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My female dog acts pregnant, carries toys. Is it a phantom pregnancy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 2 months old | 4 lbs

My female yorkie walks around with toys in her mouth crying. She thinks shes pregnant n shes not. She keeps trying to hind her toys under the bed. And right now shes sleeping in a box with all her toys. Does she think shes pregnant ? Are her hormones out of balance? What can i do for her without spending money?

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on April 24th, 2019

Hi, yes she is probably suffering with phantom pregnancy. Things should settle, however if she is also producing milk she might need to see a vet to get a medication to stop milk production. Hope this helps.

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