Preliminary Ultrasound Results
I had an ultrasound exam done on Tink this Saturday, March 4th. It appears from the scans that she may NOT be pregnant. This is very disappointing to say the least. I spoke with Dr.Elam and he believes it is still to early to make the determination. He believes the ultrasound should be done at 30-32 day post-breeding. I have rescheduled another scan for Monday, March 13 just in case he’s right. I am not optimistic at this point. At 25 days post-breeding, the fluid filled vesicle should have been visible on the scan, See “Ultrasound Imaging of the Reproductive Tract of the Bitch“, by By England, Yeager and Concannon. The article does go on to say that ultrasound examination in the first month may lead to inaccurate diagnosis… if the exam is scheduled too early. I don’t think the exam was to early, in this case, since we knew the day of ovulation based on the blood test results. The article also says that a conceptus could be hidden by fecal material in the intestine. This may be possible since Tink had eaten only a few hours earlier. As you can tell, I’m looking for a small bit of hope. I’ll post the follow up results as soon as there known.
…P
March 5th, 2006 at 11:54 pm
Peter.
I hope that there still is a little chans for Tink to get pregnant. In Sweden breeders take the ultrasound test on day 28 from the mating date, never earlier. Maybe it was still to early. My breeding books says that from day 28-35 you can see the puppies when doing the ultrasound check. You can see the puppies harts moving from day 28 and from day 31 you can also see them move. Don´t give up yet.
Ulla