but then again on any of the other dates,

Dont normally come down here but saw your thread this morning and cant help popping back to see how Jodie is progressing. Hope everything goes well for you. Cant wait to here some news (I have a little JRT X too)

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thank you soooo much thats so nice to hear, jodie is at the moment in her bed with her head cuddled into her dad ( my other half ) and shes panting away with her bum in the air, lol. bless her. i promise il keep u posted as im going to stay up on the sofa with her and hot cups of coffee. thank you again.
(mum to heidi) xx

They look so helpless when they get to this stage- breaks our heart don't it!?
What is she crossed with- is she a working dog?

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'You know, I've given the matter some thought, and I think I would be willing to be a house pet to a race of super intelligent aliens; the learning opportunities would be abundant. Additionally, I like having my belly scratched.' Dr Sheldon cooper. *