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..
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..
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