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Random, but I've doulaed a few litters and with one the puppy was born but
the cord broke and the placenta/amniotic sac remained inside. The dog got
up and left her birthing nest a few minutes later, gave birth to the
placenta and left it and came back to the whelping box to rest before she
delivered the next puppy. She never did go back and eat that particular placenta.
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Angela Horn CD(DONA), CBC, CCCE, CPD, CHBE
Pregnancy and Birth Photographer
In a message dated 8/22/2009 5:22:11 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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In dogs, cats, hamsters and guinea pigs (the only mammals who have
multiple babies in which I've witness births) the baby comes out in the
sack with the placenta attached. They are born one at a time, and mom
opens the sack if it has not burst, licks the baby, and then eats the
placenta and membranes. If the amnion has ruptured, the mother licks the
baby, and then pulls at the placenta that is usually still dragging
behind.
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