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Originally Posted by NBSlav  Layla just delivered a litter yesterday and there were some complications. She had showed almost no sign of pregnancy except 1-2 lbs of weight gain, took her to the vet 3 weeks ago and the vet only felt her abdomen and said she didn't think she was pregnant. I was observing her eating habits after that and keeping an eye out in case the vet was mistaken about her not being pregnant. Sure enough she went into labor two nights before.
Layla's 1 1/2 yrs old, it's her first litter and only one pup made it, but as she was getting the baby out of the sac and getting the cord off she bit part of one of his legs off. I took them to the vet and the baby needs to get the rest of the arm (up to the shoulder) amputated. Baby is doing good otherwise. Mom is doing ok but she's a little too anxious with the puppy. At first the puppy was having some trouble latching on (he still needs help sometimes) and when he'd be on the nipple and start latching on mom will start to lick him and cause him to loose contact. It seems all she does is lick him most of the time. She starts getting anxious and crying anytime the puppy is away or if I'm caring for him. I don't want to interfere with the bond with Layla and baby but I step in when baby needs to eat. Is this just because she's an unexperienced mom and maybe was just a little too young for her first litter? |
I am sorry you lost some of the litter and the one pup got injured. That is why I never let a momma break the sac and cut the cord herself. It is just too risky. Some mommas just like to lick their babies a lot. She should settle down before to long. I don't think it has anything to do with her age, just her maternal instincts. You might need to just hold Layla's head and give the baby a chance to suckle uninterupted. When will the vet want to amputate the puppy's leg? Please keep us updated.