07-23-2010, 04:22 AM
Mastitis is caused by a clogged milk duct, the important thing is to get the milk freely moving through the teat again. You are doing the right thing by trying to express the milk after using a hot compress. If you can get her to let the puppies nurse on that teat it is a more efficient way to get things moving. The body continues to produce milk even if it isn't going anywhere and the teat becomes engorged, that can lead to infections. Ask about long term side effects for the puppies before you go for antibiotics, there is a whole generation of us walking around the planet with really bad teeth because our mother's were given tetracycline for mastitis while breastfeeding during the 60s.
My experience is with humans and dairy animals but the structure of mammary glands (boobs in scientific terms) are pretty similar across species.
Carol
My experience is with humans and dairy animals but the structure of mammary glands (boobs in scientific terms) are pretty similar across species.
Carol
Carol
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Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
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