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Sanjana Basak

My 1yr 5months female Labrador was on heat last month and now she is having phantom pregnancy. What to do? How to make her recover from producing watery substance from her breast.

Copper, Dog, Labrador Retriever, Female
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Dr. Sharmila Rai
Phantom pregnancy happens in intact females due to the normal hormonal changes after the heat period. The condition usually subsides itself after few weeks. You can aid her symptoms like milk production and enlarged nipples you can use a t-shirt or a elizabethan collar on her to prevent her from licking her nipple that can further stimulate milk production.
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Dr. Sharmila Rai
To prevent such condition in future you can consider spaying her and to rule out any other cause for the behaviour you can schedule a vet visit.
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Dr. Anukarna Singh
Pseudopregnancy/ false pregnancy is self resolving, so it's not important to start treatment immediately.We generally see nesting behaviour, your pet feels like she is pregnant so we see them becoming over protective about their surroundings because of which they sometimes end up attacking people, some females also experience drop in appetite.
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Dr. Anukarna Singh
However in some cases individuals can start developing secondary mastitis which is infection in the mammary glands due to over accumulation of milk. In cases of mastitis or very severe behavioral changes treatment can be initiated with cabergolin. I would suggest getting a detailed physical health check before starting this treatment.
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