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[Joyce]

     Hi everyone!!!  Gosh it has been such a long time since I've been on, hoping some of your remember me. 


Have a question I know some of you will be able to answer.  One of our pregnant rescue mommas we took in last month gave birth to 2 beautiful little girls during the night last night in the wee morning hours while we were asleep!  One was tan 50g & the other std.59g.  Everyone is doing well.  Momma seems fine, she is eating & drinking, moving about etc...just tired. (who would'nt be)
Momma is still having some nice red, bloody, mucousy vaginal discharge.  That area is pretty swollen as well. 
We never saw any placentas so I am assuming she ate them, hopefully they were both expelled and she has no retained products!
Now I myself have given birth twice, so I do know some bloody discharge post partum is very normal, so is swelling!
But in the 2 past chinchilla births we have had here I cannot remember any bloody discharge coming from either momma for this long post birth.      Is this normal for bleeding to last this long?  Should I take her to the vet or am I rushing things? 

  Hi Jamie & Jo Ann, Charlie is doing great Jamie, everyone loves him!  All the other chins are doing well also!  I did alot better with this birth than with Mias Jo Ann!!!  Mia & her sons are doing well.  The boys are already 2 1/2 yrs old now!  Hope you all are doing well.  j

[Sweetnessheart]

HI JOYCE!!!!  It is GREAT to see you one here!   

I don't know about the bleeding, but I would definitely keep a watch.  Have you felt her tummy to make sure there isn't anything/anyone still in there?  Hopefully, she is just having a normal discharge and hasn't cleaned herself.

[ABC Chinchillas]

I would just keep an eye on it for now unless it is bright red. AS gently as you can palpate her belly to make sure there aren't any lumps. I have had a few females drain a brownish red discharge, I think all do but some keep themselves cleaner that othres. Bright blood is a sign of fresh injury if you see bright blood there is tearing somewhere. If the blood is not bright just keep an eye. As for the draining I, If It happens in people it can happen in animals as well

[Joyce]

   Hi there Janice, hope you are doing well, good to hear from you!  Thank you both for your replies to my post.  Really appreciate it.
Momma chin is doing better today.  The bleeding has completely stopped, yay!  Little swollen but nice & pink, normal.

[Jo Ann]

  Hi Joyce!!! 

Good to see you on line! 

Some bleeding is normal, but depends on how much.

How old is the female?   What is her weight?

If she is young or a little on the small side, it could have been a little tear delivering them.  They are a good size.

I'm glad all the bleeding has stopped ... hopefully all is OK now. 

I believe I would still let the vet check her out ... Just to be on the safe side.   

You know me, always a worrier.  But I like safe better than sorry.   

   Jo Ann