I have seen it happen with several pups! I don't know if she was just a bad momma or just stupid? I don't know, but the dog that this happened with ended up having 8 total pups, two she had and pulled the stomach out before I could grab them (and ate! she shoved them into the corner of the whelping box and covered them with her paws while she did it and snap at anyone trying to get the pup away) One pup got his cord pulled out a tad to much and had a huge bulge there for awhile. Another pup the momma kept messing with, licking it, pushing it away, dragging it back on and on and on. She totally laid on one. I am certain that if I wouldn't have been there, she would have killed them all and done something with them! She ended up raising 4 out of the litter and it was pure murder trying to keep her taking care of all the pups. Just like people, some females just should NEVER have babies!!! |