The American Beagler Forum

I have a beagle that may be pregnant. I was trying to watch when she came into her first heat from about 9 months of age, while I was still getting her as much running time as possible.

About a month ago I was running her with my 2 males and noticed a drop of blood. I boxed everyone up and went home and put her away for 4 weeks. The blood was all over her kennel for the next few days and went to a clear fluid about 8 days after I first noticed it.

I never seen her flag or a male try to mount her, but every dog in the area was around the kennel from about day 4 thru 16.

I have notice some changes in her like tenderness in her teats and a swelling at there base that seems to be waning now.

I took her to the vet tonight at day 31 and it was inconclusive so I go back in 2 weeks.
What do you all think? I really don’t want anything to happen with this pup.

Hopefully it is just a false pregnancy. At 31 days it is pretty easy to feel the pups or at least the vesicles, and ultrasound should be pretty conclusive. If she is pregnant, the safest thing to do for her to insure her future reproductive abilities is to let her have the litter.
Doc S