[Dailydrool] Mastitis

[Pam Chandler]

Basset Hounds are prone to false pregnancies and often can get enough milk
that they could feed a litter.  This can lead to mastitis.  I just went
through a very nasty case of mastitis in my 10 month old bitch.  Watch your
girl carefully, use warm compresses, and follow through with the
antibiotics.  Good luck.

Pam Chandler

Bossanova Bassets
http://bossanovabassets.com

President, Shasta Kennel Club
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On 6/29/08 5:10 AM, "dailydrool-request at dailydrool.org"
<dailydrool-request at dailydrool.org> wrote:

> Can anyone throw any light on how a 14month-old bitch who has never been in
> pup and who was given the "morning after" injection following her last season
> in May (as she went missing for 5 hours and we just don't know if she did or
> she didn't) could develop mastitis?
>   I called round to the XH yesterday with my two and all three bassets
> immediately went tummy-up competing for bellyrubs.
>   As I went to stroke Tessie, I noticed 3 of her dugs were inflamed, one
> mildly, one fairly mildly and a bit pink and one quite swollen, hot and red.
>   She didn't appear to be in pain, but did seem pleased I'd noticed. Of course
> I told her dad to take her to the vet, but does anyone have any ideas as to
> how or why  this can have happened?
>