Hello all!
I'm new here and hoping to share and learn from you all. I posted this in the welcome section of the forums but am posting it here now as I realize this is the right place!
My name is Callie and my husband and I are the proud parents of a 2 silky terriers, a westhighland terrier, a pomapoo, a papillon and a lovely tabby we call Chardonnay. We have no human children and dote on our furry babies and have done our best to give them the best lives. Unfortunately, our female silky became pregnant on her first heat and we did not even know! We've done our best keeping the boys away from the girls when they went on heat but one day we came home and found they'd gnawed through the wooden fence! This is when we think it happened. Yesterday I heard some faint cries, walked unto the porch and there was a pup! I almost passed out. We brought her to the vet four weeks ago for a check up and the vet didn't even notice. She had a small litter, 2 pups only but I wanted advice from others who have been in the same situation.
Please don't berate me for her getting pregnant this soon. No one intentionally plans for their pup to get pregnant this early. I just have concerns about her health and all the vet said to me this morning was a dismissive 'she will be fine'. We did not get her spayed because we planned for her to have a litter with the other silky at 24months, it just happened sooner.....Your comments will be appreciated! Just need to hear from people who have been there before and how their dog feared. Brandy gave us 2 healthy pups on her own and did not need cesarean. This makes me feel somewhat positive.
I'm new here and hoping to share and learn from you all. I posted this in the welcome section of the forums but am posting it here now as I realize this is the right place!
My name is Callie and my husband and I are the proud parents of a 2 silky terriers, a westhighland terrier, a pomapoo, a papillon and a lovely tabby we call Chardonnay. We have no human children and dote on our furry babies and have done our best to give them the best lives. Unfortunately, our female silky became pregnant on her first heat and we did not even know! We've done our best keeping the boys away from the girls when they went on heat but one day we came home and found they'd gnawed through the wooden fence! This is when we think it happened. Yesterday I heard some faint cries, walked unto the porch and there was a pup! I almost passed out. We brought her to the vet four weeks ago for a check up and the vet didn't even notice. She had a small litter, 2 pups only but I wanted advice from others who have been in the same situation.
Please don't berate me for her getting pregnant this soon. No one intentionally plans for their pup to get pregnant this early. I just have concerns about her health and all the vet said to me this morning was a dismissive 'she will be fine'. We did not get her spayed because we planned for her to have a litter with the other silky at 24months, it just happened sooner.....Your comments will be appreciated! Just need to hear from people who have been there before and how their dog feared. Brandy gave us 2 healthy pups on her own and did not need cesarean. This makes me feel somewhat positive.