Last Dog Whelping Stage

In other cases, abundant green or black pigmented discharges can mean the presence of a dead fetus because the placenta has broken a long time ago and the dark color of the pigment is due to degeneration. The Presence of a dead fetus does not mean, in itself, problems, nor must it affect the other perfectly healthy puppies; however, did you observe the detachment or rupture of one or more placenta is it might mean that there is a problem related with an extremely extremely narrow pelvis or with an exaggeratedly big fetus, making it difficult for the puppy to pass out to the open without any risk.

There is still another possibility: a brownish and relatively thick fluid discharge which can mean a fetal death and its corresponding reabsorption during pregnancy. If you examine the matter closely, you will most probably notice that it contains a structureless solid mass, which is nothing else but the remnants of a fetus or, conversely, a mummified fetus, which does not put the lives of the other puppies in danger.

Is there for today you write down the sequence of each birth: the time, how each puppy came out and if it was enveloped in its amniotic sac or allantoic membrane; if the placenta has been or not expelled, if there have been a respiratory difficulties or if manual or chemical stimulation has been necessary to stimulate breathing, if you've had to manipulate and cut the umbilical cord yourself, etc. and, obviously, you must also write down the sex and the weight of each puppy along with the characteristics that distinguish each one from the other one (particular birth marks, spots, etc.).