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Mastitis is almost always associated with lactating nursing animals. Trauma, poor sanitary conditions, and underling illnesses are potential predisposing factors. Most of the time, mastitis is not an emergency situation, and animals affected are not significantly ill. The only sign might be a bitch refusing to let the puppies nurse. This may be taken as a sign of the mother just being immature or uncaring. The mammary glands should always be observed closely if this is occurring. Mastitis is usually an acute (sudden) condition. If it is left unnoticed, an animal is immunocompromised or a particularly pathogenic (causing significant disease) bacteria is present, the infection can spread to other glands. Occasionally it may cause septicemia (bacterial blood infection). These animals are usually quite ill and require much more intensive care. Mammary glands may become so inflamed that they may be abscessed or even gangrenous.
Mammary gland tumors are a type of cancer that arise from breast tissue and are similar to breast cancer in women. About half of these tumors are malignant, which means they can spread, and half are benign...
Pregnancy is the period of gestation when the young are developing in the mother’s uterus. Typically, pregnancy lasts about 62 days and average litter size varies from one to fifteen, with an average of...
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