Expert: Renee Cox - 6/4/2009

Question
My boxer was bread approx. April 20. It was close to the end of her cycle. She tied 3 times in 2 days. Since she has shown signs of pregnancy. She is filling out and her nipples are about 3 times bigger than when they were before her heat and has only wanted to lay around and sleep. This was her second cycle. She had a thick yellow discharge hanging from her vagina. Is this normal? To my calculations she would only be 45 days or so pregnant.

Answer
Hi. Any colored discharge before the birth of the first puppy needs to be checked out by a vet. It could be that she has a simple infection that needs some antibiotics, or something else. I would get her to the vet fast just to make sure everything's ok. Good luck.