Its been a week since Lizzie was bred. Since she looks and acts the same as she usually does, I decided to do some research to figure out just what’s going. I stumbled across these two articles, “Understanding and Monitoring Canine Pregnancy” and “Canine Pregnancy: Predicting Parturition and Timing Events of Gestation” which have really…
Good News: Lizzie is doing well after sleeping most of Friday after we got home. Her incision is looking good and she’s back up at full energy. Dr. Sheller said that the sperm was great and the surgery went smoothly. Hurray! Bad News: As I had feared, Dr. Sheller found a lot of cysts in…
I’ve spoken with the vet and we’re all set for Lizzie’s breeding tomorrow morning. After careful consideration, we’ve decided to go with a surgical artificial insemination with fresh semen. Based upon Lizzie’s age and the fact that her dam had uterine cysts, we (the husband, the vet & I) thought our best chance for puppies…
Lizzie’s progesterone level is at 5.1! That means she’ll be going in for her breeding on Friday or Saturday. I’m so excited that I’m bouncing in my seat. Dr. Sheller will everything up for us so all we have to do is keep Bruce away from Lizzie and make sure the puppy daddy will be…
Apparently there was a bit of a mix-up between the vet’s office and the lab. The Senior Vet called to tell me that they didn’t have Lizzie’s results because apparently her sample wasn’t picked up last night. I’ll be taking her back tonight for another blood draw and another test. Nothing like a little drama…
Lizzie’s test came back at 0.06. It’s slowly but surely creeping up! Next test – Tuesday!
Lizzie’s progesterone came back at 0.02. So, we’re at the very beginning of her cycle. We’ll test again on Saturday.
It only took two phone calls to find a local vet who will do the progesterone testing. I’m really excited because the office has five vets on staff and have done pregnancy “support”. So, while not reproductive vets, they can do the testing and the ultrasound and x-rays. As much as I love our reproductive…
I had grand plans of having a new layout and cool widgets and whatnots for this blog. I figured I had a few weeks before Lizzie came into season, but she decided to surprise me by starting to spot today. Instead, here’s a quick update of what’s been going on and what we plan for…
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