my pit 3 yrs old just had her first litter and ate al her pups?

Question

why did she do it??

Answer 1

new moms sometimes do this .... she is young.... this her first litter..it sounds like she confused the afterbirth with the pups ....if you do let her get preggers again I would be there and do some research on whelping.... mabey she is not a good one to breed, or was this an breeding accident?? I would think about getting her spayed... best thing for her and the dog poulation..if you want a pit pup they are abundant in the shelters..and there are soooo many nice ones put to sleep daily..save a life rather than creating a new one..I added some links on whelping also..you could also look up dog breeders in your area and mabey go see their setup and have them help you understand and teach you more about breeding.... good luck...smile

here is some useful info prior to breeding:
A Checklist to Breeding Your Dog

These are the points that you should be able to check off with a tick. This is a quick guide for what you should look for before you breed, and is not all inclusive. Further input is welcome:


Is your *****:
1. show quality
2. a champion
3. have both parents and grand parents that are champions
4. free from hereditary disease
5. parents and grand parents tested and free from hip dysplasia
6. mature enough to breed
7. tested today as free from brucellosis

Is your dog:
1. show quality
2. a champion
3. have both parents and grand parents that are champions
4. free from hereditary disease
5. parents and grand parents tested and free from hip dysplasia
6. mature enough to breed
7. tested today as free from brucellosis

And you need to meet ALL of the following criteria:
1. you are have homes already for all pups - before the mating
2. you have found a dog that meets all the points in the section above relating to the requirements of the *****
3. you are prepared to offer a lifetime guarantee (or at least two years) for the health of the pups
4. if, during the lifetime of the pups, any need to be returned for whatever reason, you take that pup (now adult dog) back and find a home for him/her.
5. all non-show quality pups are sold with a spay/neuter agreement
6. all prospective buyers have been fully screened by you
7. you are going to offer support and advice to your puppy buyers for the life of the pup
8. you have the money to cover a stud fee, possible c-section and complications, vaccinations, and still get no income from the sale of any pups.
9. have you consented with the breeder of your *****/dog and sought their advice?

Now that's just a starting point. If you can't or won't meet these criteria, perhaps breeding at this time is not the best thing for you or your dog.

Answer 2

If the trait is paired with some other beneficial trait then you could try to extinguish it by outcrossing to another line, but this is a trait that is apparently 100 percent fatal to the pups or close to it.
Nervous females can sometimes get excited during birth and while eating the placentas, end up eating the pups too.

Answer 3

More than likely it's an allergy to flea bites. The new owner is assuming too much. You may need to get her to let you take it to the vet, they can do a skin scraping and tell for sure. And if it is mange don't be surprised if it didn't pick it up at its new location, not yours. Had it originated at your place, they would ALL be infested. Trust what yoiu have done in the past and the care you have taken in the past. Don't let this out of the blue accusation leave you with any blame. My forty years as a dog person tells me that the new owner is the source of the problem (PS I really don't think it's mange, I rather think it is flea infestation.

Answer 4

Happens. Same thing for cats. As it was said, it's probably because the pups weren't healthy or not making any noise.

I'm not an expert in dogs, but I know cats kill their kittens if they feel like they're in danger or if someone tries to take them. It really is a question of self defense or for the babies themselves.

Maybe it was only because it was her first time as well.

Answer 5

Well, you guys got me on this one. In all my years { and that's a lot} I have never heard of such a thing. So I can't tell you why. That leaves a real ugly picture in my head, I thought only fish did that. I was under the belief that if a puppy was damaged the mom would not take care of it by pushing it away, the eating thing...yukky. Really sorry for your loss.

Answer 6

After giving birth mothers start to clean the gunk of the babies. She pretty much eats it, and if the pup doesn't make a noise and let mommy know hey thats me not the gunk, the mother will accidently end up eating the puppy.

Answer 7

I guess it was either of two things:

1) the pups were defective

2) she likes red meat

Answer 8

Here is some info you may not be aware of.
Are you not aware that there are 15 dogs born for every one human? http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.cause&cgid=1&rgid=2&stid=10

Are you not aware that there are millions of dogs killed every year because of not enough homes? http://www.jour.unr.edu/outpost/voices/voi.valdyke.animal.html

Are you not aware that only 1 dog in 10 gets a permanent home? www.safehavenforcats.com/main.htm

Are you not aware that one female and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in just six years? http://www.metroplexanimalcoalition.com/SpayNeuter/didyouknow.html

That coupled with the health benefits of spay/neuter WHY would you breed your dog? www.sniksnak.com/benefits.html

Answer 9

Could be several reasons"

1st time moms can have a tendency to do this

Something might have been wrong with them