[maggiesmom_2007]

Carmen I understand why most would be unsettled by seeing the green discharge. Heck I have been on both sides of the spectrum with it. One litter was totally lost , and the other all came out beautifully. I don't think it is just the green discharge that the article is referring to it is more about the color and amount. With the litter I lost it was a dark green to almost black discharge that was oozing out continuosly. With the more recent litter it was just a very small amount and it was more greenish in color. With the most recent litter she also whelped within the 24 hour time. Was I scared you betcha because of my previous dealing with the green discharge. A friend I was talking to told me about the article and shared it with me and I took on a different perspective. This same bitch also had 4 pups one right after the other then went to sleep and an hour later out pops the 5th pup. Surprised both of us. After she had the 4th pup I was ready to head to the vet because I knew from the xray there were 5 in their. But that same friend pointed me to another article from Myra called the whelping pause. I had never experienced it so I was all set for having a c section done for the last pup. But my girl was not in distress.
I believe that this is another reason breeding should not be done unless you have done all the necessary health testing, have a mentor, watched a whelping and helped, and you know your dogs.