i think she may be in her last stages of pregnancy, but she has had abit of clear, sticky discharge, is this normal?? pls help
Hi Brandix09
What you are describing sounds very much like the plug coming away, the plug seals the womb and begins to dissolve as the cervix dilates it happens towards the end of the first stage of whelping, the mucus strings hang down from the vulva, this is most probably what you are seeing to make way for the first whelp.
From this stage the pups can come anytime between now and 36 hours so please don't leave her, keep an eye on her now and if she goes into the garden on a night take a torch with you, the first pup often can be pushed out anywhere, good luck and if you need any other help just ask, always someone here. :-)
Have you got your vet on standby too, just incase of a problem? Always a good idea.