Those symptoms include: 1  Shortness of breath or inability to exercise. 2  Swelling (edema) of the feet and lower legs. 3  Fatigue and weakness. 4  Rapid, forceful, uncomfortable or obviously irregular heartbeat (palpitation) 5  Abdominal discomfort such as swelling, pain or nausea. 6  Mental confusion.
*It's important that you enter the 1st day your dog was bred. Assumes a 59-63 day gestation period. If you are reading this well in advance of the due date for your dog, we have several product suggestions from Amazon we would recommend for helping the whelping process go smoothly. The nice thing about Amazon is the free shipping for eligible orders over $25 and the great product reviews from Amazon visitors.
They spend about three weeks in heat, and are primed for egg fertilization for about the last two of those weeks. Though there can be minor variations, depending on breeds and sizes of dog, on the whole the gestation period for dogs is right around two months, or roughly 60 to 65 days from conception to birth. Based on our research, the average dog pregnancy seems to be right around nine weeks, or 63 days.