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How to take care of your pregnant Chihuahua and her puppies
Pregnant!
Symptoms
You always have to be aware if your chihuahua is pregnant, here are the symptoms to look for. What to watch out for when you chihuahua is going into labor.
#1 Cocoa's Nipples Enlarged and pregnant tummy
Pregnancy symptoms
if your not sure if your chihuahua is pregnant you came to the right place. Here are all the pregnant chihuahua symptoms.
#1 Nipples will enlarged and tummy will get bigger.
#2 Appetite will increase or decrease depending on your chihuahua.
#3 Activity will decrease and she will sleep and rest more than usual.
#4 Frequent urination.
#5 Possible temperament changes.
Birth Symptoms
Not sure if your chihuahua is about to give birth. Read my Birth symptoms.
#1 temperature will drop about 1 degree, puppies will be delivered in the next 24 hours. Usually under 100 degrees, some chihuahuas have a low temperature to begin with.
#2 Your chihuahua will start digging holes in your yard and will deliver within 24 hours. In my case my chihuahua started digging a hole frantically and 3 hours later she gave birth to 5 puppies.
#3 Frantically running around.
#4 heavy panting, crying, or whining depending on your chihuahua. In my case she did not cry or whine during the whole labor, only heavy panting
#5 Does not want any food at all, only water.
This is what happen to me.
Day 61--10:30pm-Cocoa's temp was 98.4degrees F
Day 62--9:00am-did not eat breakfast only a little water
Day 62--9:30am-dug hole
Day 62--11:20 am-running around frantically
Day 62--11:26 am-delivered first baby
Day 62--11:38 am-delivered second baby
Day 62--12:03 pm-delivered third baby
Day 62--1:15 pm-delivered fourth baby
Day 62-- 1:28 pm- delivered 5th baby and last.
#3 Cocoa Frantically running around and heavily panting.
Cocoa nursing all 5 of her pups.
False Pregnancy
Not sure if your chihuahua has a false pregnancy, well it's very hard to find out since they have the same symptoms. You might not even know it your chihuahua will go into labor and nothing happens. she will start thinking she actual had puppies by trying to nurse stuffed animals or her toys. There is only 1 symptoms i know about false pregnancy.
#1 After about 1 month all the pregnant symptoms will go away.