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Originally Posted by bjh  I am sorry you lost two pups but I am so thankful that the one pup survived and that the mom is okay. I would not worry that much about the last placenta. Most likely it could of passed when you were not looking and the momma ate it. Just monitor the mommas temperature. As long as her temp is not over 102 everything should be fine. You also need to keep a close eye on the momma's teats. If the teats are red, hard or lumpy that means she is getting mastitis and she will need some antibiotics. I always give mine a little amoxicillin and the teats will go back to normal within 24 hours. You can also use a warm compress on the teats until they go back to normal. Hopefully you won't have to deal with that but often with only one pup nursing the momma might produce to much milk.
As for the green discharge, after having bred yorkies for 16 years, I can tell you from experience that it is not a good sign and it is not normal. I have a gut feeling the first puppy was probably already dead before the hard labor started. Of all the litters I have delivered I have rarely seen a green discharge prior to the first puppy being delivered. In almost every case where I did see a green discharge before the first puppy, the labor would start within hours and there would be a dead puppy in the bunch. Fortunately those cases have been rare. I pray the momma and her baby do well. |
It has never been a "good sign" for ME....while it has only been my experience 3 times over the years I have been breeding, it has always been the forebearer of a dead baby, when it occured prior to whelping....and my mentor, who has bred for over 35 years, was the one that told me what I was about to face when it happened to me the first time. There are always exceptions to the rule, but my blood runs cold when I see green discharge.