Canine Reproduction

What type of estrous cycle to dogs have

diestrus

when does puberty occur in small breeds

6-10 months

when does puberty occur in large breeds

18-24 months

types of canine insemination

natural

artificial

Routes for artificial insemination

vaginal

surgical

transcervical

What kind of samples can you use for artificial insemination

fresh or frozen

how long is proestrus

7-10 days

protestrus symptoms

vaginal epithelium

valvular edema

vaginal discharge

attracts males

length of estrus

3-10 days

symptoms of estrus

vaginal epithelium

valvular edema

vaginal discharge

attracts males

ovulation

Length of metestrus

3 days

symptoms of metestrus

vaginal epithelium

vaginal discharge

attracts males

length of diestrus

57-60 days and corpus luteum is retained (even if bitch aint knocked up)

during diestrus, what is the uterine endometrium influenced by

progesterone even if bitch aint preggo

what can happen during diestrus

pseudopregnancy

most dogs will not show signs of pregnancy and parturition until when

end of diestrus

symptoms of pregnancy in dogs

mammary enlargement/ possible lactation

restless and nestbuilding

abdominal distention

length of anestrus

2-9 months

symptoms of anestrus

no ovarian activity

corpus albicans all that remains

methods to estimate ovulation

vaginal cytology

luteinizing hormone assay

progesterone hormone assay

describe what you are looking for in a vaginal cytology and is it accurate

not accurate

looking for maximum cell cornification

ovulation occurs how many days after LH levels begin to rise

4-7 days

what is the LH assay test also called

blood based rapid immuno- migration test method (RIM)

when can you detect pregnancy on an ultrasound

after 20 days

when can you palpate the abdomen in dogs to detect pregnancy

28-32 days

when can you use an xray to detect pregnancy

45 days

stage 1 of parturition

cervical dilation and uterine contractions

how long does stage 1 parturition last in dogs

6-12 hours

what is stage 2 of parturition in k9

delivery of feti

what is the delivery interval between pups

5-120 minutes

with large litters is it normal for the female to rest for hours

yes

When would you classify dystocia

weak infrequent contractions

no fetus within 4-6 hours, start of stage 2

more than 2 hours since last pup, female not BAR

no pup 20-30 min of intense straining

what might dogs do with the placenta after each fetus

eat each placenta

normal lochia at stage 3 parturition

initially green, shortly after is dark reddish non smelling discharge

lasts 2-4 weeks

most common postpartum issue

diarrhea

when would acute metritis occur

2-3 days post partum

What would caused Eclampsia or milk fever

hypocalcemia