Hi All,

My Cane Corso bitch in in the latter stages of pregnancy.
Unfortunately, I do not know the exact date she mated, the pregnancy came as a bit of a surprise. However, I do know she was in heat on and around the 10th of December.

For the last day or two, she has been very lethargic, hesitant to move, and generally appearing very uncomfortable and exhausted. She also occasionally yelps if she gets up suddenly. She does not appear to be in pain at any other time, just if she tries any sudden movement.

This will be her (and my) first litter, so i'm wondering if this irregular yelping is relatively normal given the late stage of her pregnancy. Can anyone with a little more experience tell me if i should stop worrying or even be rushing her to the vet?

Any answer would be appreciated.

she could be close to birthing but to work it out right really need the date of the mating its 64 days after,
why not go and have a check up at the vets anyway
just even to put your mind at rest and its her first as well.

your have to show us pic's of the pups so we can aaaaaaaahhhhhhh

good luck

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Hi Carol!

Thanks for your reply.

We'll probably take her to the vet tomorrow (we're a bit snowed in at the moment) but she appears to be happy enough. Although in the last hour, she's stopped accepting her favourite treats, and i read that that may a sign of impending labour!

Of course, i'll post pics when she's done!

Here's hoping everything goes well!

hi, as Carol has said,, really its best to go by the day that the mating took place, but as you dont know this,, you will have to keep an eye on her,, or if your worried pop her down to your vet for a check up,,,,,I do hope all goes well,, please keep us posted,, and yes lots of pics when the puppies arrive,,,,,,,,,

it does sound like she is getting close to giving birth, keep a close eye on here and she should be fine, but as the above posts have said if you are at all worried take her to the vets

wishing you and your dog the best

if she was in heat around the 10 of december she must be near now, if she mated on the 10th say she will have just over a week to go so, as everybody else has already said keep a very close eye on her and if in doubt go to the vets. good luck

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The norm for whelping is between 58- 63 days,give or take a few days either side.

If she's yelping I would get the vet to give her a quick once over and maybe a scan to make sure everything is normal.I wouldn't leave her alone now just incase she starts and got into any trouble and needed help.
Make sure you have your vet on standby just incase.

Let us know how you get on...

Thanks everybody - she seemed to be fine after a good nights sleep! She seems a lot happier the last two days (no yelping), and her tail doesn't stop wagging.

She still looks like she swallowed a beach ball, and we're waiting impatiently for the puppies!

I promise i'll post some pics of the little ones whenever they decide to grace us with their presence

Toodles!

Hi All,

The puppies were born early friday morning! She had 8 healthy pups (4 girlies and 4 boys) and both Mummy and the little 'uns are doing fine.

Thanks to everyone hear for their encouragement

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Aawwwww they are gorgeous.........

Congrats to the new mum..........