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

Update: 2025-10-01

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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

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

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