How much to scan my pregnant dog?

[poopy]

Does any1 know how much roughly it costs to have your dog scanned for babies???

[lankeela]

�17 - can be done at 28 days but 30 days is better.

How can I be so exact? We have been having this discussion on another group today! Depending on where you are I could give you some contacts who do it. Vets do, but are notoriously innacurate according to our discussion!

[poopy]

Thanks for speedy reply lankeela. I just want to see if there is any in there at all!! She is due in 3days shows all the signs of been preggers but doesnt look very big at all. I'll ring the vet tomorrow. Thanks again.

[lankeela]

If she only has three days to go I would not bother! You will know soon enough if you knew the correct date of mating. She will have them within a week either side of 63 days. I would leave it and get her checked if she has not produced anything say three or four days after the due date.

Any unnecessary upset for the bitch could cause her distress. She needs to be kept calm and reassured at this time. If she only has a small litter she may well have them carried up high in the horns of the uterus.

With only three days to go she should also be starting to express milk. If she rolls on her back you will probably be able to see the little 'blobs' popping up and down in her stomach - this is my favourite time and I could watch for hours just waiting to see a 'blob'.

[kita1]

Is this the same dog you use the shock collar on?

Have you used it on her when she is pregnant?

Just curious.

[poopy]

hi there, no we used the shock collar on our yappy terrier as she was beyond a joke. This is our cocker spaniel.

[poopy]

Rang the vets today it would be �30 for a scan. Not that cost is an issue as this is our pedigree dog, but thought id wait. The suspense was killing me thats all!

[lankeela]

Any news?

[poopy]

No - nothing. She is past her due date which was wednesday just gone. I had a sneaky feeling she had re-absorbed them at around 7weeks, we've had litters before but never had a dog thats re-absorbed before. I posted this questions because it was doing my head in waiting to see if I was right or not - and its looking like I was! Anyway, thanks for thinking of me.