Irish Lassy Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Hi everyone i am having my first litter and am terribly excited about it all Could any one tell me at what age can you hear fetal heart beats? - i am actually a nurse so i have a trusty stethoscope, but arnt having much luck? I have read on the net it can be quite early, she is an irish wolfhound and i have been told she would be carrying them quite high, in regards to her depth of chest etc. She has been diagnosed with an ultrasound as being pregnant about a week ago. Has anyone got any ideas? Thankyou in advance :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Google it. I want to know now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielover Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Irish Lassy - i can usually start to hear them with a stethoscope around 7 weeks of age. I will try and upload a diagram which (roughly) shows you which areas to focus on! More than likely you won't be able to hear them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoiboy Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Hi Irish Lassy, I know your excitment well, with Freya's litter I could pick up heart beats at about 6 weeks I think and it was amusing to listen to them beating away. Freya also enjoyed the extra attention I beieve. Fast forward to last year and her daughter Wombat was in whelp and not for love or money could I pick up heart beats or for that matter much in the way of movment (compared with Freya's litter at least). Turned out that Wombat had a very crowded situation going on with 14 big whelps jamed in there like sardines in a tin. Wombat was not quite as happy to have me listening as Freya had been and with the wisdom of hindsight I think this was due to her being so uncomfortable with the bellie full of pups. (the pups alone weighed 9.2 kgs at birth). Cheers Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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