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Originally Posted by erickajm  Zoe had a litter 2 days ago and has started puking tonight. She has puked at least three times in the past hour. It smells sickly... DH says it smells like poop (literally). Now, she has been eating puppy food for the past two days which isn't what she eats normally.. only when having babies... but didn't puke until now. She is still drinking water so I know that is a good sign.
I am wondering about maybe a puppy or placenta that was left? This would hopefully be the worst case scenerio. She had two. This is the first time she has only had two. She has always given me three... that's why I was kind of leaning toward maybe a left puppy... I did feel her stomach and didn't feel anything out of the ordinary... maybe I'm just overreacting?
Zoe is a great whelper with no past problems (not that she can't develop one now). I am a worrywart when it comes to my babies so if anyone has any thoughts I'd appreciate them. |
A retained placenta is hopefully not your worst case scenerio. Get her to the vet now. A retained placenta would cause her to go down on you, infection and death. Get her to the vet now. A POP shot should be in order, 12 to 24 hours after a whelp, especially if a there is any thought of a retained placenta.
So, many things can go wrong after a whelp, even if the whelp was routine. The smelly vomit is a sign that she is having difficulty. Get her into the vet now. Overreacting after a whelp is not overreacting.
Changing her over to puppy food should have been done in her last trimester. But, should not have caused a problem if you fed the same brand as her usual food.