A dog withh a Pseudopregnancy

[Rag Horn]

So I am pretty sure this is happening to my dog. Up until last night at midnight I didn’t know this was a this was a thing so I haven’t quite made peace with it in my head. The more I read about it the weirder it seems.

 

The condition -

 

False pregnancy, also called pseudopregnancy, is common in intact female dogs. It usually occurs somewhere between 6 and 12 weeks after a dog goes through her normal heat cycle and is caused by an exaggerated response to normal hormonal changes, including elevated levels of the hormone progesterone. During this time, females can develop many of the signs of pregnancy, even if they aren’t pregnant and haven’t even been bred. Signs of false pregnancies include appetite fluxuations, restlessness, whining, depression, anxiety and aggression. Many dogs engage in maternal behaviors, such as digging, nesting and mothering of stuffed toys, and some actually produce milk. These signs can be so convincing that even experienced breeders are fooled. Fortunately, with the help of modern technology, false pregnancies are easy to diagnosis. They usually don’t require treatment and go away on their own.

 

 

 

Yesterday evening around 5 the dog started acting funny. She was real jittery and started frantically pacing the house. I figured she was just stir crazy so I put her on the treadmill for 2 miles. (lazy man’s way of walking the dog when its 105 outside... don’t judge). As soon as she hopped off the treadmill she was back to pacing the house and making kind of a whining whimpering sound. She had hauled 3-4 stuffed animals and some cloths out of the dirty cloths hamper up to my daughters room where she stacked them on a blanket she had pulled out from underneath the bed. Then when it was time to go to bed we put her in her kennel as we usually do at bed time. She lasted till 11:30 and she started to go crazy with barking and whining. I took her out to go to the bathroom and when she got back inside she started her nervous pacing and finding things to put in her mouth. After a while of just watching her and looking up a million things online we just went to bed and eventually so did she. This morning at 4 when I got up to go to work she woke up and started it all over again. My wife has said that to a lesser degree the dog has exuded the same behavior although to a lesser degree of intensity. The dog will play with the kids but after the play ends she goes back to her pacing and searching.

 

Weird behavior we will have to monitor it going forward but have any of you ever experienced this kind of thing with any of your dogs?

 

[5guyshunting]

I had a female Great Dane that did the same thing, even had the milk.

[Edge]

I've seen it in mares.

[PRDATR]

Dry Humping brings it on.

[trphyhntr]

thats actually kinda sad.

 

but doesnt happen if theyve been fixed?

[25-06]

Just give her plenty of stuffed animals and a place to nest and she'll be fine.

[Allforelk]

Had a Springer that did it when we were kids. One of the best quail dogs I've ever had but sh was bat-spit crazy with the false pregnancies. She would even nose her toys into position to nurse.

[Rag Horn]

thats actually kinda sad.

 

but doesnt happen if theyve been fixed?

 

It is kinda sad. From all I read that is the case. I did not really care one way or the other to get her fixed before but she is getting fixed now.....

[Rag Horn]

Had a Springer that did it when we were kids. One of the best quail dogs I've ever had but sh was bat-spit crazy with the false pregnancies. She would even nose her toys into position to nurse.

 

Wow that is next level crazy.

 

My dog seems to be unwinding a little but still acting funny per her normal. It has been a weird educational experience for sure.

[Allforelk]

 

 

Had a Springer that did it when we were kids. One of the best quail dogs I've ever had but sh was bat-spit crazy with the false pregnancies. She would even nose her toys into position to nurse.

Wow that is next level crazy.

 

My dog seems to be unwinding a little but still acting funny per her normal. It has been a weird educational experience for sure.

The craziest part was how fast one of the false preganancies ended when my little brother cut the squeak "puppy" in half with a bread knife. I guess he was tired of Geting growled at every time he walked by the dog bed.