Year old Chihuahua saved from hoarders by family and unexpectedly gives birth a day after vet claimed she had a week until due date, family says: ‘The birth was thankfully relatively easy and she settled well into motherhood.’

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    "12 weeks later and she's recovering from her spay and we're looking at rehoming two of the puppies."
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    Five weeks ago we adopted a year old female Chihuahua, who'd been rescued from a hoarding situation. Last night she unexpectedly gave birth to 3 puppies!
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    We thought she was in heat, but as her belly had swollen and her ni 'es were continuing to change, I suspected she may be having a phantom pregnancy. But after feeling
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    movement in her belly, realised there was nothing phantom about it! Took her to the vet on Friday, who said she was carrying at
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    least two puppies and was due within a week. Saturday morning she started nesting. She gave birth to three tiny puppies last night. We were completely unprepared.
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    All doing really well today. She's proving to be a fantastic momma dog!
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    Recap: in November we adopted a young Chihuahua from the Dogs Trust Cardiff, who, in December, unexpectedly gave birth to 3 puppies.
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    We had 2 days notice that our little Audrey was pregnant, and while we were in conversation about whether she should return to the rescue centre for the birth, she decided she
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    wanted to stay put and went into labor. The birth was thankfully relatively easy and she settled well into
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    motherhood. Welcoming two boys and a girl to our now over-flowing home. It's been a rollercoaster, but thankfully the rescue centre and our local
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    vet have been very supportive. One of the puppies was born lactose- intollerant, which was challenging until we finally found that was the issue. We
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    weaned him a little earlier than the others, with Audrey modeling a range of fetching recovery suits. 12 weeks later and she's recovering
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    from her spay and we're looking at rehoming two of the puppies. We'll be keeping one.
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