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pregnant dog with collapsed babies

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Question
My dog has 5 babies ans 4 are dead inside the the one that is alive 7.2 cms n is on the upperside n the dead ones are on the front side.i would like to know is a normal delivery possible n is it harmful for her to carry the dead babies.Her delivery date is Feb 13.is my dog's life in danger

Answer
Hi Minjal

Take that dog immediately to your vet!!!  

Did you do x-rays?  How did you determine that the majority of the litter was dead?  

The problem is that the dead pups will start to break down and decompose.  The are then toxic to the remaining pup and your dam and cause death.