Friday, July 31, 2009

My dog had puppies about a week ago, one of her nips looks weird?

It is not out all of the way and has black stuff around it? What should I do or how do I clean it!
Answers:
You need to get her to the vet and be ready for bottle feeding of the pups. Sounds like she could have mastitis which is an infection in the teats. If this is the case, she will need meds which will prevent her from nursing. Continuing to nurse will be harmful to her and cause her to get very, very sick. She needs to see the vet asap.
You need to take her to the vet. It may be infected.
Take her to the vet and make an appointment to get her spayed as soon as the puppies are weaned.
Only professional breeders should be breeding.
"Mastitis" can be due to lesions, lack of hygiene, puppies that have sores on their mouth or paws and contaminated dedicate breasts of their mother.

You should have her checked out for that. It's common amongst nursing dogs.

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