A life and death question about dog whelping?

Question

Can a dog get pregnant buy one dog on one day and and a couple days later get pregnant by another dog too? And then when it comes to whelping, whelp the first dogs puppies, and a day or two whelp the other dogs? Becuz my neighbors dog, got with 2 dogs while in heat, and whelped puppied last night, I went over to have a glance at the pups, my neghbors said she thinks theres still one in there, she can feel a lump that feels like a head, she's not sure if the lump is the im not sure what it's called on a dog, but its the uterus on humans. Is it possible it just may still be swollen, or like I said can she go into labor again, I know she needs to see a vet...

Answer 1

If your neighbor has any worries about whether the mom has completed the whelping, she should have her x-rayed. This is certainly optional, but a retained puppy is a very serious problem that at best can cause the puppy's death, and at worst can cause a potentially lethal or devastating infection for the mom

You can't really tell by feeling if there is a puppy, unless you see it moving.
A female CAN have pups from different males, but they will be born at the same time..I have had moms that took 24 hours to whelp all puppies, of huge litters..but this late, there should be no more labor..It could be a retained placenta..Ask your neighbor if she counted placentas...

Answer 2

Even if multiple matings occur, once whelping begins all pups are born. This is the reason when we mate we only do it twice and normally only two days apart.

Quite often after whelping we can feel many lumps and bumps, some can be the intestine we are feeling with poop inside and some are retained afterbirths.

Now a vet can give what is called an injection of oxytocin which will normally dispell any remaining puppies, this is a simple procedure given to a lot of dogs that either are not progressing into labour or not settling after labour, so onto the next...

If your b itch has a retained puppy she will definately not settle.
She will not nurse the puppies. She will be very restless, eventually developing a temperature. She will have loss of appetence, possibly diarrohea , even vomiting and still be panting.

Not everyone takes their dog to a vets after whelping, I do as a matter of course, even so I am experienced enough to know if my dog has finished labour.

Possible outcome if a pup is retained...pyometra. A life threatening situation. Vet attention is needed immediately.
Also a few days to weeks after whelping they can get pre eclampsia (milk fever) also with similar symptoms as above.

A good pre whelping diet of puppy food formula nowadays normally prevents this though. If the dog begins to shiver, suspect milk fever, there is no cure but a vets attention for a calcium injection, this is needed IMMEDIATELY.

Answer 3

Good Morning Rayven, so far so good this morning, enjoying my first cup of tea and the caffeine is starting to kick in. What has breeding/whelping taught you? Over the many years of breeding I have learned tons! Extensive research is a must! There is only one reason to breed was my first lesson nearly 30 years ago and I certainly believe that. No matter how experienced and responsible a breeder is, there is always the chance that something will go wrong, as whelping is in the end left to mother nature and the experienced vet. What do you think of people who think breeding their dog(s) should be a 'family fun' learning experience? Quite honestly I think that anyone breeding their family pet is a real eye opener for all of them. The reality that breeding, whelping and the rearing of pups with or without having done research will not prepare them for what they may see. The reality of watching your b*tch suffer if complications, seeing pups die before your eyes, seeing a pup that may not have developed properly ending in deformities, finding pups smothered by the Dam, the Dam having mastitis is definitely not something they think about and definitely nothing a child should see. Most of course are regrettable yet could have been avoided but most people without having a mentor have no idea what may happen. Even some with mentors are not mentally prepared for the possible outcome. Not all of the above may happen but it is reality that it could potentially happen to anyone. Would you possibly respect them more if they actually bothered to prepare themselves and their children for all possibilities they could see? Would I respect them more? If they had done years of research, if they had at the very minimum had the genetic health testings done on their breed of choice and had an experienced mentor throughout the entire process then yes I would, with the exception of having children present. Absolutely nothing could prepare a child to see the negativity that comes from breeding. It definitely is not fun and games. It can be absolutely heart breaking. Death by whelping or after is just as educational as death by euthanasia. Breeding is not for the faint of heart, Breeding is not for your average Joe, Breeding is a serious business (for lack of a better word) and should be taken quite seriously as lives depend on your knowledge.

Answer 4

If she didn't whelp the last puppy she needs to be seen by a vet ASAP. Don't wait another second. She probably has a green discharge right now. She's going to need surgery. A dog can have puppies by two different males but they will all be within a days difference as far as age because in the ********* the eggs aren't released at the same time and the sperm is held for up to seven days before ovulation occurs. The b.i.t.c.hes contracting uterus will push out all of the puppies at once. Unless it is weak in which case what happened, happens.

Answer 5

I am not a vet , but a lump can be a pup that has not fully developed yet and may be born late.Thus 'The Runt" I would suggest seeking help if the lump does not turn out to be a pup.It may be a Tumor or possibly a cyst.By the way, dogs cannot be pregnated more than once while in heat.

Answer 6

Yes, a litter of puppies can have multiple fathers. It is often that encounters with these fathers are spread out over a period of days.

I have no idea if it is possible for days to pass between pups being born, but the dog needs to go to the vet to find out.

For the future, it is best to have an x-ray taken to see how many puppies to expect. Then, if too much time passes and all the pups have not come, it's time to get to the vet because the life of the mother and unborn pup(s) could be in danger.

Answer 7

ONCE WHELPING BEGINS ALL THE PUPS HAVE TO BE BORN WITHIN 12 HOURS. AFTER THAT THERE COULD BE A RETAINED PUP OR RETAINED PLACENTA (AFTERBIRTH). THE UTERUS SHOULD BE SOFT AND NOT REALLY PALPABLE WHEN EMPTY. IF THERE IS A HARDNESS THERE IS A PUP. AND IT COULD BE ALIVE UP TO 3 DAYS LATER. BUT THE VET WOULD GIVE A SHOT TO HELP EXPEL EVERYTHING IN THERE. BUT ONLY WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE ONSET OF BIRTH USUALLY. A RETAINED ANYTHING CAN CAUS INFECTION IN MOM AND DEATH.

Answer 8

Retained Puppy

Answer 9

this is a tough question. i am not an expert but i have always heard that a female dog can mate with several dogs and thats why some breeds are so mixed. my small dog is from a litter of a chickawawa and a pomarainan and my dog is a small long haired dog. if the female dog you are referring to is in pain she may be in trama and needs to see a vet. the lump could be like you said a swollen uterus or she could have a tumor.

Answer 10

Your neighbor's dog need to go to the vet. She might still have a puppy inside her, and if it's let go, she could die. The vet may have to do a C-Section on the mother.