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What caused my litter of newborn puppies to die suddenly and swell?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Why did my litter of puppies die. They was on there back and swollen as if a snake had bitten them but the adult dog was fine

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Answered By Rebecca, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 7th, 2017

I'm so sorry for your loss. If you need to know why the puppies died you may consider taking a dead pup to your vet or state veterinary lab for necropsy (post mortem exam). Without doing this there is really no way to know what may have happened. I'm so sorry.

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