Boy, in a case like this I would be running to the vet. This is when it gets difficult. My experience has been only with a marked drop in temp that maintains within .5 degrees for 24 hours. I hope it all turned out well in the end? Lynn In a message dated 7/11/2005 4:14:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, CHBLACKVELVET writes: My bitch just had puppies on July 2nd, so this is still fresh in my mind. <G> The day before my bitch whelped her puppies (started at 9:30 AM), her temp was 99.9, the next reading was 99.3. She held the temp in that range for 24 hours. I was watching for a temp drop in the 98. Range, so I felt she never dropped. She would fluctuate from 100. To 99. One day she would be in the 100 range, the next day she would be in the 99. range. The day before her temp dropped, she was in the 100. Something range. She also lost her plug about a week before she whelped. She lost a little bit at a time every day, then I didn't notice it for a few days, then a couple days before she whelped, there it was again~! Hope this helps! <G> Lynn Brown - Ebonystar Schipperkes/Angelsgate Rescue http://www.angelsgaterescue.com/ & http://www.schipperkerescue.com/ Post Office Box 92283 - Long Beach, CA 90809 (562) 428-9832 ...special dogs for special people since 1972 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================