My dog's nipples are hard and enlarged after heat. Is she pregnant?

If Cali stopped bleeding over a week ago, it's still too early to tell if she is pregnant or not. Her nipples and genital area should go down not long after a heat ends. Even if she was pregnant, it would still be too early for her nipples to enlarge in response to a pregnancy. You can wait at least another three weeks then take her into the vet for a blood test looking for the hormone relaxin. This will be present in her blood if she is pregnant. You can wait six weeks instead and then take her into the vet for x-rays or an ultrasound to see if she is pregnant or not. This will also tell you how many puppies she is carrying. Best of luck.

If Bella has been in heat recently (within the last two months) and has had contact with an intact male, then yes she could be pregnant. The only way to know for sure is to have her seen by a vet. If she’s far enough along in a pregnancy, the vet can do x-rays to see how many puppies she is carrying. I would take her into a vet this week. I hope this helps!

Nipples getting bigger can be a sign of pregnancy. If it's been at least three weeks since Chloe was mated, you can take her into the vet to have a blood test looking for the hormone relaxin. This is present when a dog is pregnant. Yes, you can give a boiled egg for protein, no shell. I hope this helps!

This is a possibility, there is no way to know at the moment, if you start seeing some pregnancy sign in about a month from now (enlarged nipples, weight gain, increase appetite),- take her to the vet in order to do an ultrasound, this will confirm or rule out pregnancy.

It certainly sounds like from your description that Jasmine could be pregnant, but without seeing her in person, I can't say for certain. I would take her into a vet, that is the only way to know for sure if she is pregnant or not. Her symptoms could be caused by a false pregnancy, so she needs a blood test looking for the hormone relaxin which a dog produces when pregnant. If the vet suspects she is at least 45 days along, x-rays can be done to see if she carrying puppies and how many she will have. I would take her into a vet in the morning. Good luck, I hope this helps!

Not necessarily. A vulva can stay enlarged and swollen for weeks after coming out of heat. Keep a close eye on her. You can have your vet check with an ultrasound at 30 days of pregnancy and with X-rays st 45 days to confirm pregnancy. I hope this helps.

It is difficult to say from the picture, it would be advisable to have a check up so that she can have general check up and also that she is checked for milk, as sometimes dogs can start producing milk as a result of a phantom pregnancy.. Having said this she is still very young so this normally happens after at least a couple of seasons ! I would say yo have her checked over to put your mind at rest ! All the best, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach !