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Pregnant dog has white discharge and heavy breathing. Is this normal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 9 months old

I have a 2yr old pit bull and she's pregnant.. I'm worried because she has a white discharge and is breathing heavier than usual...

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on November 8th, 2016

A white discharge is normal, especially in late pregnancy. Heavy breathing is also quite common, especially in the last few days of pregnancy. Make sure you feed her high quality puppy food in large quantities until the puppies are weaned.

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