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Carrying puppies to term (the average litter size is 5-6 puppies) puts considerable stress on a female dog’s body. The change in her hormones can contribute to this sudden disinterest in games ...
A non-spayed female dog’s “heat season” activates between 6 and 36 months of age. During that fertile period, female dogs can get pregnant around twice a year with each “heat season ...
Fundal height, or McDonald's rule, is a measure of the size of the uterus used to assess fetal growth and development during pregnancy. It is measured from the top of the mother's uterus to the top of the mother's pubic symphysis.
The condition is defined by birth weight and/or length. [citation needed]Intrauterine growth restriction is generally diagnosed by measuring the mother's uterus, with the fundal height being less than it should be for that stage of the pregnancy.
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Diestrus lasts approximately 56 to 60 days in a pregnant female, and 60 to 100 days in a non-pregnant female. During both of these periods, progesterone levels are high. Because the hormonal profile of a pregnant female and a female in diestrus are the same, sometimes a non-pregnant female will go through a period of pseudopregnancy.
I just deleted the graph that correlated gestational age and fundal height. It was suggesting that the normal fundal height was about 35cm at 40 weeks gestation, which is wrong according to Uptodate, William's Obstetrics, and what was already written on this article. --Africantearoa 05:34, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
Another method used to reduce distress in dogs experiencing separation anxiety is the use of a dog-appeasing pheromone. Studies proved that 83 percent of dogs exposed to a pheromone, in the absence of their owner, experienced reduced stress and anxiety; 70% of dogs prescribed clomipramine, a psychotropic drug, experienced said reduction in ...