|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
08-14-2010, 12:27 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, WV, USA
Posts: 16
| my yorkie is having black stools after pregnancy My yorkie is a little over a year old and she just had her first litter, had 2 puppies wednesday. Today her stool was completely black on the bottom half, black black, which I know indicates bleeding somewhere. Is this normal after dogs have puppies or is this an emergency. I cannot get ahold of her vet until Monday but I am really worried. Don't want anything happening to her, she's mommy's little baby. I've been giving her milk since the puppies have been born so she'll get some extra calcium and buying her soft mushy food cause she doesn't want to eat dry dog food now. She isn't getting much exercise because she doesn't want to leave her babies unless it's just to get up and go to the bathroom. I've never had a dog that had pups before. Infact, I didn't even realize she was actually pregnant until like a week before she popped them out. If I had known, I would have gotten her on some prenatal vitamins but where I didn't know, she didn't get any. Other than the bowel issue, she seems to be doing well. |
Welcome Guest! | |
08-14-2010, 01:01 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny
Posts: 5,847
| Is her temperature normal? Did she eat the placenta's? I think especially eating the placentas can cause diarrhea and darker stools. I always say, go with your gut. If you feel like something is wrong, play it safe and take her to the vets. I know no one wants to waste money on unnecessary vet visits but for the $60 or so, I'd play it safe. But that's just me. I do have a good relationship with my vet and I tend to be a worrier so I'm able to call him and he will answer a couple questions and either have me come in or tell me not to worry about it. It's really helpful to have a good relationship with your vet. Of course, I think I should probably have stock in that office, I spend so much money there! |
08-14-2010, 01:13 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
Posts: 7,959
| It is pretty common for new mommas to have black dark stools because they usually do eat the placentas unless you took them away from her. What kind of milk are you giving her? If you change her diet up too much it will cause her to get diarrhea. You can mix her dry food with some canned puppy food like Pedigree puppy food or canned Pedigree Healthy Digestion. A little scrambled egg would be good for her too. |
08-14-2010, 02:08 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, WV, USA
Posts: 16
| My yorkies tolerate food pretty well. They like table food better than anything. Everytime we go to a fast food restaurant, they got to have their hamburger, or they really get upset. She does have diarrhea a bit, but it's nothing extreme. Scrambled eggs, good idea, I'll do that. Well the bowel movement that had black under it was formed and extremely hard like rock hard where it was black but softer at the top. What a yuck conversation. LOL. But she had 4 more bowel movements this evening, one right after another until she got it all out, that was loose, and they all were mixed with red bloody discharge. I just wonder if that is normal after just having pups. If it's not, I know it could kill her, and I'd need to figure out how to get her care. I might have about $50 and that is about it. Will vets take payments for care or do they always expect it all up front? My cousin is a vet, if all else fails, I'll get ahold of her and see if she can help. |
08-14-2010, 02:13 PM | #5 | |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, WV, USA
Posts: 16
| Quote:
| |
08-14-2010, 02:15 PM | #6 | |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Quote:
I'm sure she would be able to help you out. Also with diet and nutrition for your nursing bitch. good luck
__________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018 | |
08-14-2010, 02:19 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, WV, USA
Posts: 16
| And she did eat her placenta, I wouldn't take it from her, I read it was nutritious for them, besides I wouldn't go near that if someone paid me to, yuck. I don't have her number but I will try and get it from a family member, in the mean time, if anyone knows whether this is normal or not, please let me know. Last edited by yorkielover39; 08-14-2010 at 02:20 PM. |
08-14-2010, 02:29 PM | #8 | |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Quote:
Please review post number 5. If you are worried about your dog, then seek vet care. That is the best we can do here. None of us are vets. All we can do is suggest that if you are worried to seek the appropriate care.
__________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018 | |
08-14-2010, 03:03 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
Posts: 7,959
| Homogenized milk is not good for dogs and I do not recommend it. Most dogs have a hard time digesting it and it can cause diarrhea. I recommend a calcium supplement like Pet-cal. Since you are inexperienced with caring for a nursing momma and her pups I think it would be a good idea for you to call you cousin vet. There is so many things that can go wrong. You need to monitor the mother closely and make sure she does not start running a high temperature and you need to watch her teats in case they start getting hard and swollen. If that happens then she will need to go to the vet immediately. |
08-14-2010, 03:12 PM | #10 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny
Posts: 5,847
| Quote:
| |
08-14-2010, 03:16 PM | #11 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, WV, USA
Posts: 16
| I would have called the vet but they are closed until monday. Thank goodness for my cousin. Her vagina isn't swollen. The back boobs are still saggy but they are all soft, I read the labor aftercare instructions online already, and checked her to make sure everything was okay. I found out the bloody discharge is normal, it should clear up before long. I should have known, it happens to us after having babies, it would happen to dogs. I am just overly worried where this is her first time having pups. I will keep my eye on her to make sure she eats okay, and everything else remains okay. I won't give her anymore of the milk then, thanks for letting me know that. |
08-14-2010, 03:24 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
Posts: 7,959
| Your momma will need lots of good quality food. You may have to hand feed her for a few days. She will not want to leave the pups much but once they get a little older she will start leaving the box more. How much does the momma weigh, are the babies nursing well and gaining? |
08-14-2010, 03:40 PM | #13 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, WV, USA
Posts: 16
| Yes I already took them to the vet for the docking, that was rough listening to them wine when the vet did that. I wanted to just start screeming no, stop it. It was so pitiful. I just read online yesterday about the dew claws, I'm not sure he did that, so I will likely have to take them back monday for another visit. I know doggy issues can become expensive, they get vet checkups when needed, I have to take my male dog alot because he has dermatitis. If something serious was to happen, yes, I do believe my cousin would help me out, but I have helped deliver kittens before, my cat had a breached birth that would not come out, it was dead when it partially came out, and I had to get the kitten out for her, she just could not do it on her own, the rest of them was okay but that one did not make it. I had to help my yorkie a little bit too, but she did most of it on her own. And I made sure she did everything she needed to do with the pups after they were born. I was prepared on what to do beforehand. I have a roomate, my daughter's dad, I can depend on if I cannot handle the finance myself, if something serious went down, he would not let nothing happen to my dogs, he calls himself daddy to them, very attached. But I just filed bankrupty and have been paying other debts off, and lost my home back in August because of the financial issues, I cannot work because I have an auto-immune illness, and I am on SSI, so my income remains limited until I get completely out of debt. But my babies get taken care of, not to worry. I'd rob a bank before I'd let anything bad happen to my babies. |
08-14-2010, 03:46 PM | #14 | |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, WV, USA
Posts: 16
| Quote:
| |
08-14-2010, 03:58 PM | #15 | |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Charleston, WV, USA
Posts: 16
| Quote:
| |
Bookmarks |
|
|
Thread Tools | |
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart