need advice my german shepherd is pregnant she is almost about 63 days pregnant she started dripping water from her as she walked around and then it turned in to blood now she is dripping a light pink blood she is in her nesting spot constanly moving around she pants hard normally now for a few weeks and her temp has been low for the past week could this be her first stage of labor if so when will the puppies come thanks

these are not questions you should be coming to a message board with but talking to your vet. it sounds like you have no relationship with him or her & no mentor either.

hard panting is usually a symptom of pain. she should have been X-rayed, ultra sounded or both.

get her to the vet asap to insure she is not in trouble

people should not breed when they know nothing about it

[reeskujo]

sue is exactly right!....You should be talking to your vet or mentor not a message forum!....This must be the first time you've bred her...How old is she?.....I hope you get her spayed after she has this litter....I don't think it sounds like you have the knowledge to be a responsible breeder.

Originally Posted by reeskujo

sue is exactly right!....You should be talking to your vet or mentor not a message forum!....This must be the first time you've bred her...How old is she?.....I hope you get her spayed after she has this litter....I don't think it sounds like you have the knowledge to be a responsible breeder.

thanks for your input unfortunatly my husband is in the military and he was injured and transported form overseas due to his injuries we left her with other good friends who have a german shepherd dog while i drove and stayed in another state ina hospital for a few weeks she cam into heat and got pregnant the friends we left her with are not breeders do not know about much and kept them seperated or trye but they still connected i found out about 3 weeks before she delivered she was pregnant now what should i ahve done throw her on the side of the road or take care of her she is four years old and a part of the family what happends to the first time breeders anywyas i read alot of post on here and everyone is so judgemental and dont even know what is going on i live in a military town in nc the only vet open at 4 am is a 2 hour drive she had been acting like this for 1 week and the vet told me to calm down and she would be fine so please dont judge when you dont know the story there are people on here who do way worse and for worse reasons and they do it on purpose thanks alot have a great day

Originally Posted by reeskujo

sue is exactly right!....You should be talking to your vet or mentor not a message forum!....This must be the first time you've bred her...How old is she?.....I hope you get her spayed after she has this litter....I don't think it sounds like you have the knowledge to be a responsible breeder.

thanks for your input unfortunatly my husband is in the military and he was injured and transported form overseas due to his injuries we left her with other good friends who have a german shepherd dog while i drove and stayed in another state ina hospital for a few weeks she cam into heat and got pregnant the friends we left her with are not breeders do not know about much and kept them seperated or trye but they still connected i found out about 3 weeks before she delivered she was pregnant now what should i ahve done throw her on the side of the road or take care of her she is four years old and a part of the family what happends to the first time breeders anywyas i read alot of post on here and everyone is so judgemental and dont even know what is going on i live in a military town in nc the only vet open at 4 am is a 2 hour drive she had been acting like this for 1 week and the vet told me to calm down and she would be fine so please dont judge when you dont know the story there are people on here who do way worse and for worse reasons and they do it on purpose thanks alot have a great day

I'm sorry for your husbands injuries, & please thank him for his service to our country.

"what should you have done"? you should have had her spayed years ago. helps prevent cancer & an often fatal uterin infection too.

as for "we don't know what's going on" we have to go by what is posted there are many people on here with at least 10 - 20 years experience & are quite qualified to give advice actually everyone is judjemental - some just don't admit it. if something is written that appears to be a possible danger to the dog - should we not mention it?

as for 1st time "breeders" there is a lot that goes into being an ethical breeder.

I stand by my post

thats fine i just wanted you to understand that i did not breed her on purpose and that i did everything possible xrays ,to feeding her the right foods ,etc everything but being that i was so nervous and the vet was telling me the same thing over and over again to relax and she would be fine i wanted to get a second opinion when there was no vet to answer the questions i understand why experianced breeders judge i mean she just had all her pups 10 and i helped her through it ,with what i had looked up and talked to the vet about and it was something wonderfull to help with and i understand that there are people who do it for cruel ways and dont care just to make money but i just want you to know i am not i will get her fixed after this i never thought of it bc we never thought this would happen but now we know as for my husband thanks and thank you foreverything

Originally Posted by desarie06

thanks for your input unfortunatly my husband is in the military and he was injured and transported form overseas due to his injuries we left her with other good friends who have a german shepherd dog while i drove and stayed in another state ina hospital for a few weeks she cam into heat and got pregnant the friends we left her with are not breeders do not know about much and kept them seperated or trye but they still connected i found out about 3 weeks before she delivered she was pregnant now what should i ahve done throw her on the side of the road or take care of her she is four years old and a part of the family what happends to the first time breeders anywyas i read alot of post on here and everyone is so judgemental and dont even know what is going on i live in a military town in nc the only vet open at 4 am is a 2 hour drive she had been acting like this for 1 week and the vet told me to calm down and she would be fine so please dont judge when you dont know the story there are people on here who do way worse and for worse reasons and they do it on purpose thanks alot have a great day

You are exactly right, there are a few people on here that jump in with there opinions before they know the full facts. I cringe sometimes at answers that have been said to some people who are asking for help. There is good and bad in everyone, but not everyone is bad because they have a dog that got pregnant. I am sorry that your dog got pregnant but it was nobody's fault --just circumstances at that time. I hope your husband is better soon and that your dog and her puppies are all ok, the main thing is that you can find responsible owners for them and make sure it does not happen again.Good luck.-----Aggy

Originally Posted by aggy

You are exactly right, there are a few people on here that jump in with there opinions before they know the full facts. I cringe sometimes at answers that have been said to some people who are asking for help. There is good and bad in everyone, but not everyone is bad because they have a dog that got pregnant. I am sorry that your dog got pregnant but it was nobody's fault --just circumstances at that time. I hope your husband is better soon and that your dog and her puppies are all ok, the main thing is that you can find responsible owners for them and make sure it does not happen again.Good luck.-----Aggy

thanks for your thought it make me feel better that someone understands