Galena
is now entering the second “trimester” of her gestation. Except in her case
it’s weeks 4‑6, not months 4‑6. At this stage the signs of pregnancy are
minimal. She may be starting to get picky with her eating (she was VERY picky
with her first pregnancy!) but other than that you’d never know she was
expecting.
The
pups are still very very tiny – little more than oval-shaped cell clusters,
albeit with a developed nervous system, that have implanted into the uterine
wall – with as of yet no real puppy characteristics. That will happen quickly
over the next three weeks, and by the time she enters her final “trimester” the
foetuses will actually look like very tiny puppies with most of their
characteristics quite well formed. The third “trimester” is devoted to
completing the final development, calcification of the skeleton, and a whole
lot of general growth.
In
two more weeks we’ll take her for an ultrasound to count how many puppies she’s
carrying. Stay tuned!
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