Is 4 hours between puppies normal?
Anastacio Grady
2025-10-05 15:28:57
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It typically takes 0-30 minutes for each puppy to be born.
Up to two hours between puppies is considered normal.
Contact your veterinarian if more than two hours have passed between the delivery of puppies.
It is common for two fetuses to be delivered, followed by two placentas, because of the tendency for each successive fetus to be delivered from alternate uterine horns.
Head-first and tail-first presentations of birthing puppies are normal as long as all legs are extended straight.
If a clear or white sac is noted protruding from the vulva, whelping should be imminent.
If green discharge is noted, it should be followed immediately by a fetus, as this indicates placental separation.
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