indigirl Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hiyas wondering how effective using a baby doppler on a pregnant bitch is to confirm pregnancy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hiyas wondering how effective using a baby doppler on a pregnant bitch is to confirm pregnancy? Hi, we all ready have ones for dogs. Great little portable ones. But I would would be happy to use a baby one. I think they work on the same principal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigirl Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hiyas wondering how effective using a baby doppler on a pregnant bitch is to confirm pregnancy? Hi, we all ready have ones for dogs. Great little portable ones. But I would would be happy to use a baby one. I think they work on the same principal. where did you get the dog one from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hiyas wondering how effective using a baby doppler on a pregnant bitch is to confirm pregnancy? 'Doppler' refers to the use of differences of frequency with distance to calculate either signal strength or signal distortion. Astronomers use it to figure out whether galaxies are expanding or contracting. Most familiar example is the change in the sound of a train's whistle as it departs from the station. Broadly speaking, it's part of 'relativity'. If you want a credible response, you're going to have to provide specific links to allow a physicist to evaluate what the hell a 'baby doppler' means in terms of measurements taken. I hate the way commercial enterprises sling science terms around for PR. :banghead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigirl Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) Excuse my ignorance. By baby doppler i mean the portable devices sold to parents so they can detect thier baby's heartbeat whilst in utero. I assumed this is what ppl would understand I meant by baby doppler. If you put 'fetal doppler' or 'baby doppler' into the search engine on ebay you will see a multitude of these devices. My question was whether they can be used to detect puppy's heartbeats in utero. Would be a much more cost effective alternative than having an ultrasound if the goal is simply to determine whether the bitch is in whelp. ETA They are either 2mhz or 3mhz devices if that helps. Edited October 26, 2011 by indigirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazzapug Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 My daughter is a nurse and could hear the heart beats with her stethoscope on her pug bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustali Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Someone i know brought one, you can't hear them til later on in the pregnancy though. I'm going to get one for my next litter so i can have a listen Jump on youtube, there are some good clips on there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigirl Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Thanks Hannah and Shazzapug. Ordered a stethoscope and found some great vids on you tube of ppl using baby dopplers to detect puppy's heartbeats. So they def work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustali Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I got a stethoscope and used it, but i think the doppler will be better for hearing their little heartbeats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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