Whelping

Question 1

Within the ovary where the egg is released.

Answer 1

Follicle

Question 2

Replaces the follicle at the time of ovulation.

Answer 2

Corpus luteum

Question 3

Two hormones that stimulate ovulation.

Answer 3

LH, FSH

Question 4

Hormone secreted by the ovary.

Answer 4

Estrogen

Question 5

Hormone secreted by corpus luteum t ovulation to maintain a pregnancy.

Answer 5

Progesterone

Question 6

Four stages of estrus.

Answer 6

Anestrus, pro estrus, estrus, diestrus

Question 7

Signs of anestrus.

Answer 7

No vaginal discharge or vulva swelling, low progesterone

Question 8

Signs of pro estrus.

Answer 8

Blood discharge, male attraction, rising progesterone

Question 9

Signs of estrus.

Answer 9

Discharge, vulvular swelling, increase of progesterone

Question 10

When does conception occur?

Answer 10

First 4 days of estrus

Question 11

Signs of diestrus.

Answer 11

Refusal of breeding, some discharge

Question 12

How log is gestation?

Answer 12

63-65 days

Question 13

Signs of a pseudo pregnancy?

Answer 13

Nesting, enlarged mammary glands, mothering objects

Question 14

When does puberty occur?

Answer 14

5-9 months but later in large breeds

Question 15

What should we consider before breeding?

Answer 15

Genetically makeup, vaccinations, temperament, brucellosis test,

Question 16

Disease causing abortion and fetal loss.

Answer 16

Brucellosis

Question 17

When can we ultrasound to confirm pregnancy?

Answer 17

18 days before whelp

Question 18

What are no nos of breeding?

Answer 18

Don’t breed after four years old, breed once yearly or every other heat cycle, ont breed first heat

Question 19

What are the stages of parturition?

Answer 19

Nesting, delivery/expel placenta, whelming

Question 20

What happens during the nesting stage?

Answer 20

Temperature drop, restlessness, milky vaginal discharge

Question 21

What happens during delivery stage?

Answer 21

Whelping, pushing, contractions, water breaks

Question 22

Reproductive egg

Answer 22

Ova

Question 23

What does the mother do after whelping?

Answer 23

Nurse pups, chew off umbilical cord, lick surrounding fluids and mucous

Question 24

What do we need to prepare for our whelping?

Answer 24

Nesting box, whelp box, puppy pads, bulb syringes, dopram, suture material, iodine, nail polish, towels, scale

Question 25

How do humans handle pups?

Answer 25

Manually suck out mucous, rub vigorously, cut and suture umbilical, stimulate bowels

Question 26

What are possible causes of dystocia?

Answer 26

Pelvis shape, stricture, dead fetus

Question 27

What are signs of dystocia?

Answer 27

More than two hours between pups, uneventful contractions, foul smelling discharge Or green discharge before first pup

Question 28

Milk fever.

Answer 28

Eclampsia

Question 29

What is milk fever?

Answer 29

Low calcium (blood) level due to milk going to fetus

Question 30

Inflammation of mammary glands?

Answer 30

Mastitis

Question 31

How long is feline gestation?

Answer 31

63-65 days

Question 32

At what point can we confirm feline pregnancy via ultrasound?

Answer 32

15 days before whelp

Question 33

How long after breeding do cats ovulate?

Answer 33

24 hours after breeding

Question 34

How long after whelping can cats go into heat?

Answer 34

7-10 days after