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Swollen Mammory Gland - Mastitis After Psuedopregnancy
My 7 year old Yorkshire Terrier bitch developed a swelling in her mammary
around 1 month ago. We took her to the vet around 3 weeks ago and it was diagnosed as mastitis. At the time we were also told that she must have experienced a psuedopregnancy. To date she has been prescribed 2x 7 day courses of anti-biotics along with anti-inflammatory drugs. The swelling has not decreased in this time but pus and blood is no longer being expressed on aspiration. On our most recent visit to the vets bloods were taken but there were no abnormalities in the haematology when results returned. The vet advised that it would be best to push ahead and spay immediately, within the next week. He also suggested that dental work be carried out at the same time. We are concerned at the risk of cross contamination with doing both procedures at the same. Added to the fact that our dog is still producing milk. Are we right to be worried? Any help or advice would be very much appreciated on how we are best to move forward. Many Thanks, CT |
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Swollen Mammory Gland - Mastitis After Psuedopregnancy
Your vet is probably trying to avoid two episodes of anesthesia, which
is tough on dogs and humans. Spaying and dental work is often done at the same time... with 7-10 days of antibiotics before or a few days of antibiotics after. If you are uncomfortable, consult a secnd vet for an opinion. That's fine and commonly done. I have used vets who won't do a dental during neuter-spay and vets who do both routinely.... But with the history you give, the spay needs to be done before her next heat, and now is a good time, because it's probable she'll hae another pseudo-pregnancy. Unless she's a very highly ranked show champion, the gene pool won't miss hers being passed on to puppies.... Yorkies are a very high numbers breed, and few of them meet the standards of structure, function temperament and personality for an ideal dog of the breed, although many to most of them are Great pets, and also participate very successfully in obedience and rally trials, freestyle obedience (dancing with the dog to music, choreographed!), small breed agility, and therapy dog volunteer work. As well as being Too Durn Cute. And very good watch dogs. (I also had a pair of them in an obedience class that probably weighed just short of a Total of 6 lbs together, that killed a humongous river rat...., and a co-worker's pair that hit 9 lbs each killed an adult oppossum in the time it took the owner to get downstairs and outside. They are very capable of doing some "terrier work" of vermin control.) Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia, USA |
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bug have stung that spot otherwise no internal complex reason can be described for this case. Try to make avoid from water and use some anti bacterial tincture. |
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