Why do dogs have fake pregnancy

Most parents may not know that dogs will also experience fake pregnancy, which is generally believed to be related to the prolonged corpus luteal activity. After the bitch is in estrus and ovulation, corpus luteum will form in the ovaries regardless of whether they are conceived or not.

1: When will the bitch have a fake pregnancy phenomenon and how long will it last?

This phenomenon usually occurs about two to three months after the bitch is in estrus, and generally lasts for half a month to one month (some even lasts up to 100 days). If the owner does not disappear for a long time, he needs to be taken to the hospital for examination. During the fake pregnancy, the bitch will have milk water, and may have a cold and have poor appetite, like to drink water, make nests, be mentally unstimulated, and some may even vomit, urinate too much.

2: What should you pay attention to when a fake pregnancy occurs?

If you are not sure whether your dog has been fertilized, you can go to the hospital for examination to determine whether you are pregnant. During the period of estrus, try to avoid the male dog. Once the male dog smells the female dog, it will always follow him. If he does not listen to the owner's command, it will easily get lost. If you have a male and a female family in your family, you can buy physiological pants for your bitch if you don’t want to mate, but it cannot guarantee that there will be no accidents.

3: Does the current situation of fake pregnancy need treatment? How to deal with it? During the fake pregnancy, the owner does not need to feed any medicine, and there is no need to worry too much, as this phenomenon will gradually disappear. Most dogs will adopt sterilization, so there will be no fake pregnancy in the future and can avoid other unnecessary gynecological diseases.