Congratulations on your new litter and welcome to Yorkie Talk. A green discharge means she is still passing afterbirth. In most cases it is normal but she needs to be watched closely. The pups nursing will help to stimulate her uterus and the uterus will continue to contract and help expel the afterbirth. Be sure to take her temperature and if her temperature gets near 103 or above then she will need to get to the vets immediately. The discharge should eventually change to a brownish red color and the discharge can sometimes continue to some degree until the pups are 6 to 8 weeks old. If you are unsure if she passed all the afterbirth then you might want to have her checked by a vet and the vet can give her a cleanout shot.
Also, watch the momma teats closely and if they get red, lumpy and hard that is an indication of mastitis. She will need to see a vet if that develops.
As for introducing the pups to your other dogs, you need to wait until they are much older. I will introduce my pups to a few of the other females I have that are very gentle with puppies when the pups are around 6 to 8 weeks old but I do it slowly. I know my dogs really well and I know which ones love little puppies and which one don't. You have to be very careful because some dogs don't like to be bothered by pups and they will snap at them. I know a lady who's male dog killed some pups that were around 12 weeks old. |