Expert: christine - 9/26/2008

Question
My little girl had her first litter of puppies this morning. The first two puppies came out fine and she did everything a mother should do, then there was a big gap between the next puppy (around an hour and a half), The next two puppies came out still born and the mother didnt want much to do with them at all, The next puppy came out and she didnt hardly notice that it was even there, so I removed the placenta and she began to clean the puppy, I was just wondering if anyone knows why she didnt want to help the other two and if they just didnt have enough oxygen because she didnt clean away the placenta?...the other 3 are beautiful by the way they look very healthy:) your help would be MUCH appreciated...

Answer
i guess the mother didnn`t help them becase somehow she knew they were dying or its natural for dogs to exclude the smallest you need to get those puppies cared for ive never really heard of this ill do a little research for you okill try to help good luck the advises real professinal hel though if you want them to make it.