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early baby gp

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Question
i thought my gp was pregant so i did all the right things to help her along, she was not due for a while and this morning i notice there was blood in her cage so i looked around and found a sac., baby was born early, it was so small the head was not fully develop,and there was no hair on the body, baby was not moving why would this happen and could she still be carry more babys,

Answer
Cass,

Sorry for just now getting back to you with an answer, internet has been down around town. So sorry about that.

It could be that she has had a miscarriage. You'll want to take her to the vet to find out for sure as she could have miscarriage just the one or the whole litter. So you'll want to have an ultra sound done to see if she is still carrying a litter and to also find out what could have caused the miscarriage like a health problem you aren't aware of, something inherited or something along those lines or even something different.

I hope this helps and good luck to you,
      Take care,
       Jules