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Lola, 63 days pregnant, Yorkshire Terrier Dam just before giving birth

Lola is having a contraction, puppy is going down to the birth canal

Head out (you can see ears bottom of sack)

Same puppy - all out

Newborn puppy still inside the sack

Yorkie puppy just born getting its first taste of mommy's milk

Second Yorkie puppy just born

In the third stage of labor the dam will deliver the placenta. There will be one placenta per puppy. Usually the dam will deliver one puppy followed by a placenta. Keep track of the placentas because sometimes a dam will not have them in this order. For example some may have two puppies and then 2 placentas. This is a Yorkshire Terrier dam eating the placenta. Eating the placenta after birth is a normal instinct for many animals. Dogs and cats both do this. The placenta provides nourishment, which helps them kick off their milk supply for the puppies, however too many may cause diarrhea or vomiting, so if you have a large litter you may want to remove some of the placentas to prevent this from happening.

Newborn Yorkshire Terrier puppy one hour old

All four healthy puppies day 3 after birth

Lola, a Yorkie Dam with her 4 healthy puppies one week after birth

 

Lola's Yorkshire Terrier puppies at 3 weeks old