But lately for the past 2 days it has been going from 100.6 to 99.7 and today 5/7/11 at 10am, Her temp was as low as 98.6 which has never been that low and has stayed there for a few hours and then went back up to 99.4. On Day 60 her temp dropped- we are at 48+hrs after temp drop. (About 10-14 days pre-whelping you are supposed to take the dog's temperature three times a day and keep a temperature chart.) twice over a 45 hr period. In dogs, the first stage is 12-30 hours before labor. ... who would have guessed. The drop of body temp is an indication she is going to go into labor. The pre-whelping decrease may only last a few hours. Her temperature may rise and fall during this time, but once her temperature falls below 99 degrees, she should go into labor in the next 24 hours. Has anyone else ever experienced anything like this? My first huge temp drop was on 7DPO and my second was 10DPO (I'm 10dpo today). Temperature drop prior to Whelping ... bitch`s body temperature will begin to go back up again. Momma dog’s rectal temperature will drop to a low of 98 to 99 degrees. Uterine Inertia in Dogs. ... as dogs in the wild would have to cope on their own when in labour. My Puggle is inbetween day 62-65 of gestation, I have been recording her temp for the last week in a half and have noticed her normal temp is at 100.6.. What does it mean? my pregnant dog is due today but her temperature has gone back up? Her temp needs to drop below 37.1 it neds to be about 36.7 or around this and it will stay at around this for a good few hours. From my experience, taking the temperature during the last week of gestation is helpful but not accurate at all times. My dog is on day 63 of pregnancy. I have called her Vet and they advise to keep waiting. Symptoms and Types. A dog's normal temp is 100-101. A pregnant bitch`s Progesterone levels and body temperature will reduce slowly during the last 10 days or so of pregnancy. WTH!? If you are using the temperature to guage puppy arrival, the temp will drop to 98.7 or so and then spike back up … I am 4'11" and her feet used to drag when I picked her up before she was pregnant! A dog’s normal temperature is between 101-102.5F degrees. She appears to go into early labor (panting, restlessness) for about two hours and then sleeps and repeats the cycle and has done this about four times. Your bitch is deffinetly showing the signs of impending labour so I wouldn't think it will be to much longer now although I think you may have a couple of days yet as my bitch is only on day 53 and she is digging her bedding up constantly and burrying food too. The vet said at 5 PM tonight it was normal for her temp to go down then back to normal but it dropped again down to 98.7 and is once again back up to her "normal" temp. 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