Phantom pregnancy

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Hi all, my dads gwpxstaghound is having a phantom pregnancy, she won't come out of her kennel and is treating an old shoe like its a pup. We haven't had a dog do this before and i was wondering what to do. Should i take the shoe of her or not? She has been like this for about three days now. Any helpfull advice would be great. Thanks.

[skycat 6,173]

Just treat her as normally as possible without distressing her, in other words leave her shoe with her but try and get her out for a walk and interested in other things. It will pass, though the more you pander to her the worse she'll be. Is she a hunting dog? If so, then try and get her out to hunt something and distract her from her 'shoe pup'.

 

I don't know if you can get the stuff where you are but Raspberry Leaf tablets help with phantom pregnancies: the same stuff pregnant women take for an easy labour. It help the uterus contract. The only thing is that you need to start giving a bitch the tabs when she comes in season and continue giving them all through the imaginary pregnancy and until the imaginary pups are about a month old. It does work, but you need to remember to give them every day.

 

this is the company who make them over here in the UK: I'd imagine they'd send them abroad if asked.http://www.dorwest.com/