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"If it can go wrong, it will ...." This evening Mini began to tremble, followed by panting and knocking?. By the time I got her to the Vet, her little body actually seemed to be knocking and her little heart was beating a mile a minute.

At 18 days after her "C" Section, she was going into Postpartum Eclampsia Shock/Seizure. Now I learn Eclampsia, “milk fever”, is a condition that results from a bitch that has trouble supporting the calcium demand of lactation. It typically occurs within the first three to four weeks of lactation, and is more common in small breeds. The Vet told me not to allow Mini to nurse for a week, and gave me Pet-Cal Tablets to dissolve in water and feed her twice a day.

Mini is an excellent mother and produces a lot of milk. Now I have hungry babies, who do not want a hand-fed bottle, and an uncomfortable mother with lots of milk.

I'm also afraid if I don't allow her to nurse, she might develop Mastitus, a bacterial infection of the mammary glands caused by heavy milk production and incomplete draining of the glands.

I would welcome any advice, please!