1st Trimester
Anyone Else's Pets Acting Weird?
Ever since I got pregnant my dog has started peeing in the house, even after we take him for a walk. My friend said that animals can sense when you are pregnant and sometimes will change their behavior. Thoughts, experiences, advice?
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Re: Anyone Else's Pets Acting Weird?
My cats have both been acting very out of character since the week I got my BFP. The girl cat, who is usually a bit skittish, has taken to running from me/hiding from me constantly, and growling if I manage to pick her up. The boy cat, on the other hand, has become extra snuggly - I can just barely manage to keep him out of my lap... and he sleeps at night with his head rested on my lower stomach.
Animals can definitely sense the hormonal changes we're going through right now. My vet actually warned me about it last fall when he overheard DH & I saying something about TTC. He also said that the animal behavior should level out as it adjusts to the new hormone levels, etc.
Both of our female cats have been way beyond clingy....one literally follows me from room to room....at least one of them is trying to sleep on my all the time....I heart by fur babies...but really enough is enough.....maybe they are afraid I will be less available in the near future.....I would check with your vet about options for your dog....for cats they make feliway which is like a calming glade plug in for kitties...it's supposed to soothe nervous kitties....they may have something similar for dogs.....
YES!!! Last night I walked into the kitchen and nearly wiped out on a puddle (I caught myself on the table thank God). It is so weird. He has never peed in the house (unless it was raining outside).
My 2 male cats (brothers) spent about a month fighting over this sleeping spot. It started about 4 days before my BFP and tapered off about 2 weeks ago.
5lbs 9 oz, 18.5 inches long
6 months: 16lbs 15 oz, 27 inches long
my girl cat, who is usually SUPER B!TCH, has all of the sudden become a love bug. A TOTALLY different cat! If I didn't know better, I'd think my husband had her replaced with a nicer clone...
I have two cats and the entire time I've been pregnant, their attitudes have changed. The male cat who is usually a momma's boy has become more clingy. He constantly lays with his head on my stomach and at night he will lay on the bed at my feet.
The female cat, who usually has nothing to do with anyone else, has even become more affectionate. When I'm not home, she'll sit in my husband's lap all day when he is. It's almost as if her behavior is adapting to the way it 'should be' if there was a child in the house. Much more tolerant and more loving.
When I first found out and had gotten a confirmation back at five weeks for about a month, they both slept on the bed. On top of me! And while that was awfully annoying and hot, it showed me they really do learn to adopt. The two never sit together, let alone lay together. She's a fiesty beast and he's afraid of her.
But when they realized I was pregnant, it didn't matter.
I have four fur kids and three of them have all changed behaviors! The eldest, an 19 year old Persian is beyond caring and just continues to nap all day and demand scratches. The younger cat has become a total snuggle bug. EVERY time I lay down and bed she hops right up and curls up on my belly and starts to purr. Its hysterical, as if she is trying to incubate the little one! Its always a good laugh with the baby kicks her and she hops off and stares at my belly accusingly.
Of the dogs, the younger cockapoo (still a puppy really) adopted a little stuffed dog and carries it around everywhere. When she settles down, she'll plop it between her paws and groom it like its her own baby. She hasn't done that in a few months though.
Our goldendoodle, a 2 year old male has become my 'superprotector' though. He was always a mamma's boy but now he has take it to a whole new level. He constantly checks on me, even going so far as to stick his head into the shower when I am in there to make sure I'm ok. When we go to the dog park, he dosent run around anymore. He just sits right next to me and 'guards' me. An over zealous Boxer who jumped up on me to say hello, ended up pinned to the ground with Chester's (my dog) jaws at his throat. Yikes! Good thing he released on my shout and the other owner was just applogetic that his dog pounced a 8 month pregnant lady!
Both my mom (who lives all the way across the country) and my cat (who just turned 1 yr) knew I was PG before I did! My little kitty has always been a sucker for attention, but now it seems like she's gotten even more demanding than before, always crying like she wants something but she already has everything. Before I got PG, she would sleep on my legs. But when I was PG, before my BFP, she started sleeping on my tummy. She still tries to sleep on my tummy but it got too awkward for both of us...too heavy on me, and too weird for her when the baby kicks (her purring usually starts the kicking). She also purrs now if she's just next to me, I don't even have to look at her or touch her!
I can think of two reasons that your dogs would pee all over in response to your PG: Good: they are overexcited, Bad: they are territorial and not ready to accept a new member in the pack. It's a good idea to check with your Vet on this if you haven't already to make sure that it's for good reasons and not bad.
Me too Me too. I have 2 cats one male and the other female they LOVE my husband but since I have been pregnant they are now my best friends. They follow me around the house, the male will go to the bathroom with me and climb up my legs to sit on my lap while I'm in there. They both like to lay on my stomach and they never used to before.
They sleep in between us or ontop of me.
So cute. Hopefully they like our son as much as they like Pregnant me.
We have 10 dogs, 4 are females. All of them filled up with milk but haven't even gone through heat, so we know for sure their not pregnant! We don't know what's going on.
Heather
WE are 34 weeks preg. and ever since the 2nd trimester our dog has been peeing in baby's room ( which is not decorated yet) and our cat has been crying non stop. I know they sense the change (especially since I no longer let them lay on my belly). WE have been reading all sorts of information on how to help pets adjust to our new edition.
I Thought it was just a thing in our house but I'm glad to hear others are experiencing it also.
My husband and I have two large dogs (English Mastiff 175lbs and a Boxer 88lbs). They are not puppies but they are not seniors either. They tend to get a little crazy at times. Both dogs since I have been pregnant in a sense have matured. They are so much quieter and they love to do nothing but snuggle. The Mastiff could care less about anything that goes on around him. The other day I took him to the vet and the vet tech approached me in a non threatening way and he stood in between us and started barking and showing his teeth would let her anywhere near me!!! (TOTALLY OUT OF CHARACTER for him. He also barks at everything now..He has definately gotten more over protective. Both dogs also just sit in the middle of the baby's room like they are waiting for something! Definately Strange!
We have two dogs, both male, and they have been so funny through this whole pregnancy. Our oldest got excited immediately because i watched my sister's baby for a while when we first found out we were pregnant. I have a pack 'n play for her set up in the living room & Spenser (the oldest dog) figured out very quickly that that's where babies go. I can say, "Where's Amaya?" and he goes straight to the pack 'n play & looks in. He loves everyone & especially kids.
From time to time we'll talk to him about Braden (the son that's on the way) and he will lick my belly. It's the greatest thing ever!
The younger dog, Hawk, is less of a people person. He's not aggressive; he just tends to retreat into either of our laps or into his crate when other people are around. He mostly doesn't like the noise. He does however like to nap with me & curls into a C-shape around my belly. I love it!
I'm ready to climb the walls, too, buddy.
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