My 2 1/2 year old great dane just had her first litter of puppies. She seems to not be feeling well and she just had another puppy 3 days after having the rest of them. She has a lot of saliva coming from her mouth as well. I took her temperature and it's fine. Do you think she will be OK and was not feeling well because she had a puppy still in her for so long???
Derek McCoy says:
November 18th, 2008 at 06:25 AM
Get her to the vet IMMEDIATELY. Anytime you have excessive drooling and regurgitation in a deep chested dog such as a Great Dane you must be VERY concerned about the possibility of gastric dilation volvulus (GDV) also called a "Bloat". This happens when the stomach gets twisted in the abdominal cavity and if not treated with quick emergency surgery, the reduced blood supply will cause permenant damage to the tissues and death. The hallmark symptoms for this condition are excessive drooling and regurgitation / vomiting. Although its impossible to say that this is the case without seeing the dog, and there are countless causes for nausea, GDV is unfortunately VERY common in Great Danes and labor contractions can very easilly set in motion these events. I cannot stress enough that this may potentially be a life threatening emergency in which the time lapse in treatment may be fatal.... Get this dog to the vet NOW.
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