Mastitis I have been a nervous wreck since Friday morning. I'll start at the beginning: Friday morning before 7:00 am Emilee was her usual self. When I came home from my school bus route (8:30 am) she usually wants to come in the family room with me for a little while. That morning she didn't. She didn't eat her breakfast of Science Diet Puppy (hard) mixed with Science Diet Puppy (canned). We had early dismissal so when I got home (12:35 PM) She still wasn't acting right, I checked her over completely, nothing noticeable. She loves bath and hadn't had one since her whelping on the first (last bath was Jan. 28) so I gave her a bath. She acted a little slower. An hour later I noticed she was pink. Ears pink, skin pink, belly pink. I took her temp, it was up just a little. Checked her over again, nothing unusual except for the pink. Another hour, still all pink, and temp a little higher. I took her to the emergency hospital and she had a higher temp and diagnosed as mastitis. One gland is hard. She is now on antibiotics. Puppies lost a couple tenths of an ounce, because her milk was inadequate, so I supplemented while the babies nursed. Vet said I was to continue this for a couple of days, still letting babies nurse. Emilee's temp is back to normal for her. Took her back to the Vet today, Emilee was much better except for the one hard gland, but mostly for myself. I was so scared. This morning everything seems a little better. She has eaten finally. Not alot. She doesn't drink much so I force her water with an eye dropper. Any other suggestions or anything else I need to know to get Emilee better faster?
__________________ Janet |