paddywack12 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 My 2 year old patterdale terrier had her 4th season in May, the last week or so she has been moping about, carrying a small soft toy around with her everywhere and last night I noticed she is in milk. I think she is having a phantom pregnancy, do these actions/symptoms sound like it? Is there anything to worry about or anything I need to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Get the toy off her. My boxer had the same thing 3 years ago - Her "baby" was a small toy piano. She built a nest under the stairs and got aggressively possessive of the piano, which goes completely against her nature. Had to get he wife to chuck it away while i walked her. Everything went back to normal within a couple of weeks although she has the largest teats I've ever seen - They went up when she began the "pregnancy" and never went down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 We've always had bitches and it is a royal pain in the ****.....mothering all sorts, moping about etc. If any of them get a phantom we give them plenty of extra excersise and cut back their food, usually works but if that fails and the milk continues you'll have to get some Galastop from the vet which will sort her out. Was only talking to the mrs last night about this as the older springer seems to developing yet another one and we've decided to get her spayed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Our springer has always suffered from them so we have just (yesterday) had her spayed, even that was delayed because she was in milk. Right off her feet last night and this morning but has just started to come back to her normal mad self atvb Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 The problem when they come to milk is a good chance of mastitis developing. The Galastop is excellent and will bring the bitch out of the false pregnancy much more quickly than going cold turkey. If you don't intend to breed from her then having her spayed should be seriously considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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