Pug Pregnancy Facts

The first thing you have to know about pug pregnancy is its symptoms. Pugs are usually energetic and playful, but if you observe that your pug is always sleeping or lying down, se may be pregnant. Also, a pug with a large stomach and nipples could mean she will be a mom soon. She also likes to clean herself more than usual.

Usually, mother pugs have to undergo a caesarean procedure, not normal delivery, because pugs have larger head than body, in which case normal birth is very risky. If you suspect that your pet pug is pregnant, bring her to the vet regularly to know if a caesarean procedure is really necessary or if the pups can come out in the normal way.

Just like humans, pug pregnancy can cause your pet to eat more than before. As a pet owner, you are the one responsible for providing nutritious dog foods for the mom and her puppies inside her tummy. You will also do the same thing after she gave birth to recover her strength.

If you are planning to have the delivery in your house, you should prepare a sanitized and quiet room where everything you need is within easy reach such as towels, thermometer, thread, heating pad, dropper, and suction bulb. Read about the steps that you should do in helping the mother pug give birth.

A pug pregnancy last for only 9 weeks before delivery and a pug litter usually consists of 3 or 4 pug puppies.