So today I noticed that Milly was acting off – I mean like paying and nesting off. I paused and started to backdate – Yikers! about two months ago she was in season and we did try to breed her and Harry but we never saw a tie. I planned on waiting until after the first of the year to have her spayed and placed with her brother Ty, being extra cautious but honestly never thinking we had a litter on the way.

She did have me for a moment – I even brought the whelping box upstairs, and put her in the guest bedroom. I felt her abdomen, palpating to see if I could feel anything. Not only was there no puppy bumps or movement but never once did I feel her contract or push. Her teats are swollen but there is no milk production – This poor baby is going through a major false pregnancy!

I have wondered about her hormone levels since we did try to breed her last year and it didn’t take. Also, she’s a chunky one, like her grandmother POST spay and unlike her grandmother and mother who are total fertile myrtles never producing less than three puppies – most commonly five – in a litter.

Since a false pregnancy is all about the hormones, this further confirms my thoughts. I see a well deserved spay in her future.

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