my yorkie is having black stools after pregnancy My yorkie is a little over a year old and she just had her first litter, had 2 puppies wednesday. Today her stool was completely black on the bottom half, black black, which I know indicates bleeding somewhere. Is this normal after dogs have puppies or is this an emergency. I cannot get ahold of her vet until Monday but I am really worried. Don't want anything happening to her, she's mommy's little baby. I've been giving her milk since the puppies have been born so she'll get some extra calcium and buying her soft mushy food cause she doesn't want to eat dry dog food now. She isn't getting much exercise because she doesn't want to leave her babies unless it's just to get up and go to the bathroom. I've never had a dog that had pups before. Infact, I didn't even realize she was actually pregnant until like a week before she popped them out. If I had known, I would have gotten her on some prenatal vitamins but where I didn't know, she didn't get any. Other than the bowel issue, she seems to be doing well. |
Is her temperature normal? Did she eat the placenta's? I think especially eating the placentas can cause diarrhea and darker stools. I always say, go with your gut. If you feel like something is wrong, play it safe and take her to the vets. I know no one wants to waste money on unnecessary vet visits but for the $60 or so, I'd play it safe. But that's just me. I do have a good relationship with my vet and I tend to be a worrier so I'm able to call him and he will answer a couple questions and either have me come in or tell me not to worry about it. It's really helpful to have a good relationship with your vet. Of course, I think I should probably have stock in that office, I spend so much money there!:p |
It is pretty common for new mommas to have black dark stools because they usually do eat the placentas unless you took them away from her. What kind of milk are you giving her? If you change her diet up too much it will cause her to get diarrhea. You can mix her dry food with some canned puppy food like Pedigree puppy food or canned Pedigree Healthy Digestion. A little scrambled egg would be good for her too. |
My yorkies tolerate food pretty well. They like table food better than anything. Everytime we go to a fast food restaurant, they got to have their hamburger, or they really get upset. She does have diarrhea a bit, but it's nothing extreme. Scrambled eggs, good idea, I'll do that. Well the bowel movement that had black under it was formed and extremely hard like rock hard where it was black but softer at the top. What a yuck conversation. LOL. But she had 4 more bowel movements this evening, one right after another until she got it all out, that was loose, and they all were mixed with red bloody discharge. I just wonder if that is normal after just having pups. If it's not, I know it could kill her, and I'd need to figure out how to get her care. I might have about $50 and that is about it. Will vets take payments for care or do they always expect it all up front? My cousin is a vet, if all else fails, I'll get ahold of her and see if she can help. |
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I'm sure she would be able to help you out. Also with diet and nutrition for your nursing bitch. good luck |
And she did eat her placenta, I wouldn't take it from her, I read it was nutritious for them, besides I wouldn't go near that if someone paid me to, yuck. I don't have her number but I will try and get it from a family member, in the mean time, if anyone knows whether this is normal or not, please let me know. |
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Please review post number 5. If you are worried about your dog, then seek vet care. That is the best we can do here. None of us are vets. All we can do is suggest that if you are worried to seek the appropriate care. |
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I would have called the vet but they are closed until monday. Thank goodness for my cousin. Her vagina isn't swollen. The back boobs are still saggy but they are all soft, I read the labor aftercare instructions online already, and checked her to make sure everything was okay. I found out the bloody discharge is normal, it should clear up before long. I should have known, it happens to us after having babies, it would happen to dogs. I am just overly worried where this is her first time having pups. I will keep my eye on her to make sure she eats okay, and everything else remains okay. I won't give her anymore of the milk then, thanks for letting me know that. |
Your momma will need lots of good quality food. You may have to hand feed her for a few days. She will not want to leave the pups much but once they get a little older she will start leaving the box more. How much does the momma weigh, are the babies nursing well and gaining? |
Yes I already took them to the vet for the docking, that was rough listening to them wine when the vet did that. I wanted to just start screeming no, stop it. It was so pitiful. I just read online yesterday about the dew claws, I'm not sure he did that, so I will likely have to take them back monday for another visit. I know doggy issues can become expensive, they get vet checkups when needed, I have to take my male dog alot because he has dermatitis. If something serious was to happen, yes, I do believe my cousin would help me out, but I have helped deliver kittens before, my cat had a breached birth that would not come out, it was dead when it partially came out, and I had to get the kitten out for her, she just could not do it on her own, the rest of them was okay but that one did not make it. I had to help my yorkie a little bit too, but she did most of it on her own. And I made sure she did everything she needed to do with the pups after they were born. I was prepared on what to do beforehand. I have a roomate, my daughter's dad, I can depend on if I cannot handle the finance myself, if something serious went down, he would not let nothing happen to my dogs, he calls himself daddy to them, very attached. But I just filed bankrupty and have been paying other debts off, and lost my home back in August because of the financial issues, I cannot work because I have an auto-immune illness, and I am on SSI, so my income remains limited until I get completely out of debt. But my babies get taken care of, not to worry. I'd rob a bank before I'd let anything bad happen to my babies. |
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Of course if you decide to sell these pups, you are prepared to offer a full health guarantee, should they have any genetic diseases. You'll need to set aside money for that too. What I wonder is, why did you breed your bitch at less than one year old? You do realize of course that this was putting your female at a whole lot of risk. Im glad your pups are healthy and hope that everything goes smoothly for you. |
Yes but I seriously doubt that is going to be a problem. Neither of my dogs have any health disease except my male dog has dermatitis, the important thing there is to keep their vacinations up to date to prevent any diseases from occuring. Shelby's birthday is June 13, 2009 so she was about a year old when she went into heat. I talked to CKC beforehand and they said dogs can have pups after they are a year old. The pregnancy was kind of a shock, my male dog didn't want to leave her alone, but she didn't let him bother her to the point that we thought she got pregnant. So I ended up having my brother take a look at her and he said she's definetly pregnant, and about a week later, the pups were born. I read that the risks involved with the first litter dying, is from if they do not eat well, or get too cold, during the first few days after they are born, but they are eating like piggy's, and gaining weight just fine. I feel really dumb about this but Shelby isn't having bloody mucus from her bowels, when I went to feed her today, the Ceaser food I've been giving her, I noticed the red colored slimy gravy in it, that is what she expelled in her bowels yesterday. Go ahead laugh, lol. |
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I wish you the best with your litter, and I'm sorry to hear that you are yourself unwell. Just a reminder if she went into heat in June, she m ight go into heat again anywhere from 6mths on. say December 2010. You want to make sure she doesn't get pregnant again so soon after her first litter. |
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Whilst vaccinations and regular vet checks are an important part of insuring any dogs continued well being, what I was referring to are the important pre breeding and screening tests done to insure you are not passing on potential time bombs with regards to genetic disorders. CERF;s on both dogs should be done annually. for PRA Progressive Retina Atrophy. This is a genetic disease that causes eventual blindness in dogs. OFA for hips and elbows-knees - to determine dysplasia, and or luxating patellas BATS and full blood panel screen - helps to indentify potential LS and or other metaboloc disorders. It is of course your choice to do or not to do these tests, but these are the tests recommended for this breed prior to breeding. |
While some vaccinations are necessary, the common practice of over vaccinating by many vets can lead to a number of health issues, skin problems being one of them. If you are giving your dogs annual vaccinations you might want to read up on the dangers of over vaccinating. |
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I would hope that before you breed these dogs again (if that's your intention) that you have them thoroughly tested. If you don't, then please get one or both "fixed", because as you found out, it doesn't take long for a tie to happen and litter to result. You no longer have the excuse of ignorance in this matter. |
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