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I've mentioned that we had to bottle feed the whole last litter of puppies because Inez got a bad case of mastitis from a severe scratch on her teat, received in a fight with an old feral tom-cat.  (The cat paid for it- we found it laying out in the front of our property.)  Well, it appears that she has successfully injured herself again- this time a different teat.

The injury (after being thoroughly cleaned and had aloe vera put on it)


I don't know how she got this one, but I've doctored it up, and am giving her lots of Vitamin C, and putting Goldenseal on it daily.  I took a detailed video of me doctoring it, and may post it when the injury is completely healed.  Thankfully, so far there is no mastitis or infection, probably due to the Vitamin C. and Goldenseal (one powerful immune support, the other a natural antibiotic).

Here is another photo of the injury, taken approximately 60 hours after I doctored it.

New skin is trying to form here, especially near the upper part of the injury.  It still needs a few days to heal over.
What concerns me isn't the injury itself- that will heal over in a few days.  The trouble with mammary damage is the danger of mastitis, which is a fever and inflammation.  Inez seems perfectly happy and healthy, except that she doesn't want to nurse her puppies nearly as much as she used to- no doubt because of how they knead with their paws, which would be extremely painful because of their sharp little claws.  She is back to her job of patrolling and guarding the property at night, and is doing it very well.  I will keep all of you updated on Inez's condition.
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