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09-24-2005, 10:52 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Virginia
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| Discharge after Whelping Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone could tell me about how long it is normal for a yorkie to have a discharge after whelping a litter. My female Tinkerbell has 4 week old puppies and she is still discharging. I have read and been told many differing opinions about this. With her last litter she had an on and off spotting for nearly 10 weeks after the birth. The vet did vaginal tests twice with negative results on infection. We put her on antibiotics as a safegaurd and 4 days before her scheduled spaying (the last resort to stop the bleeding) she stopped. Well her heats have been normal since and with the go ahead from the vet I bred her again. She had a very healthy delivery of 5 puppies, 1 of which I lost at 1 week due to cleft palate(very heartbreaking). I would just like some advice from some fellow breeders as to what is the norm for this. I surely don't want my baby to be at any risk healthwise and thus far she is the only female I have bred, my others are still too young. Sorry this post is so long, I can be somewhat of motor mouth tho put it mildly Thanks in advance for any advice you all can offer. |
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09-25-2005, 03:32 AM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| She seems to be following the same pattern as her last litter. I can remember some females spotting for a month or so..but most of mine stop in a week. Of course, with a large litter of 5 the uterus needs lots of healing time...if she was my dog, I would wait it out as long as she is not running a temp, no infection, not losing blood (just spotting) eating well etc. All in all..I am not too concerned about off and on spotting as long as everything else is going well.. |
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