Week Nine (Days 58-65)

*BTW, this picture reminds me of the giant ant from the movie, "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids". :)
It's almost here! We can't wait to meet Maya's little ones.


DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
Growth and Development continues
CHANGES IN THE DAM
Nesting behavior may be seen
Dam may become distressed (panting, pacing, acting uncomfortable)
Temperature should be around 100.2-100.8 degrees Farenheit
When temperature drops to around 98-99.4 degrees Farenheit, puppies should be born within 24 hours
Appetite may disappear as whelping approaches
CARE OF THE DAM
Start taking temperature three times a day

Maya's Tummy

I thought this was a really neat video to post. You can see the puppies moving around/kicking inside of Maya's belly. This has been such an awesome experience; we're officially counting down from one week, TODAY. Monday morning, we'll know how many to expect. :)

Week Eight (Days 50-57)

Maya's little puppies are finally looking like puppies now, yay!!! :) And we've also FINALLY been able to hear two sets of heartbeats. It's about time, too. In exactly one week, we will know for sure how many she's got in that fat little belly of hers when we take her in for her x-ray and/or ultrasound.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES

• Fetal movement can be detected when dam is at rest
• Puppies can safely be born from now on

CHANGES IN THE DAM

• Milk may begin to come in
• The dam will be very large (Yeah, Maya is pretty huge now, lol)
  

Maya and her Whelping Box

We have finally got Maya's whelping box completed. Yay! I think she loves it! Well, I sure hope she does, lol. ;)

Week Seven (Days 43-49)

Next week we knew we'd possibly be able to detect the puppies' fetal movements, but I decided to look for it this week instead. Our stethoscope is obviously too cheap and we can't hear any heartbeats. :( But sure enough, we could feel the puppies moving around in Maya's fat little tummy. If you looked closely enough, you could even see her tummy wave whenever a puppy would make lots of movements. It's quite an experience! And we're getting sooooo anxious as the weeks go by. Two weeks left! :) Her ultrasound/x-ray is scheduled for November 2nd.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
Growth and development continues
CHANGES IN THE DAM
Abdomen hair will start shedding
The dam will start to look pregnant at this point
CARE OF THE DAM
Slightly increase both meals
TO DO LIST
Stop any roughhousing or jumping
Radiographs (X-rays) possible to determine number and size of puppies

Week Six (Days 36-42)

Everyday I am now using a stethoscope to see if I can hear their hearts beat. So far, I haven't had any luck, but this could be my cheap stethoscope causing the problems. Hopefully soon, we'll hear them.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES

Development of skin pigment

Fetuses should weigh around 6 grams and be 45 mm long

Fetal heartbeats can be heard with stethoscope

CHANGES IN THE DAM

Nipples darken and enlarge

Abdomen continues to enlarge

This is what Maya likes to do all day- take it easy. :) Don't mind the messy hair, she'll be getting a bath soon enough, lol.

Source

Week 5 (Days 29-35)

Today is actually Day 32 for Maya. Pictures taken below were at the end of last week, just as her belly started increasing in size. Since we just created her blog, this was posted mid-week, but I will be updating development of the babies every Sunday as the week begins from now until the birth(s).

DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES
Development of toes, whisker buds, and claws
Fetuses look like dogs
Gender can be determined
Eyes (previously open) now close
Fetuses grow from 18 mm - 30 mm
Organogenesis ends -- embryos are now fairly resistant to interference with development
CHANGES IN THE DAM
Swelling becomes noticeable
Loss of "tuck-up"
Weight will start to increase

Thanks to Liza Lee Miller.

Welcome!

This being our first post on this blog, we just wanted to welcome any visitors and/or friends who have stopped by. We currently reside in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area. This blog was created for our dog, Maya (yorkshire terrier), who is expecting little ones this fall. We couldn't be happier! Within the next two weeks or so, we will be taking Little Miss Maya in to the veterinarian to get her 2D x-ray done. Then we will know how many little ones we will be expecting and the sizes of each (to determine whether or not complications may present themselves during delivery). We're hoping for a smooth and easy delivery, considering this is her first and ours as well. It looks as though we may have a home(s) for possibly one, maybe even two of our babies, but of course, this isn't set in stone. No deposits have been made. Things can change, and we have no idea how many puppies she will even have at this point. I will keep you all updated through the blog, in case you are interested in her story and/or maybe in purchasing one of her little ones. :) Thanks again for visiting, and we hope to see you soon!