How to tell if a dog is pregnant

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How to tell if your dog is pregnant:

1. Physical changes can be observed. The nipples of pregnant dogs will become more tender, swollen and prominent than usual. The dog's body shape generally does not change until the 4th to 5th week, the waist will become thicker, and the belly will gradually protrude.

2. Gently stroke the dog's abdomen with your hands. The best time to diagnose this touch method is the 28th-35th day after pregnancy. Until then, the fetus is too small to notice. After that it's easy to confuse with things like food in the intestines.

3. From the sixth week of pregnancy, the veterinarian can use a stethoscope to monitor the dog's heartbeat. But it's far harder than listening to the heartbeat of a baby in the womb. Because the dog has thick fur and its belly is round, it is not easy for the stethoscope to stick completely on it.

4. By way of blood test. The purpose of the blood test is to see if there is a pregnancy hormone called relaxin in the dog's blood.

5. Through ultrasound. A skilled sonographer can detect a baby in a dog's womb from the 16th day of pregnancy.

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