How did this go?

Mike

Isn't the green discharge from meconium (first puppy poop)? Was the first pup in her sac? Just curious.

Once there is color like that and the temp dropped quite some time before, if there is no puppy - then the vet wants to see us right away. We had one like that last year. Mild contractions all day. Got green at about 6PM. Off to the vets - got there at about 7:15 and c-section very quickly.
There was a big shouldered boy holding up the works and they revived him. Good Luck.

I don't think the green is meconium, I believe it is the placenta beginning to degrade. Perhaps blood? Not too sure but I know that it is a sign that a puppy better come soon because the blood supply is compromised.

Now that things seem to be moving, I'm kicked back waiting for the full litter report!

Thanks all for replying, She started at 9:30 and it is now 3:50 and I have 4 strapping pups so far. 18-24 OZ. 2BF,1YF,1BM.
I am guessing 3-4 more, I wish she would get on with it ! She is a bit of a lazy whelper, She does not have full body contractions and just kind of slips them out.
I will give a full report when we're done
Bridget

Yayyy for you:)
Christmas miracles come in all sizes:)
Annie

GET YOUR GIRL UP AND MAKE HER FOLLOW YOU AROUND THIS MOST OF THE TIMES HELPS MOVE THINGS AROUND FOR HER.HAVE YOU TRIED RUBBING HER TO HELP HER CONTRACTIONS START AGAIN.GOOD LUCK

I would suggest you get her outdoors and moving on leash. Gravity helps! Keep something with you to catch a pup such as a clean towel. If near or after dusk also a flash light to see her vulva clearly. Have you tried a ride in the car? Either could drastically speed things up. Goodluck.

Had 7 pups ,11hrs , with no issues to speak of. 17-23 OZ 4BF, 1YF, 2BM .All alive and squirming, No dead pups, No meds , no Drs.
I DO think that sometimes we overthink and try to rush the process.I do not know if she had a partialy separated placenta, or what, but am really happy I did not have a c-section!
I work at a large English Setter kennel ,and the owner there laughs at me and the other girl when we get in a dither about whelping. " He says be patient and leave them alone,if there is no obvious distress" I am starting to believe him.......
Thanks again to all , Greg , I am happy that you were kicked back &relaxed while waiting,
Have a very Merry Christmas, and the BEST New Year yet....
Bridget
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As Soon as I finished the above post she had another, 4 1/2 hrs after the last one.....BMale
BE Patient :-))
BB

Awesome

The only time we had green discharge/spotting, it also lasted about three hours with no contractions and we ended up with 10 free-whelped, healthy pups. The first pup was propulsed out on her second contration, no pouch, no placenta. Ditto for the second... and then came the Green Giant, a hefty yellow with three placentas (he had obviously "inherited" the first two) who had a green tinge for two weeks.

Those pups, born some 15 years ago, never had a bad day and all lived long lives. Not sure exactly what the green spots mean but they obviously do no necessarily equate to imminent catastrophe, as some would imply.

Congrats on your newborn litter... enjoy!

OMG Just had a really big pup (24 oz) 8.5 hrs after the last one.....Had to get him going (3 min?), but now he has some lungs!!!
I hope she is done....
Thank you God
BB

Oh my gosh Bridget! That is a BIG puppy! Your poor girl (& YOU!) must be wiped out. Hopefully that is the last pup and she can settle in with her babies and you can squeeze in a nap.

Congrats on the pups!

I bet you are dead tired, the mother is dead tired and all the pups just glad to be here. Let everyone rest today. That was a long time. Best of luck with the new little ones.

Kewl... what an experience this one was. This calls for a toast!

Speaking of a "Green Giant"... about 12 or so years ago we had a litter that was born on Christmas Eve. Once we knew that we had eight puppies on the ground, my wife started naming them after Santa's eight reindeer. About 3 hours after the last puppy was born, here came another - and of course that one was named Rudolph. End of story? Not - about 4 hours after that, here came the last one. He was a huge male, covered in that green stuff (which he bore a tint of for about 3 weeks). His name? "Olive", of course because he was about that color and it fit with "Olive the other reindeer"! Doesn't stop there - his new family named him Cash. We have been kicking ourselves for several years now for not jumping on the Olive thing, since someone later (much later) came out with a Christmas children's book, tape, etc. based on "Olive, the other reindeer". Had we known, we could have made a mint! (Get it? Mint?)