It is very common for this to happen to nursing females after giving birth. This is caused by a blocked milk duct or an engorged teat and it can lead to mastitis. Some people use cabbage compresses to relieve the swelling and I have heard they work but I always just give my girls amoxicillin and the swelling will be gone by the next day. Most likely your vet will give you an antibiotic for your momma.
This is what someone else wrote about using the cabbage leaves:
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Cabbage leaves for engorged teats,breasts.When early signs of Mastitis appear. My vet suggested this for Lola and it has worked WONDERS on reducing the swelling. I googled it and found that you tear one cabbage leaf ,cut it in half . Roll a rolling pin across it until some of the cabbage veins crush slightly. Apply to the engorged breasts and cover it with a cloth. Hold it in place for about 10-15 minutes.I did this 3 times a day.Her teats near her vulva was extremely swollen that they looked like two HUGE testicles dragging. I do express a little bit of milk since only one pup is nursing. I didnt believe the cabbage leaves would work so well but I did exactly as the vet told me to and I saw a difference after 3 applications in one day.Apply the cabbage leaves cool from the fridge.
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