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What to Do About Insufficient Lactation and Agalactia in Dogs?

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Postpartum abnormal mammary gland function during lactation can cause insufficient milk production, or even agalactia. It can occur in all dogs, but is more common in first-time mothers. Causes include mammary gland hypoplasia, endocrine dysfunction, being underweight, obesity or suffering from serious illness, as well as nutritional deficiency in late pregnancy. In addition, psychological stress in dogs is also one of the causes of this condition. [Diagnosis]Clinically, the mammary glands appear soft and shrunken, milk production gradually decreases, or there is no milk, or milk flow suddenly stops. Puppies nurse more frequently and often press their heads against the mammary glands, and often

Postpartum abnormal mammary gland function during lactation can cause insufficient milk production, or even agalactia. It can occur in all dogs, but is more common in first-time mothers. Causes include mammary gland hypoplasia, endocrine dysfunction, being underweight, obesity or suffering from serious illness, as well as nutritional deficiency in late pregnancy. In addition, psychological stress in dogs is also one of the causes of this condition.

[Diagnosis]Clinically, the mammary glands appear soft and shrunken, milk production gradually decreases, or there is no milk, or milk flow suddenly stops. Puppies nurse more frequently and often press their heads against the mammary glands, and often cry out from hunger. The mother dog sometimes refuses to nurse because of pain.

[Prevention and Treatment]Improve feeding management, and feed nutrient-rich foods or soup-based diets to promote milk production. Let the affected dog live in a quiet, familiar environment.

Warm compresses and massage of the mammary glands are an important method of stimulating mammary gland function, performed 2-3 times a day.

Immediately after giving birth, the mother dog should be given lactation-promoting syrup or lactation-promoting tablets. Traditional Chinese medicine can also be tried to promote milk production: Wangbuliuxing (Vaccaria seed) 25g, Tongcao (rice-paper plant pith), Shanjia (pangolin scale), and Baizhu (Atractylodes macrocephala) 10g each, Baishao (white peony root), Danggui (angelica root), Huangqi (astragalus root), and Dangshen (codonopsis root) 12g each. Grind all together into powder and mix into food, or decoct in water and administer the liquid.

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