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brought jess back to the vet yesterday. as i stood there telling the tech the how she's been acting, a light bulb went on in my head - at least part of what she was exhibiting were signs of a false pregnancy. the tech had the same suspicion, at the same time. she squeezed a breast and it proved jessie was lactating. the dr came it, all was confirmed. i have to tell you - i feel terrible. i feel like all the time spent disputing with my husband about not wanting to breed her brought her to this point. she's gonna be 16 months old, had 2 heats already. she should've been spayed. now my baby is being tortured carrying around her stuffed toys, scratching at the floors, looking for a place to whelp her non-existant litter, crying and needing consoling in the middle of the night. how terrible is this?
the vet assured me she will be fine, her uterus is not very enlarged at all, as soon as this passes, she will be spayed. i thought this was a dangerous situation for a dog, i thought i remember from my years of working at an animal hospital, the vet said it's not dangerous, just stressful for the dog and her family. anyway, she gave jess a good exam, listening to her chest and her heart - everthing was clear, no murmur, no congestion. i left her there for 2 hours so that they could do the test for addisons. i wanted her completely cleared, medically, so we can move forward from this.
has anyone had any experience with false pregnancy? of course, i will be doing a lot of online self-educating today.
the vet assured me she will be fine, her uterus is not very enlarged at all, as soon as this passes, she will be spayed. i thought this was a dangerous situation for a dog, i thought i remember from my years of working at an animal hospital, the vet said it's not dangerous, just stressful for the dog and her family. anyway, she gave jess a good exam, listening to her chest and her heart - everthing was clear, no murmur, no congestion. i left her there for 2 hours so that they could do the test for addisons. i wanted her completely cleared, medically, so we can move forward from this.
has anyone had any experience with false pregnancy? of course, i will be doing a lot of online self-educating today.