Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep31 - Resorbed Pregnancies, Small Litters and Antibiotics: The Latest Research

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Today’s question is about resorption of pregnancies and the advisability of using antibiotics to prevent future resorptions:

"We had a girl who was pregnant with at least 1 puppy at 28 day ultrasound and 0 puppies on x-ray at 50 days...I'm curious what other people would check with the girl who absorbed before breeding again."

In this episode we discuss:

  • Things to check/do when your dam resorbs a pregnancy
  • How the vaginal microbiome affects fertility and prevents disease
  • The most recent studies on the prophylactic use of antibiotics in breeding bitches

Visit our website madcapradio.com for further reading.

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Today’s question is about resorption of pregnancies and the advisability of using antibiotics to prevent future resorptions:

"We had a girl who was pregnant with at least 1 puppy at 28 day ultrasound and 0 puppies on x-ray at 50 days...I'm curious what other people would check with the girl who absorbed before breeding again."

In this episode we discuss:

  • Things to check/do when your dam resorbs a pregnancy
  • How the vaginal microbiome affects fertility and prevents disease
  • The most recent studies on the prophylactic use of antibiotics in breeding bitches

Visit our website madcapradio.com for further reading.

2025-10-01 18 min Transcript
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