Anyone hear of mom killing other babies

[TammyJM]

Originally Posted by bjh

The sad part is that the other mom has no pups now and she will be mourning. How many pups are in the remaining litter? My advise is to leave the pups with their mom. The mom was under duress when her babies were taken away and she probably got confused and thought the other female had them. The only other choice would be to let the other mom that had her's killed raise them but in either situation one of the moms is going to be very sad. Whatever she does I think for the benefit of the puppies they need to be raised by one of the moms and not bottle fed.

Please tell your friend that I understand how much she hurts right now. We all make mistakes. I am sure she never dreamed this could happen. I am so sorry this happened to her babies.

Great advice! What you have said makes a lot of sense....the mom's confusion and probably her body feeling the need to nurse her babies...maybe she was just confused. She could have been desperate to nurse her babies and in turn, was determined to get to the other litter....and maybe the other mom was fighting over her babies.

Is there any way that the poor momma that lost her babies could nurse/raise one of the puppies from the other litter??

[jasmanea]

Oh I will pass on the well wishes to her, she needs them. I spoke w/her and she told me she is not willing to take the chance of putting the babies with the other mom, for fear of rejection. There are 4 in that litter. I guess I would be scared too that the mom may hurt them since they are not hers. She said she is going to sell the mom without the babies now because she is afraid of the two girls together now. I told her it wasn't her fault, but she said she keeps picturing the dead pup in her mouth when she tried to get them away from her. (The real mom, just didn't want to let her dead babies go is all!) Poor little one! I think more so she wants to sell her due to her guilt over it. Shame too she is a beauty and was a very good mom to her babies. I thought about taking her but I have my own girls to deal with now and maybe downsizing a few myself! Maybe it will pass in a few days as she is just upset with herself right now. I hope she keeps her as it was not her fault. I would be more apt to let the one that attacked the babies go instead! Of course I don't know how I'd feel if I was actually in the situation so I try not to judge!

[bjh]

Well, I don't think the mom that lost her babies would hurt the other ones, she would probably gladly accept them but then the owner would be right back in the same situation where the one female might try to get them back. If these females got along just fine before the puppies were born then there is no reason to rehome the poor momma that lost her babies. It was not either of the dogs fault. The female I had that killed the two pups is still with me. She is 9 years old now and she was always a wonderful mother and she also helped raise other females pups before. It is just common for mommas with new pups to be very protective. No matter how sweet mine are, once they have pups, I do not take any chances.

Tell you friend to make sure the momma has some privacy. I always hang sheets on the side of the x-pen so the momma feels more like she is in a den. It also cuts down on the drafts. If other dogs are looking in at them it makes them nervous. That is probably why the momma is moving her puppies around.

[mypreciouspups]

Omg.. I feel so bad reading every post in this thread..I also think as upset as this breeder is.. she needs time to think and not be so hasty in wanting to let that female go..
Would it not work to put one baby with her.. rub the baby all over herself and then with a blanket of something the mom that lost her babies had.. to get the scent on the new baby... I think I would try this first.. but have not know anyone this happened to..
I do know I have babies that are 5 weeks old today.. and my new little boy ran through the baby gate and into the nursery.. momma went after him.. but since I was right there.. I was able to keep it under control and grab our little boy out of there..
And people even my hubby thinks I can be paranoid.. it is like she lost two babies out of 4.. I do not need anything more to happen to her..

anne

[kpstoybox]

So sorry to hear this. A hard lesson was learned I am sure.
As horrifying as this sounds...it happens more then you would think. I have a wonderful little female who is the sweetest and most caring mom you could want. She loves her pups, and actually seems to grieve when they are eventually placed in their new homes.
But this same sweet great mother would kill pups from one of my other girls if she ever got the chance. Once she gets wind of another litter in the house, that's all she thinks about until the pups are about 10 weeks old. Then for whatever reason...she loses interest in them. There is NO DOUBT in my mind that her intent is to kill if she ever got a hold of one of them.

[kpstoybox]

Originally Posted by YorkieShadow

This is very normal and it does not mean she needs spayed, This is not first time this has happened and sadly wont be the last. always keep your momma dogs, daddys and others away from a mother and her pups.

I agree.

[leucothea]

wow, I am so sorry....having pups I feel her pain...I am so glad I schlepp them all to the vets with mom in tow too. mom gets pretty upset when even the vet holds them.

[EmrldShdwQueen]

Originally Posted by YorkieShadow

This is very normal and it does not mean she needs spayed, This is not first time this has happened and sadly wont be the last. always keep your momma dogs, daddys and others away from a mother and her pups.

[RockinRhonda]

I always take Momma with mewhen I get there tails done.This is to dramatic
for them tho separate.Who told you to leave momma home. They both will be fine just think and be more careful next time

[jasmanea]

This is an older post and if you look at the original posting -it is not my dog. Thanks and I am very sure she will "think" next time.