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What is this lump on my nursin bitch?

Hi please help im really worried my nursin staffy bitch had 9 pups 3 weeks ago and tonight she’s bin looking really sad didnt eat her food and bin sick and just noticed a lump in her nipple area its quite big im really concerned cant sleep please help

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Get her to the Vet…she could have either mastitis or milk fever…and she needs antibiotics. This can kill your dog!! It’s an infection of the milk ducts, and it not uncommon…but it needs attention immediately! This is considered an EMERGENCY…

Milk fever is also an emergency…

Eclampsia, also called milk fever or puerperal tetany, is an acute, life-threatening disease caused by low blood calcium levels (hypocalcemia) in dogs and more rarely in cats. The lactating animal is especially susceptible to blood calcium depletion because of milk production. The bodies of some lactating dogs and cats simply cannot keep up with the increased demands for calcium. Animals with milk fever lack the ability to quickly move calcium into their milk without depleting their own blood levels of this mineral.

Eclampsia most commonly occurs 1-3 weeks after giving birth, but it can even occur during pregnancy. Litters do not need to be large to cause eclampsia. Small breed dogs are at higher risk for eclampsia. The puppies themselves are not affected as the mother’s milk appears to be normal during this period.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2109&aid=1505

VET VET VET!!!

phrannie

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