first let me say this ISNT my dog so dont give me that i am an awful owner for not rushing it to the vet.. that said this person i know from work has a dashound that is 2 yrs old she has not been spayed and never been preg. but has **** and they have milk in them when you squeeze them what would cause this? i told her to take her to the vet but i am very curious to know anyone know what this could be from????
2007-01-12 08:23:05 · 11 answers · asked by momoftwobestkids 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I'm taking a stab in the dark, but it's possible your friend's dog is have a false pregnacy. We had a boxer that did this all the time when I was growing up.
What causes it? That's hard to say. Could be cycsts on the ovaries (as our dog had) or a number of other things. In the end, we spayed our dog. Stopped the problem.
You gave your friend the right advice. They should take the dog to their vet.
Good luck!
2007-01-12 08:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by mpjcurtis 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Milk means pregnancy. It COULD be false pregnancy, but most likely it is not. Of course the vet can only accurately diagnose this. Her owner should know if she's been around unneutered males... or just get her dog spayed. Now, is it in all the nipples? because you could be mistaking pus for milk... in which case she would have mastitis, but again this is unlikely. Watch for signs of he getting "fatter" between the base of her ribs and her back legs. That area would be getting larger if she's pregnant. In addition, milk is only produced near the end of pregnancy, so if she is pregnant you'll have little puppies running around within a few weeks to a month, I'm not incredibly well versed in the timeline of dachund pregnancies. Good luck, and please see a vet, for the dog and her maybe-babies' sakes. :)
2007-01-12 16:33:53 · answer #2 · answered by lildi_32 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The dog is 1) pregnant, 2) was pregnant and either lost the litter or had them and the owner doesn't know it, or 3) is having a pseudo pregnancy. All 3 scenarios require a trip to the vet.
If it was just one nipple and not all of them you may have to consider some infection (yeah it can be a milky liquid) but it would be odd for all nipples to get infected in the same way/same time.
2007-01-12 16:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by Heather 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She is either pregnant or having a false pregnancy. It is fairly common for dogs to go through a false pregnancy after the come into heat. They will get milk, gain weight, claim toys as their puppies, and sometimes even nest and act like they are going through labor. If she is pregnant, she will probably be having a litter of puppies in the next day or two.
2007-01-12 16:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by iluvmyfrenchbulldogs 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I work at a vet and the other people re right. Either somehow she got pregnant or she is going through a false pregnancy which is normal of some females.
2007-01-12 16:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by moo shell 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If she has recently been in season (heat) she could be pregnant or even having a false pregnancy. I would take her to the vet and see if she accidentally got bred. If it turns out to be a false pregnancy they will just have to wait it out.
2007-01-12 16:30:46 · answer #6 · answered by custombraids 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The two reason for a female to produce milk are pregnancy, or false pregnacy. advise your frined to seek a veterinary oppinion as soon as is convenient for her, but not to wait over 65 days as if the female is pregnant then to ensur the health of the puppies their are things that she should do.
2007-01-12 16:31:22 · answer #7 · answered by reispinscher 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
either she really is pregant this time or her body thinks it's pregnant which is false pregnancy, your friend needs to get her to the vet and get her checked out pronto.
2007-01-12 17:32:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
******NOTHING SERIOUS********
Just a false pregnancy..................
Keep an eye on the dog then if the milk does not dry up CALL the vet..............
2007-01-12 20:02:12 · answer #9 · answered by badgirl41 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pregnant or maybe even false pregnancy
2007-01-12 16:26:05 · answer #10 · answered by BRIDGE 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋