Female bleeding at 51 days pregnant I am worried - Page 2

Molly is right. The only discharge you should be seeing at this time should be clear / slightly cloudy, maybe thick or sticky. It usually looks about the color and consistency of Vaseline. That would be the mucous plug in the cervix, which breaks down before birth. It should not have any kind of blood in it or dark color, for sure. Green is also a sign of a placenta, breaking down.. which may not spell the death of the entire litter, but why take your chances? If it's a good litter, the price of one pup will easily pay for the vet costs, and losing the whole litter would be devastating. You might also have to spay the bitch. At the age of six, well.. If I could not afford to do anything else, I'd put her on injectable penicillin, for sure. I would not just take a "wait and see" approach. You cannot always tell a dog is in trouble by how they act. They don't always show distress. I've seen dogs in trouble just go along, little or no sign of distress and then they collapse. By the time you see that they are in trouble, it may really be too late. Now, here's what a lot of people do.. They don't want to spend the money, so they wait until the dog is in dire straights and then expect the vet to snatch them from the jaws of death. Vets are not miracle workers. If this goes badly, it will not be the vet's fault.. It will be yours..

 .....and just to add to the above post people inevitably end up having to spend much more money when they wait and let things get more serious.  Last year some people who bred their female to one of my males did not want to pay for the C-section the vet had recommended, they decided to wait and see.  In the end they had to pay for the operation AND lost the entire litter because they waited too long.. (the puppies had been confirmed alive when the C-section was first recommended).  Returning to the original post, I agree with the others that this is not normal and she should see a vet asap.  If it is a false alarm so much the better, but I would not take any chances.   I hope it turns out to be not too serious, let us know.

I agree 100% with those people who have advised you to take this female to see a vet and do it NOW. To be bleeding blood, dark, means it is oxidized. The likelihood is very high she has a dead pup or worse. It we are all wrong, great, and we will be very happy to know we were wrong this time. But to simply assume she is ok because she is calm is not a safe thing to do and I simply cannot believe a vet would tell you that. Bright red blood would indicate fresh bleeding and could mean many things, none of which are good, but dark blood is also a very serious sign. 

Take the dog to a vet ASAP.

DDR-DSH
The clinic in Escondido you are talking about....is it Bishop Ranch?

It's been years since I've been there. I got out of the dogs for ten years, and it was awhile before that! If they are still in Escondido, I think the name is Canine Cryobank, Inc. Carol Bardwick used to run it. Great place for dog people! They really helped me out.. saved the litter!

Hope all is well, has there been any news?

Carol is still there as of a year ago - ask Judy D, she may have more current information.

Michele

DDR-DSH is correct, Have a friend whose dog did this and the outcome was not good...she waited too long and was not good for the Mom either.

BUMP
This topic upsets me. What's going on?