If you believe your dog has a retained placenta, you need to take her to a veterinarian to have her examined. A retained placenta can cause infection and necrosis of the uterus, which could kill your dog. Note: when taking your dog with new puppies to the vet, you need to take all the puppies with you - it's not a good idea to try to leave them at home. Nestle them in a laundry basket or a plastic storage bin with towels across the bottom to transport them safely.
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Oxytocin is one "medicine" recommended by vets to help a cow get rid of retained placenta, even if it's just pieces of it.
2nd Answer: The Mother dog does not normally get sick from eating placentas, especially 2 days later. I highly recommend you take her in to see your Veterinarian immediately. She could be toxic from some sort of an infection, such as a retained dead pup. She needs to be examined anyway by your Veterinarian after whelping. 1st Answer: did it eat the placenta? because my dog did and she got really sick. but this does not happen all the time. i don't know why this happens but it's probably because of the placenta.
Like humans, dogs have an after birth. After birth is the birth of the placenta. The placenta is what surronds the baby or in this case puppys during birth and protects them. It kind of looks like a mushy liver. If its not this then take your dog to the vet to be sure. =] Have fun with your puppies!
It is possible that you have retained part of the placenta or fetus. If a D & C was not done at the time of miscarriage material can be retained. You need to check with your doctor. If you have retained something it can cause a life threatening infection.
After birthing the baby, you will then birth the placenta. This is the 3rd stage of labor and is also referred to as the afterbirth. The afterbirth can take a few minutes up to a half an hour.
If you have never had a cow with a retained placenta, you should probably call your veterinarian and work with him/her on this. The answer is, it depends on how attached the placenta is. If the cotyledon/caruncle interfaces have all been broken down and the placenta is just "hung up" on one caruncle, then it is safe to gently apply some traction to the placenta to help it fall out of the uterus. If the placenta is still attached, it is very dangerous to pull on the placenta because it will rip, leaving some of the placenta in the uterus where it will likely set up an infection and could cause the heifer to become sterile. You can try to remove the placenta by very gently pulling down (towards the ground) on it - you should be using about the pressure you would use to pull three helium balloons toward you. If the placenta doesn't move, leave it alone - cows can take up to a week to completely pass the placenta and it doesn't seem to cause any permanent damage to the uterus. However, this cow should be watched for signs of milk fever (hypocalcemia, causes weakness and can be life-threatening), ketosis (negative energy balance, usually happens at 4-6 weeks after calving) and any signs of "ain't doing right (ADR)" such as lower feed consumption. A retained placenta seems to be an indication that something isn't quite right with the cow and these other problems are more likely in a cow that has retained a placenta.
Yes they do, all Placental mammals do.
First of all, retained placental fragments would not be a called a complication if it didn't cause any harm to your body. It is a complication of labour that happens during the third stage. It can cause postpartum hemorrhage especially during the first 24 hours post delivery. It can also cause an infection. There are quite a few causes to why this occurs. This isn't something to just brush over. You can check medical books as regards to obstetrics if that would satisfy your query. It wouldn't be called a complication if it would not hurt you. I reckon it's better to be safe than sorry. You wouldn't get a D&C without a valid reason, despite it being an elective procedure. ~ Don't listen to the answer below. I had retained placenta at 4 months postpartum which was supposed to clear on its own once I started the pill. I'm now 23 months postpartum and I still have pain in the 'placenta spot' (saw it on the ultrasound) and have clotting and bleeding when I do any form of exercise. I'm still alive even though I had retained placenta t 4 months postpartum. I'm going for another ultrasound to determine if scar tissue is causing the pain or something else. My doctor thinks that there may still be placenta fragments inside. See your doctor and push to get a D&C. Don't take 'no' for an answer. I did and now that I want to have another baby, I need to go through tests to make sure that I can (and hopefully stop the pain). Good luck! ~ Technically, you would be dead. The uterus will not be able to contract properly (the uterus needs to contract in order to prevent bleeding). If there are retained placental fragments, then postpartum hemorrhage will happen. If small fragments of the retained placenta was not detected immediately, it will still lead to hemorrhaging, and possibly infection.
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.
Keep an eye on the cow - if she starts getting sick (running a fever, off feed, dehydrated or decreased milk production) call your veterinarian immediately and tell him the placenta may be retained. Otherwise, some cows take up to 7 days to completely clear the placenta. The important part is don't pull on the placenta hanging out of the vulva. Ripping the placenta makes it more likely a piece will end up left inside where it will rot and cause infection and problems.