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bellemarie · 04-07-2011, 05:21 PM

Just be very careful that she dries up gradually- don't make her stop all at once as Mary said...
I've had to deal with severe mastitis (in a rottie) and it wasn't pretty- and took 6 hours over 2 days to fully correct! If she stops feeding altogether too fast, they will get engorged, harden, then become infected- and even the earliest symptom is soo painful!
The babygrow works great, but if she wants to feed them and you notice that she is still very full, let her (After they have their puppy food) for a minute, then put the onesie on her- a few days of that should do the trick...

04-07-2011, 05:21 PM	#8
bellemarie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: belfast, northern ireland Posts: 520	Just be very careful that she dries up gradually- don't make her stop all at once as Mary said... I've had to deal with severe mastitis (in a rottie) and it wasn't pretty- and took 6 hours over 2 days to fully correct! If she stops feeding altogether too fast, they will get engorged, harden, then become infected- and even the earliest symptom is soo painful! The babygrow works great, but if she wants to feed them and you notice that she is still very full, let her (After they have their puppy food) for a minute, then put the onesie on her- a few days of that should do the trick... __________________ "...She will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of her heart; you owe it to her to be worthy of such devotion..."