Heather you are not out of line. Lady had 2 puppies. I have had lots of dogs and have seen inexperienced moms do some strange things. This was Lady's first litter and she didn't do the usual rooting, digging and scratching around that females usually do. THIS IS GRAPHIC. She must have had the little boy first and the instinct to eat the placenta and afterbirth must have been strong. I think she didn't know when to stop eating and she ate the little legs and tail off the baby.
I was on the way to the bathroom when I saw him and at first I thot he died because he was deformed. My eyes are real bad without glasses. She ran under the bed and we had to pull it away from the wall to find the little girl. She was ice cold so I think she had been there a little while. I know that Yorkie babies can die from being cold up to 3 weeks, maybe more. So I have been keeping a close eye on her. She was making gurgling sounds, so I swung her a few times, but I was afraid of the "shaken baby" syndrome so maybe I didn't do it hard enough. We picked up mom and brother and went to the vet. They took Matty in back and brought her out a little bit later and she was much warmer and breathing better. So far so good, knock on wood. Sylvia |