breeding chihuahuas

Question
HI. I HAVE A MALE AND FEMALE LONGHAIRED CHIHUAHUA. THEY RECENTLY BRED AND SHE JUST HAD HER FIRST LITTER ONE WEEK AGO. SHE HAD TWO BEAUTIFUL PUPPIES! I WASN'T TOTALLY PREPARED FOR HER TO HAVE PUPPIES. YOU SEE, I WENT INTO LABOR WITH MY TWINS THE DAY SHE WENT INTO HEAT. WE TRIED TO KEEP THEM APART EVEN AT DIFFERENT HOUSES. HE GOT HER OBVIOUSLY. IT WAS HER SECOND HEAT. SHE'S ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. MY BROTHER IS WATCHING HER AND THE PUPPY. I HAVE THE MALE HERE AT MY HOUSE. MY BROTHER SAID SHE IS BLEEDING AGAIN. IS THAT NORMAL? IS SHE ALREADY IN HEAT AGAIN? I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S POSSIBLE ALREADY. IF NOT, DO YOU THINK IT COULD BE A PROBLEM FROM BIRTHING? ALSO, WHEN IS IT NORMAL FOR HER TO GO BACK INTO HEAT AGAIN? IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT'S FINE. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND HELP. THANK YOU.-SARAH

Answer
Hi Sarah,  It sounds like she may just be having the normal cleaning out bleeding.  Normally after a dog gives birth you can get a clean out shot to get everything to come out that is excess, placentas etc.  If they don't get a clean out shot, then sometimes they will bleed a little to get cleaned out naturally.  You just don't want them bleeding heavily.  She shouldn't be in heat for a couple of months, basically 6 months from when she came in heat last time.  Hope this helps,

Dawn