CarmenCole
Mama Doe
Hi
I rescued a doe 3 weeks ago who had been loose for a week or two. She started nesting/trashing/nesting after a week. I left her nest alone for 2 weeks and got her checked by the vet last week. He palpated her belly and said 60% sure it was phantom, but offered to do the spay anyway.:shock: I refused, as I didn't feel happy unless we were sure she wasnt really pregnant. She ignored her nest most of the time and just sat around in the run too.
I left her for a total of 3 weeks, then, after no sign of babies, nipples, etc, I cleaned away the nest. She hasn't tried re-building and doesn't seem to be quite so distracted.
Hope you get the result you want (and a big apology from the vet!)
Carmen
I rescued a doe 3 weeks ago who had been loose for a week or two. She started nesting/trashing/nesting after a week. I left her nest alone for 2 weeks and got her checked by the vet last week. He palpated her belly and said 60% sure it was phantom, but offered to do the spay anyway.:shock: I refused, as I didn't feel happy unless we were sure she wasnt really pregnant. She ignored her nest most of the time and just sat around in the run too.
I left her for a total of 3 weeks, then, after no sign of babies, nipples, etc, I cleaned away the nest. She hasn't tried re-building and doesn't seem to be quite so distracted.
Hope you get the result you want (and a big apology from the vet!)
Carmen