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11-18-2006, 08:01 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern IL
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| Quick! Need Advice! Female bleeding! My yorkie had puppies on Nov 7th. Well, she just got up on my lap and when she got down I had blood all over my shirt. I looked her over and she is bleeding as if she was in heat. Whats this all about? Is this normal? Its been 11 days since pups were born... I am freaking out.... all the horror stories from people losing their mommas.... She is eating, playing, sleeping, ect.. Advice??
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11-18-2006, 08:05 PM | #2 |
Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida
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| If it was me, I'd call the vet. I know it's Saturday night, do you have an emergency vet clinic near? I dont have any experience with breeding/whelping, and all that, but hopefully someone will come along quickly!
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11-18-2006, 08:07 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| You might wnat to try posting this in the breeder section, so another breeder might see it sooner. sorry I can't be of any help. Do you have a book on breeding? What does it say about post partum. |
11-18-2006, 08:08 PM | #4 |
Lovin' Lucy & Rebel Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia
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| Can you contact an er vet? Please don't take any chances!
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11-18-2006, 08:10 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| Is it heavy bleeding, bright red? |
11-18-2006, 08:11 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern IL
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| yes, very red, heavier than her heat cycle
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11-18-2006, 08:32 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern IL
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| OK, I just spoke with my vet. She said it was completely normal to bleed a little up to several weeks after birth. Whhhhhheeeeew! I am so relieved to hear that. Now I can rest easy tonight! Thanks everyone for your advice!!
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11-18-2006, 09:07 PM | #8 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois
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| My girl had 4 healthy pups andafter the 2nd week she started spotting. It was a brownish discharge though and it was very light. I did take her in to see the vet. He checked her and took her temp. Then said that every thing seems to be normal. But he did tell me to keep a watch on her temperature and if her discharge changed to a bright red or got heavier that he would need to see her because it could be a sign of infection. Please keep checking her temp. And I would get a second opinion just to be sure. There are vets on call for after hours.
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11-18-2006, 09:25 PM | #9 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mobile AL
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| Don't take any chances....get a second opinion! Your female is worth it. |
11-19-2006, 12:29 PM | #10 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: El Paso, Texas
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| Discharge is normal after delivery, but if it turns bright red that is a warning signal that something might be wrong. I would take her in as soon as possible. If the bleeding is heavy I wouldn't wait until Monday. |
11-19-2006, 12:38 PM | #11 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: El Paso, Texas
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| Here's a paragraph taken from a website: For the next six to eight weeks, the mother will be producing a reddish brown to bright green odorless discharge called lochia. This is a normal discharge and nothing to be concerned about. If your dog had a bright red bloody discharge, however, call your veterinarian right away. You will also want to continue to take your dog’s temperature and inspect the mammary glands daily so that any uterine or mammary infection can be caught and treated early. |
11-19-2006, 12:43 PM | #12 |
Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va
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| i think you should call the vet back after reading all of this
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11-19-2006, 12:47 PM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern IL
Posts: 137
| I did call them back. They told me to quit reading stuff on the internet! LOL What should her normal temp be? I will go check now.
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11-19-2006, 12:57 PM | #14 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mobile AL
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| I had a vet tech (actually she's a dear friend of my neice also) tell me to quit reading the internet! I told her quick, there were over 14,000 yorkie members here, and most had more than 1 dog, and a lot of breeders. She shut up then. It'll probably get back to me through my neice, lol. I don't care. I will keep reading. So many have lost dogs from vets making "mistakes". If there is anything I can learn from these poor folks that lost their yorkie, its not all in vain. I'd find another vet, that would be happy that you are learning so much, from such a large, knowledgable board! |
11-19-2006, 01:20 PM | #15 |
Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida
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| I second the "new vet" motion. Any doctor, whether for humans or animals, that tells you to stop trying to educate yourself, is an ass GOOD doctors want educated patients. A lot of vets don't seem to understand how quickly these toy breeds can go "down" I lost the love of my life to an incompetent vet. Please get a second opinion. Bright red blood is NEVER good, IMHO
__________________ Tracy, Mom to Izzy and Luna |
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