http://www.petinsurancepro.com/dog-pet-insurance-%e2%80%93-what-is-great-about-it/ More Than Pet Insurance | Vet Pet Insurance Comparison Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:41:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.petinsurancepro.com/dog-pet-insurance-%e2%80%93-what-is-great-about-it/#comment-881 Dog pregnancy Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:00:46 +0000 http://www.petinsurancepro.com/?p=611#comment-881 Although abdominal palpation is the most subjective method of pregnancy diagnosis, it is a reliable method for those skilled in palpation. The ease with which the abdomen can be accurately palpated is influenced by such factors as the amount of body fat, the body conformation, and the temperament of the animal, whereas these factors have little influence on the accuracy of other methods of pregnancy diagnosis. However, uterine enlargement caused by pregnancy cannot be accurately differentiated from uterine enlargement caused by some other process, such as pyometra, based on abdominal palpation findings alone. Although abdominal palpation is the most subjective method of pregnancy diagnosis, it is a reliable method for those skilled in palpation. The ease with which the abdomen can be accurately palpated is influenced by such factors as the amount of body fat, the body conformation, and the temperament of the animal, whereas these factors have little influence on the accuracy of other methods of pregnancy diagnosis. However, uterine enlargement caused by pregnancy cannot be accurately differentiated from uterine enlargement caused by some other process, such as pyometra, based on abdominal palpation findings alone.

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