I had a female have something similar to that several years ago after having a litter. Her pups were about 3 weeks old when she started having problems. The vet thought it was caused by hormones. She started having difficulty breathing and she swell up really bad with fluids. The vet said she had a enlarged heart. Twice, a week apart the vet had tap to her abdomen and drain off all the fluids. He put her on two medications, I don't remember what they were but one was for the fluid retention and one was for her heart. We took the pups away from her and as she slowly dried up she got better and better. We slowly back off the medication and after about 6 months she was completely back to normal. The vet then said her heart was not enlarged and she was back to normal. We had her spayed and she has been just fine ever since. Did you female have any oxytocin during her delivery? I pray she will be okay. |