Phantom pregnacy

[genuine 81]

Firstly ive never had this happen to me, and dont know many that have! Ive done a bit reading etc on it but still looking for some advice! Or what you did or know of people doing to help get the dog back on straight and narrow!

 

My bitch is houling at night scratting her bed,looking depressed, off food,enlarged tiits,producing milk, and generally not herself!

 

Ive been told to keep eye on her for swelling round niples, biting and scrating them, feed little,and keep water to a low as it helps produce the milk!

 

Is there any signs i should be aware of for immediate vet treatment? Would i still have to visit vets with dog or just explain and pick up antibiotics?

 

I was going to take her when realised she wasn't eating as much and producing, was told just to watch her over a 4 week period befor vets!

 

Any advice welcome!

 

 

Cheers!

[jf1970 328]

Firstly ive never had this happen to me, and dont know many that have! Ive done a bit reading etc on it but still looking for some advice! Or what you did or know of people doing to help get the dog back on straight and narrow!

 

My bitch is houling at night scratting her bed,looking depressed, off food,enlarged tiits,producing milk, and generally not herself!

 

Ive been told to keep eye on her for swelling round niples, biting and scrating them, feed little,and keep water to a low as it helps produce the milk!

 

Is there any signs i should be aware of for immediate vet treatment? Would i still have to visit vets with dog or just explain and pick up antibiotics?

 

I was going to take her when realised she wasn't eating as much and producing, was told just to watch her over a 4 week period befor vets!

 

Any advice welcome!

 

 

Cheers!

 

hi mate i wouldn't worry to much about it,my bitch had a phantom pregnancy about 2 mths ago and the vet said to just let it take it's coarse and it should clear in or around 4wks,but as you have said look out for the milk getting infected,if this happens you will notice around her nipples will be swolen and hard(about the size of a tennis ball maybe a bit smaller)this happened to my bitch when she had a litter and all the vet done was give her an injection and she was fine after about 4-5 days,hope this helps,cheers......john:thumbs: forgot to say,my bitch was a bit depressed but no other symptoms.

Edited September 13, 2010 by jf1970

[MOO 730]

get some galstop

[jf1970 328]

get some galstop

 

 

what does that do?

[Guest vin]

Ive had this before..and it happened to my mates bitch last year..Dog was off sorts for a few weeks,but after her teats had gone back down..she soon got over it.

 

worse bit was the fact that she was,nt having a litter ..he was almost as gutted as I was. we would have both had new young dogs to start this season. now his bitch is too old and mine is too knacked to have pups. = GUTTED !

[red 2]

my bitch just had one mate swollen tits nesting up down in the dumps etc etc but she is fine now mate its more common than you think just keep your eye on her she should sort herself out atb

[scent 509]

had a bitch the very same she dried up in no time

[genuine 81]

Ive had this before..and it happened to my mates bitch last year..Dog was off sorts for a few weeks,but after her teats had gone back down..she soon got over it.

 

worse bit was the fact that she was,nt having a litter ..he was almost as gutted as I was. we would have both had new young dogs to start this season. now his bitch is too old and mine is too knacked to have pups. = GUTTED !

 

Cheers for advice apreciate it! I thought i wouldnt mention this because i was unsure if correct but as it hasnt be mentioned here goes! I was told by a mate that if you dont get the dog newted or get her pregnat this cant persist and go on and on, an its not good for the dog! How true this is im not sure,but i dont want to do either so an alternative is need if this it true!

 

edited to say; mite cheer her up,mates just phoned so out of red pratrol!

Edited September 13, 2010 by genuine

[jf1970 328]

if she is neutered while she is having the phantom pregnancy,she will stay that way,so i was told by my vet:thumbs:

[leegreen 2,251]

I have a bitch that produces milk after every season. She is depressed, run down and loses her fur. I have tried every thing I am now getting her neutered. This will solve the problem.

[berty1 8]

1 level teaspoon of Epsom salts squidged up in a slice of bread (I did half a teaspoon in half a slice of bread two times, as it was easier for her to get down) then repeat again after 3 days. This will dry the milk up, they shit it and a load of gunk all out.

Goodluck