Nipple infection? Anyone heard of this?

IT'S CALLED MASTITIS...IT IS A INFECTION OF THE FEMALES MAMORY GLANDS...SOMETIMES CALLED 'MILK FEVER'.USUALLY A CATTLE DISEASE BUT HAPPENS IN DOGS MORE THAN PPL THINK.IF CAUGHT IN TIME...SIMPLE ANTIBIONICS WILL CLEAR IT RIGHT UP.SOMETIMES IN THE WORST CASES THE INFECTED NIPPLE/NIPPLES WILL BLOW OUT...LEAVE A REALLY NASTY OPEN WOUND.AND SOMETIMES-LIKE WITH YOUR FRIENDS DOG-IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME,THE FEMALE DIES.WATCH THE PUPS REALLY CLOSE-THE INFECTED MILK CAN KILL PUPS.

ok cool i have done some research and it is more common than ppl think like you were saying. Do you know what causes it genetics or what?

Usually it is caused by a blow to the udder,or a blocked/semi blocked gland were not all the milk flows through like it is suppose to and gets stagnet...finally setting up infection.I have heard that over eager nurcing can cause it...........but not sure how true that is.Course I have seen pups really give mommas a hard time!!

rather I would say that under nursing causes it rather than over nursing. In fact it usually can be avoided by making sure the nipple is draining completely.
it can also be caused by something as simple as that nipple not getting drained fully at nursing. That can tend to happen in small litters (although large litters as well) where the pups have there 'favorite' teats and drain those ones constantly and not the one in question which builds up and gets blocked up causing infection.
was the dog still nursing when she died? if the pups were weaned from her abruptly, it definitely could have caused the mastitis. On the other hand, if momma was still nursing and no pups died at all before she did.. I would suspect that was the cause of death..

wow.. sorry for the loss, but yes ive heard of this twice... ive never heard of loosing a dog, but ive heard of the pups getting sick.. (not sure if same disease).. but in either case im sorry for the loss

The pups were weened he said for about a week, then all the sudden she became lethargic. He took her to vet and she passed at vets office that night. I went over to his place today to see him and the pups look great, eating great, plenty of energy

When ever we wean a litter...momma is held off food for one full day then for the week after-1/2 rations so she dries out very quickly with no problems.But mastitis can happen while the pups are still very young as well....and yes,poss because that nipple isn't being suckled as much...or a blockeage,but our vet said that a over robust litter can also bruse that gland and infection sets ups.

ah yes over robust and they bruise it that makes sense. also getting scratched or cut can open it up for infection to set in as well. Terrible shame tho, such a hard loss! Glad the pups made it

thanks guys he isnt very internet savy so I told him I would find out more about it. I will print this for him thanks for all the useful info.