Signs of Dead Fetus in a Dog's Stomach

When a dog has a dead fetus in its stomach, it usually exhibits the following symptoms:

1. The dog's mood becomes anxious and restless, accompanied by symptoms such as lethargy, high fever, loss of appetite, and so on. The dog's vulva may also secrete dark brown smelly discharge.

2. When pressing on the dog's abdomen, the fetal movement will stop, and the fetus becomes hard. If the fetus dies during labor, the dog may be unable to give birth, posing a risk of dystocia.

3. If a dog has a dead fetus and hasn't reached the expected delivery date, the owner will notice that the dog's belly doesn't expand like a normal pregnant dog. During this time, the dog's mood becomes extremely irritable, with symptoms such as lethargy, high fever, and poor appetite.

4. The owner can gently squeeze the dog's abdomen. If they find that the fetus inside is hard and has no fetal movement, it indicates that the dog has a dead fetus.

5. Because the fetus in the abdomen has died, the dog's vulva will secrete dark brown purulent discharge with a bad smell, which may be the dead fetal membranes. Clinically, severe inflammation infection in the uterus can be detected, which can lead to severe sepsis and even multiple organ functional failure in the dog.

6. If a dog has a dead fetus in its abdomen, it usually cannot expel it on its own. Only when the dog has already begun labor and a dead fetus occurs is it possible to expel it naturally. Therefore, if the owner suspects or has confirmed that the dog has a dead fetus in its abdomen, it is necessary to timely send the dog to a pet hospital, and choose either induction of labor or cesarean section depending on the situation to remove the dead fetus.