when a dog is in labor does she need to expell 1 sac or placenta for each puppy that she has, what happens if 1 doesnt come out? example 4 puppies, and only 3 sacs or placentas.
intervauls between puppies
Occasionally dogs may give birth to only one puppy but if there are more i would get your dog to a vet a soon as possible
It is normal for the sac and the placenta to come out with each puppy. It is also normal for the mother to EAT the sac and the placenta.
a puppy that needs help
Your dog probably has worms!!! Your puppy needs training.
After birth is only "designed" to perform as long as the pregnancy. In canine birth, the afterbirth or placenta is usually delivered like a puppy ... the last puppy. If your dog does not deliver the placenta, it will need to be cleaned out somehow, possibly by your vet.
A Mom could die if she had a puppy or a placenta stuck still inside her and was not brought to the vet to have it removed. A puppy sometimes dies after birth, it is called "fading puppy" and it is thought that there is something wrong with the puppy and it is natures way of taking care of it.
Any puppy who will not eat or drink needs to see a vet. Could be anything, but she needs to be checked.
No, your puppy just needs to be trained.
Let your puppy drink as often as it wants to, it's not going to drink for the sake of it - the puppy will drink because it needs to.
Love & attention
A month old puppy is not weined yet. He still needs his mothers milk.