How to treat lactation in female dogs after giving birth?

Oct 31,2023
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Treatment methods for postpartum lactation in female dogs:

1. Improve feeding and management, feed nutritious food or soup bait to induce lactation. At the same time, the sick dog should be allowed to live in a quiet and familiar environment.

2. Warm compress and breast massage are important methods to stimulate breast function, which should be done 2-3 times a day.

3. The female dog should be fed prolactin syrup or prolactin tablets immediately after giving birth. You can also try traditional Chinese medicine to induce lactation, including 25 grams of Wangbuliuxing, 10 grams each of Tongcao, Shanjia, and Atractylodes, white peony root, angelica root, and astragalus root. 12 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula and Codonopsis pilosula. Grind them into powder and mix them with food or decoct them in water.

Symptoms of agalactia in female dogs:

1. Clinically, it can be seen that the breasts of female dogs are soft and reduced, and the milk gradually decreases, or there is no milk, or there is no milk discharge suddenly.

2. The puppies suck milk more frequently and often bump their breasts with their heads. The puppies often bark due to hunger.

3. Female dogs sometimes refuse to breastfeed because of pain.

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