Re: [pyrnet] 11 puppies and how they grew

[OxyMOMKate@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/24/00 1:49:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JGentzel@aol.com 
writes:

> < We got her on
>  antibiotics and although it didn't clear up completely her milk stayed
>  good.  But in some cases the milk can go bad - and you end up feeding
>  out a dozen pups.  Not an cheap or easy proposition.>>


Mastitis doesn't make breastmilk in *any* mammal "go bad". In fact, the best 
thing for clearing mastitis up is to continue to empty the milk ducts, 
although this can be uncomfortable and even painful for the lactating mother. 

Katie <----who writes about lactation issues for a living and who has 
breastfed three babies past toddlerhood.

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