When breeders hear green discharge they panic, but it is dangerous before a puppy is born (placental separation) not after.
The mother can run a fever over the next 24 to 48 hours after whelping and you can expect vaginal discharge for several days. This is normally odorless and variable in color (red to green). The odor would indicate infection more than the color at this point.
I don't think it means infection at this stage, but I would think she needs her uterus cleaned out with a shot of oxytocin (medicine that makes them have labor contractions and forces contents of the uterus out, sometimes takes more than one injection. She might even have a retained puppy in there. I would also want an antibiotic shot just to be safe.
The biggest worry I saw in your post was the heavy panting - this could be a sign of low calcium and she needs an injection of calcium (supplements by mouth won't work) immediately, if bloodwork shows her calcium levels to be low.
Can't really answer the question of when your safe, you've been on YT long enough to know "are we ever really safe?". As long as the pup is not losing any weight - (check twice a day with a kitchen food scale) that is a good sign that all is going well.
Let us know as soon as you can how Sophie is doing. |