This is Day 22 plus or minus a day!! WOW!! Time is flying!
Here is what is happening inside Abilene . The embryos on Day 19 implanted in her uterus. Now the eyes and spinal cords are forming. The faces are taking shape. The fetuses will grow in one week from 5-10 mm to 14-15 mm in size. Organogenesis begins. Days 26 to 32 are the best times to palpitate (feel for the puppies)
Outside Abilene’s mammary glands are developing.
No more strenuous activity. No long trail rides or herding work. Just mousing , bossing and keeping an eye on all the other dogs. Oh and then there is the couch on the porch that is “hers” .
She gets a hard boiled egg one day and 1/4 cup cottage cheese the next day. Plus her normal food Purina Puppy Chow from now on till weaning of the puppies.
Abilene seems to feel a bit tighter to me in her stomach area . She seems a bit slower to me as well. All of this is right on schedule.
Drover is just happy and enjoying life on the farm! (Typical!)
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I am VERY interested in these pups. Please let me know when they arrive. Do you think this is a possible cross for Cayenne? She has had her first heat and did just fine. Not moody or difficult to be around at all. I will be anxious to hear about these babies when they arrive!
Judy