This was a sad day. 2 of the litters have not gone a day. The runt of the litter was dead just a couple of hours after birth. The other one, well we don’t know what happen. The minute he was still breathing then after that he was gone. What could have gone wrong? 1. It could be due to the rag that I placed in the whelping den. I suspect that the pup was covered with the rag and then suffocated. Lesson learned: do not place a small rag instead
Having a momma bitch about to deliver a puppy is an exciting and at the same time tiring activity. Most momma dogs deliver at dawn, and my momma bitch was not an exception. She started to labor at around 1 am and finished laying all the cute pups at 3 am. We were quite careful on her as this is her first time. The momma dog knows her stuff well, indeed she was able to clean her pup and ate the sac (where the pup is covered whole) and successfully
