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Originally Posted by carmen in nj  LOL, yes it is normal for a bitch to spot up to 4 weeks some a little longer. and yes just keep your eye on them, what I do is while I am sitting next to the whelping box and she is nursing i put the smallest baby in the fullest teats so they can get a LOT of milk, then the bigger ones to empty them, that way we prevent an infection of the teats.. |
Carmen,
I've had girls discharge up to 10 weeks after whelp. Even with a POP shot and knowing that each placenta was presented.
It seems that pups never nurse on the bottom two nipples. But, what I was told they are somehow connected to the two above them and the milk is depeleted through them. In the first few days, I milk mom a bit and massage her nipples so that they remain soft and pliable. Whenever she has left the whelping area and wants to go back. I make sure that I wipe down her feet, privates and nipples with a baby wipe before she goes back in with her babies.