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Posted by honeys-owner on March 15, 2003 at 06:42:59:

The 10 pups are one week old now.

I noticed last night one of Honeys breasts was hard and swollen, and was also
running a fever 103.7F
I knew it was mastitis straight away, I have suffered it myself.
I began massaging the breast, and then expressed all I could out of it. Some
green puss came out, and I put a warm flannel on it.

I then called my vet who told me to keep up what I was doing, and that he
would see her in the morning.
We got to the vet who diagnosed mastitis, he gave her 2 shots, one an
anti-biotic and the other an anti-inflamitory. She also has anti-biotics in
tablets.
He has asked me to start feeding the pups every 3 hours, to take some of the
demand off her.
I have to take her back Monday, but have an emergency number if she gets bad
over the weekend.
Honey may be facing an general anesthetic if an abcsess forms, so the the
affected area can be drained off, but he said that is a last resort as she
wont want to feed the pups after he has done that.

Honey had 8 nipples and a tiny malformed one. The pups have sucked on it and
made it sore, a little milk was coming but now has stopped. Its now huge.

The vet said only 6 of Honeys nipples are working and producing milk as they
should, and that the breast opposite the affected one, looks like it is
going the same way.

The vet said that this is the last thing she needs, fingers crossed for her.

Has anyone here been through this? I have heard that once a bitch has had
mastitis, it is best to not breed from her again.

Andrea & Honey x

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