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I am worried about my female pug. We do not know her due date this time around, do to my stud not performing on the days that he should have. We managed an early breeding, and a late one. Honestly I did not think he managed to get her pregnant because of this. BUT HE DID! She is due between the 23rd, and the 4th.
I took her in a few days ago for X rays for head count. This is her third and last birthing. Her first one she only had 1 pup. Second 5 pups. As if that wasn't a lot of pups the second time... The vet came out from X rays and told me he could not determine the amount of pups in her. There were too many to tell! He said he counted at least 6 pups. But he thinks there is more like 7, 8 or more! Average pug litter size is 3-4 pups... I am worried she has too many?! Should I be worried??? She did not need a C-section in any of her births. But did need a shot for her last birth to push the last pup out as it did not move down into the birth canal like the others did. The shot worked within minutes though. I am just worried about so many pups in her, perhaps blocking the exit, or tiring her down, or...??? Should I be worried??

This would be quite a large litter for a pug, but she should be able to handle it. Some things that help beforehand, starting immediately, are rasberry leaf tea instead of drinking water, giving her homeopathic Pulsatilla 30c daily and giving homeopathic Caulophyllum 30c now, and if she seems tired from delivering the puppies. It helps strengthen uterine contractions. She may have a hard time feeding all those puppies, so feed her a diet of cheap hamburger and bone meal. You may have to help her by hand feeding some of the puppies if she doesn't have enough milk, or finding another dog that could nurse some of the puppies.