The main symptoms of dog mastitis are: fever, loss of appetite, depression, dehydration, frequent licking of the mammary gland area, breast swelling, congestion, hardening, etc. The dog's breasts will feel hard, swollen and warm when touched with your hands. Most dogs will feel pain, and pus-like or bloody fluid may flow from the nipples. If dog mastitis is not treated in time, cysts are likely to form, and in severe cases, they may develop into tumors.

Early Symptoms of Dog Mastitis

The main early symptoms of dog mastitis are: hardening of the breasts, congestion of the mammary glands, warmth to the touch, swollen lymph nodes on the breasts, etc. As the disease progresses, mastitis is divided into two types. One is acute mastitis, whose main symptoms are systemic symptoms such as increased body temperature, loss of appetite, and lying on the ground. Another type is chronic mastitis, whose characteristic symptom is the formation of cysts in breast tissue and even the development of tumors.

Symptoms of mastitis in nulliparous dogs

The main symptoms of mastitis in nulliparous dogs are redness, swelling, heat and pain in the subcutaneous mammary gland area. In addition, it may also cause changes in the dog’s mental appetite. Mastitis is mainly a bacterial infection of the mammary gland. Depending on its severity, the clinical symptoms vary greatly. When palpated, the gland may be obviously red, hot, hard, obviously swollen, or have obvious pain reactions. Some are serious. Some dogs also develop ruptured mammary abscesses.