Grace's girth at one week pregnant was 22"
Today, Grace's girth is 28"
(girth is measure around the dog at the last rib)
The rule of thumb of a female due at 9 wks is for every inch around the girth there is one puppy.
At 7 1/2 wks in gestation, the puppies are the length and size they will be, however, the next 1 1/2 weeks, the puppies will complete developing and adding on more and more weight for their birth weight. At 7 wks the puppies have their pigmentation, eyes are now closed until they are about 10 days old, nails, eyelashes, etc. are growing, mostly internal organ are developing and maturing to be on their own after they come into the world.
dam's meals increases at this time, after whelped and nursing puppies, her feed will increase 2-3 times the amount to sustain her and the puppies.
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