pseudopregnancy
False pregnancy condition
Pseudopregnancy is a condition in which a female mammal displays signs of pregnancy—swollen abdomen, mammary development, nesting behavior—without actually being pregnant.
Common in dogs and other animals, it results from hormonal changes that mimic gestation.
In humans, the equivalent condition is usually called false pregnancy or phantom pregnancy: The vet said her pseudopregnancy would resolve on its own.
Mammary gland secretion
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- whelpingCanine parturition
- broodinessUrge to nest or mope
hormonal imbalance · mothering · bitches · queens · rabbits · ferrets · spaying · canine
Fluctuations in body messengers
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- lactationMammary gland secretion
amenorrhea · endocrine · weight gain · appetite changes · water retention · breast tenderness · nausea · fatigue
Stubbornly held false belief
- conversion disorderPsychological distress causing physical symptoms
- psychosomaticMind-induced bodily illness
- bondingForming close connections
- attachmentConnection or fondness
Making a dwelling
- motheringCaring for children
- restlessnessState of unease
- appetite changesAltered desire for food
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
whining · denning · attachment · anxiety · brooding
Capacity for reproduction
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- bloodworkMedical fluid analysis
- hormone levelsConcentrations of body's chemical messengers
- differential diagnosisSystematic comparison of possible conditions
imaging · clinical signs · prognosis · treatment · spaying · hormone therapy
lactation
Mammary gland secretion
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- whelpingCanine parturition
broodiness · hormonal imbalance · mothering · bitches · queens · rabbits · ferrets · spaying · canine · feline
hormonal changes
Fluctuations in body messengers
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
lactation · amenorrhea · endocrine · weight gain · appetite changes · water retention · breast tenderness · nausea · fatigue
delusion
Stubbornly held false belief
- conversion disorderPsychological distress causing physical symptoms
- psychosomaticMind-induced bodily illness
- bondingForming close connections
attachment · denial · grief
nesting
Making a dwelling
- motheringCaring for children
- restlessnessState of unease
- appetite changesAltered desire for food
lethargy · whining · denning · attachment · anxiety · brooding
fertility
Capacity for reproduction
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- bloodworkMedical fluid analysis
- hormone levelsConcentrations of body's chemical messengers
differential diagnosis · imaging · clinical signs · prognosis · treatment · spaying · hormone therapy
- estrusestrus, breeding season, mating season, rut, rutting
pseudopregnancyfertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
implantation · live birth · parturition · fecundity · childbirth