Duckie has just had four little boys. They have their own thread now.
Mom had a greenish black discharge and was very concerned, called her vet and he said it was okay.
This raises a couple questions for me.
First, we lost a puppy after a greenish black discharge that our vet said was okay. Mom's water broke and the discharge was actually the waste from the sack around the puppy. It is my understanding that the puppies produce waste and it just hangs around in the sack. But when the sack breaks the waste products can be discharged and the waste is greenish black goopey stuff. This means there is a puppy in there without a sack, although it is still hooked to mom with the cord. In our case, we could actually hear the puppy crying inside mom when the vet examined her. They said it was okay, but it wasn't. I'd be scared, scared, scared (
) if I saw that again! Anyone else have this problem before?
Second, do your females have diahrrea before labor? Ruby has thin mustard-colored diahrrea this morning. Her diet hasn't changed, so I was just wondering if you have seen this as a prelude to labor or if I just have a mom with an upset tummy.
