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If your pet needs any tests, your vet will let you know. If she has parasites, your vet will treat them. During your visit, your vet can use ultrasound to see the growing puppies as early as 3 weeks in. Ultrasound is safe during pregnancy. It uses sound waves to create an image of your dog's womb. The vet may give your dog a blood test to check her hormone levels. Dogs have higher levels of a hormone called relaxin when they're pregnant.
Call your vet if your pregnant dog struggles for over 60 minutes with no puppies produced. If more than four hours pass between the delivery of each pup, you should call your vet. If your dog is in obvious pain or she is beyond 70 days of pregnancy, a vet should be notified. Pregnant dogs can often have a high temperature during and after the birth of her puppies and this is normal. With most dog pregnancies, the dog will do all the work and you can enjoy the recreation of life.