my dog i think is going into labor, im not sure. ive made her a bed in the bottom of my closet. she keeps trying to get under the sofa. i finally had to put her in my room and shut the door. i cant get to her under the sofa if she should need my help. is it ok to put her in a room? i put out water and keep check on her. im freakin out cuz ive never done this before. how do i know if she is in labor? are there signs? i feel stupid, but ive not done this.

Just let her be, she will know what to do, but do keep checking on her.

Just let nature take its course.

Being an Farmer I would call you local Vet ASAP and the will ask her sytems and go from there but I wont wait to long Honey..Now GO

And let us know when the blessed event happens

Animals tend to want to be in a safe, quiet, private place when they go into labor. She'll be ok in your room, but be careful when you check on her, she might try to escape. There's very little you'll need to do for her, unless there's a problem and it will be obvious if there is one. Then, just take her to your vet.

Good luck and congrats

deliver those babies... give her an epidural...a hospital gown..and lots of ice =D

Years ago my dog went under my bed to have her pups. We found out later that dogs/aminals have their young in an enviroment that that feel they will be safe when they are gone, can feed their ppups without being disturbed and can go eat away from them.

I would let her have them under the couch if, you do not mind shampooing the carpet when she is ready to move them to the next location (it took my dog about a month of two) but, she will be fine doing what she does.......US females are made that way, animal and human.


What kind of dog?

Hey hun its ok i'm in school to be a vet actually almost done! hehe well the signs for her goin into labor would be heavy panting nesting, tempt drop to 98 deg. and mucus comin out of her area what you can do is from the first time she contracts is start the count make she you write doen what time each baby comes out if she is in labor for more than 5 hours and still nothin get her to your vet in a hurry

You both will be fine, just check on her from time to time. :)

just in case you will need scisors rubin alcohol string or non sented floss a baby sucker and lots of towels!! when the baby comes out she should do most of the work but if for some reason she don't yoiu need to rip the sack open cut the cord a good four fingers length from the baby and put that sucker down her throat and suck the fluid out! they rub her not to hard but enough to stimulate breathing then wants she is makin a fuss let her mama have her

i called the vet, they said that i need to bring her in if she has not had the pups in 3 hours so they can induce. im not sure about that either. she has not started to pass any mucus. she is just restless and nesting. but her being under the couch, i can not get to her if something should happen.

lhaso apso. also this is her 2nd litter. i was not with her on the first.

You call the vet everytime one of your animals has a baby?????

i also have 3 little kids here who are a bit out of control...ughhhh not mine haha...im afraid of them messing with her, making her more nervous or her nipping at them so another reason i put her in my room. she is scratchin at the door and upset she is in there, but dont know wht else to do

yea put her in a room thats quite with lots of blankets and just keep an eye on her rub her tummy some and just sooth her cause if this is her first she might be confused on whats happenin to her

OMG now you freaked me out! lol

call some one over to help with the kids alot of noise around can distract her if someone sits in the room with her she will be fine if she had natural birth the first time she should do just fine but for bein a small dog do keep an eye out

no no don't be freaked out hun its just sounds hard but i have delivered two sets of litters by hand its not to hard and that was before i went to school to become a vet

brenna...dont leave me!!!!!!!!!! what do i do once the pups are out? will she feed them and handle it?