No Puppies?

Got an xray taken of Mac yesterday and i cant believe it, a vet from my clinic gave me a call and the conclusion was that "she did not see any puppies present", i received the xray via email from my clinic later that day and find it to be extremely hard to tell anything from except that Mac needed to have a bathroom break soon. The exact same xray i received can be seen along with this post.

All i can say is "wow"... i have never experienced a false pregnancy before in any of my dogs if this is in fact what this is...any why would she all of a sudden start having a false pregnancy after years of normal ones? And such a sevear one? milk, coat bloom, temp drop?

The weirdest thing about it all, her temp dropped today to 99.4 after peaking at 101.1 which is up from the usual 100.6...

Well time will tell i suppose, i just hope that things work out o.k as the xray was done to determine the size of the puppy and then i would have made arrangements to have a c-section based on the size, position..ect.. and since i dont have any of that info from the xray to go by, i am sure hoping that IF in fact there turns out to be a puppy there that everything goes alright and she is able to deliver without too much trouble. What a mess...poor Mac

Just for fun...

Here is Mac's half sister Pixie (same sire, different dam) pictured a few days prior to her due date ( now almost 4 years ago)...she had two small-ish puppies who both grew up to be our two lovely hopefuls:

Athill's Pixie Dust "Glitter" & Ch. Athill Kintara's Questar "Quest"

...I had major doubts that she was pregnant as well at the time, but lo and behold two pretty little babies :)

Mac is she or isnt she?

Mac our pretty little girl may be expecting a litter of babies in the next few days..she has at this point kept me guessing and frankly I cant wait until Tuesday when we go for the x-ray to determine it once and for all, and also to make arrangements for a c-section if need be (possible singleton). I HOPE that we do not need a c-section and that she is able to deliver naturally without complications...

Here is what Mac is telling me:



- She is not looking pregnant in the abdomen area
- Her coat is thick and full
- She has milk in 5 of 9 teats
- She is very clingly but she is a very cuddly dog anyhow
- She is in the last week calmed down her activity level but only as of recently.
- She has always been an enthusiastic eater so that most certainly hasn't changed.

As I sit here typing this she is resting in her box, she has spend alot of time there recently but it may be because its the most comfortable place to be in the room at the moment haha.