Puppy Preview Pictures

 

The three round shapes are sacs holding a puppy each.

Vega had her second ultrasound yesterday, thanks once again to Kathy, my fellow dog-owner-in-training and now Vega's personal ultrasound technologist. Kathy confirmed seven puppies and is fairly certain she saw number eight. Eight is the figure I've chosen to go with anyway.

These ultrasound images were quite clear even to me, who had quite a bit of trouble the first time around determining what was what in a sea of black, grey and white. I admit, the details are much harder to see here, so you'll just have to trust me when I tell you that I was able to clearly make out spines and rib cages myself. Kathy also pointed out legs, tails and bladders. And we could see those little hearts -- all four chambers -- beating!



The sideways "u" in the middle is a puppy butt & 2 legs.

Once again Vega was the model patient. She spread herself out on the floor of the exam room as if she was right at home. She didn't complain once about the cold, slippery gel, the poking and prodding or all the time we took oohing and aahing over all those puppies. And after Kathy got the views she wanted on one side, Vega allowed us to roll her over so Kathy could see what else she might find. That's when she confirmed puppy number seven and quite possibly the eighth.



 

The round spots: heart to the right, bladder to the left.

In about another 10 days, the entire litter -- all seven or eight of them -- will be making an up-close-and-personal appearance. Those pictures will be clearer than ever. And of course, you''ll be able to find them right here. 


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