Sunday, August 2, 2009

Has anyone ever used a human pregnancy test on a dog?

And did it work? I bred my female 30 days ago. I gave her a human pregnancy test, and it showed negative. I find it hard to believe that she is not pregnant they tied 3 times.
Answers:
The hormones that pregnant humans and pregnant dogs have if they are carrying a fetus are VERY different- human pregnancy tests don't work on dogs! The only way to tell at this stage for sure is to see your vet for a manual palpitation (you have very little time left to do this) or an ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy. If you choose not to do this, you'll just have to 'wait and see'.
I highly doubt it would work... its for humans! How did you get her to pee on the stick? LOL
A human test won't work in this situation as it tests for human hormones. Have patience, at 45 days you can xray to check for pregnancy and do ultrasound a little sooner. Did you check her progesterone levels prior to breeding her?

Best advice is to just be patient. Good luck
Since human hormones/chemistry and dog hormones/chemistry are not the same things, I'd have to say that using a human pregnancy test is NOT going to work.

Veterinarians are good at diagnosing these sorts of things, either through palpation (something I suggest you do not try on your own), or through a blood test.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!! Human pregnancy test? Huh? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
No!
Get a hobby!
Human pregnancy tests do NOT work on dogs.

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