For us humans, when female friends are pregnant, they may have some symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, which we call early pregnancy reactions. As for dogs, Labradors will also have some reactions different from usual when they are pregnant. Many friends who like Labradors may ask, then, how to know if a Labrador is pregnant? How long is the pregnancy period of a Labrador?
The pregnancy cycle of a Labrador generally lasts for about 63 days, and the symptoms of pregnancy will be displayed within one week after successful mating. Although not obvious, experienced owners can still identify them. After 20 days of pregnancy, the pregnancy phenomenon of Labradors will be very obvious.
Some Labradors will have pregnancy reactions such as anorexia and vomiting after successful pregnancy. After 2-3 days, the dog’s diet will return to normal and gradually increase. At the same time, Labradors will become less active, preferring to hide in the doghouse and sleep lazily. Their movements will start to become slow, especially after the rapid expansion of the abdomen, and their movements will become even more inflexible.
In the fourth week of pregnancy, you can touch the placenta as big as an egg with both hands on its abdomen, and at the same time, the Labrador’s waist will become larger and the mammary glands will develop. In the second half of pregnancy, Labradors are always particularly prone to fatigue, frequent urination, mammary gland milk secretion, enlarged vulva, and a small amount of yellowish viscous secretions, etc.
Pregnant Labradors will have changes in appetite as the pregnancy progresses. Especially in the later stages of pregnancy, Labradors seem to be hungry wolves who are never full of food, and have absolute interest in food. It seems that the food prepared by the owner every time is not enough for them to eat. Especially in the second half of pregnancy, the amount of food eaten by Labradors may be about three times that of usual.