| Canine mastitis is a breast infection in | | | | antibiotics and possibly advise hand feeding |
| brood bitches, usually occuring a few weeks | | | | of the pups. However, I have found that on |
| after whelping. It is not that common, but | | | | getting the canine mastitis fever down, she |
| you should be aware of it. The breasts of a | | | | will allow the pups to nurse again, and |
| lactating brood bitch are normally warm and | | | | feeding from the infected breast will not |
| enlarged, but never red, dark, hot or painful | | | | affect the pups at all... in fact I've found |
| when touched. Advanced canine mastitis | | | | it helps clean the breast infection |
| presents as a hard, hot and almost black | | | | out.Invariably the infection will cause the |
| breast segment, which is extremely painful | | | | breast will rupture out the side, leaving a |
| for the brood bitch when touched. Canine | | | | large open wound which must be cleaned daily. |
| mastitis can be caused by weaning puppies too | | | | The antibiotics will prevent further |
| early, severe scratches from puppies claws or | | | | reinfection. You'll find that when she has |
| some other infection.A bitch with canine | | | | litters of puppies in future, she not produce |
| mastitis may be running a fever, be listless | | | | milk in the breast segment that was affected |
| and possibly be off her food. She may not | | | | by canine mastitis.Russell Savige has 18 |
| allow her puppies to nurse, and if she does, | | | | years experience as a professional dog |
| she will be "snappy" when they touch the | | | | breeder. He is the owner of Training Dog |
| affected area.Treating Canine MastitisIf your | | | | Breeds, which includes a massive Directory of |
| brood bitch shows signs of breast infection | | | | dog related websites, covering breeds and |
| it may be canine mastitis, so get her to your | | | | breeding, training, rearing and health issues |
| vet immediately. He will prescribe some | | | | in dogs. |