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My pregnant dog lost her mucus plug and has a puddle. Is she in labor?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My female dog Fawn is 61 days pregnant. She lost her mucus plug. Clingy, tummy gets tight at times, she wont let me take her temperature. 3 days ago I took her temp and it was 99.7. When she went outside to go potty then she glcame in sat on floor on front of chair and there was a puddle under her.

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 12th, 2019

She may be very near whelping. You should make sure she has a whelping box where she can nest. Here is a good Petcoach article on whelping: https://www.petcoach.co/article/whelping-giving-birth-in-dogs/ Observe her, but do not hover....

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