Your dog needs to be seen by a veterinarian immediately. The average time between delivery of subsequent puppies is 20-60 minutes, it can be as long as 2-3 hours. Eight hours is too long between puppies.
The veterinarian will start with an x-ray to make sure there are still puppies in the uterine body--it is uncommon though there can be only 1 pup per litter.
Depending upon the condition of mom the veterinarian may decide to give an injection to stimulate labor--although because there was a stillborn this may not be an option.
Surgery is the treatment of choice in a case of dystocia--the inability to give birth naturally due to fetal oversize (pups are too big), abnormal birth canal, or uterine weakness.
This is an emergency--the sooner she is seen the better chance of saving the puppies and the mom!
The veterinarian will start with an x-ray to make sure there are still puppies in the uterine body--it is uncommon though there can be only 1 pup per litter.
Depending upon the condition of mom the veterinarian may decide to give an injection to stimulate labor--although because there was a stillborn this may not be an option.
Surgery is the treatment of choice in a case of dystocia--the inability to give birth naturally due to fetal oversize (pups are too big), abnormal birth canal, or uterine weakness.
This is an emergency--the sooner she is seen the better chance of saving the puppies and the mom!
