It all came on so suddenly late last night…

She had eaten well through the day and had willingly fed the puppies…

However about 11pm I had to take her to the vet…

She could barely move and was running a very high fever…



BATHING POOR MILLIE’S SORE NIPPLES

He gave her the same antibiotic and pain killing injection as before…

As well as a course of tablets – safe for the puppies…

We have been up all night with her – so please understand a brief post today…

I’m nursing her with the help of the puppies and hot water bottles and a warm compress…

She’s allowing the pups to nurse on the swollen breast and this is more than helping…

We are of course very worried…

However as I write this brave little Millie is feeding her puppies…

I can’t tell you how emotional we’ve been…

But with nine little pups we have just had to carry on…



LILAC GIVES MOM SOME LOVE WHILST BLUE PUP SUCKLES

On a lighter and brighter note the little ‘doodles had their first milky kibble meal this morning…

(more photos at the end of this post)

As you can see from the photos they did extremely well and we are very relieved…

They really are thriving – real cheeky little puppies !!!

However we have decided against moving them into the dining room today…

We feel this would be too much stress for Millie – the last thing she’s needs right now is change…

So I shall leave you with some of the latest photos of the Goldendoodle puppies…

Thanks and much love Millie ~ Kate and the little ‘Doodles…

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After all the drama of mastitis I’m glad to say all is back to normal…

Well as normal as things can be with these little Goldendoodle puppies lol…

I took Millie back to the vets on Sunday morning…

We were pretty sure she was on the mend…

In fact the vet was extremely pleased with her…

The antibiotics and the suckling pups have almost brought the swelling in her nipple down…

She’s a lot more comfortable and nursing her puppies extremely well…

The vet was impressed too…

“I’m very taken with this dog…she has a wonderful nature…”

High praise indeed and I’m sure her puppies will have lovely characters too…



SEPARATED AT BIRTH Ha Ha..?

Not much else to report really…

Apart from them all getting fresh paper collars on Sunday afternoon…

They have all put so much weight on I am running out of collars ha ha…

I maybe have enough for one more change – note to me order some more…

It’s lovely to see their characters coming out even at this early stage…

Purple collar for instance is a little bossy madam…

Boy does she assert herself…

My partner is quite taken with her – except at 3 am when she squawks – loudly – for attention ha ha…

The little pink girl was the smallest and we have kept an eye on her feeding…

I’m happy to say not only has she gained a load of weight this weekend…

She’s also getting the hang of pushing the bigger pups out of the way lol…

OK I’ll leave with a handful of new Goldendoodle puppy pictures…

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It all happened so quickly…

One minute she was feeding happily and the next she became quite poorly…

She had a high temperature and became very “spacey…”

She simply couldn’t lie down – but still allowed the puppies to feed by sitting upright…

A quick examination showed one of her teats was swollen and inflamed…

Luckily the pups had fed well – were sleeping soundly and we rushed Millie to the vets…

He was fantastic and agreed it was indeed mastitis…

He gave her two injections (both safe for the puppy milk) – antibiotic and a pain killer…

Within minutes Millie was much happier…

Infact she pulled us out of the surgery to the car – such was her haste to get home !!!




CHECKING MILLIE IS NOT IN TOO MUCH DISCOMFORT WHILST NURSING HER PUPPIES

On her return she immediately checked on the babies…

Before lying down gingerly and falling asleep for a good 3/4 of an hour…

It was the longest sleep she’s had since the puppies were born…

Once awake I checked her sore teat again and gently massaged it with olive oil…

In fact I gave all of her nipples a good gentle clean…

Millie seemed to really enjoy the close attention and lay happily on her back…

The swelling had gone down considerably and Millie was more than happy to return to her whelping box…

The puppies on the other hand seemed none to concerned at mums return !!!

They had all curled up together and were all snoring in a deep contended full belly sleep…

Millie was a little miffed and eventually began licking and nosing them to wake.,..

It was a great relief to us all that the puppies immediately “latched on” and fed happily…

The vet had recommended we allowed the pups to suckle the swollen teat…

This would both gauge Millie’s pain level – and of course help bring down the inflammation…

We rotated the aggressive and gentle feeders and was delighted to see Millie showed no discomfort…




“PINKY” ONE OF THE MORE GENTLE PUPPIES HELPING TO NURSE HER MUM

The great news is Millie stayed with the puppies all night…

And I can assure you all they have gorged themselves on her milk !!!

My partner stayed with them and says it was the most peaceful night they’ve had…

I managed to sleep a little longer despite my concerns…

As soon as I came down this morning I coaxed Millie on her back to check her nipples…

I am so relieved to say the swelling has almost completely gone !!!

I have weighed all the puppies and am delighted to say they have all gained weight considerably…

They are all feisty squeaky and none the worse for yesterdays dramas…

And as you can see all happy content and coming on amazingly well…




MUM AND DAUGHTER GOLDENDOODLES SNUGGLING AND SLEEPING TOGETHER

OK I shall leave you with the latest pictures of Goldendoodle Millie and her cute puppies…

Millie and me are off to the vets this morning for a quick check up…

I’ll let you know how it goes – but pretty sure everything is more than OK !!!

Put it this was I’m a lot happier taking her today than I was yesterday !!!

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Lots of love Kate – Millie and the doods and doodettes XXX