MY MOST HUMBLE APOLOGIES for missing so many posts! I had a killer week at work and by the time I got home needed to spend all my energy and time on Mama and puppies. WEEK 2!!!! and it didn't go unnoticed... but it did go (alas) unpublished. I have a lot of pictures to post about the last few days. Puppies are thriving and growing and maturing. Will catch up in the next few blogs.... I promise :)
First of all, I Thought I'd let everyone know what I was able to do for Nickel's problem with raw nipples and puppy diarrhea. I used an ace bandage to cover the top two nipples that were raw. The Bandages were an integral part of the solution. I shaved around the nipples, applied calendula and colloid silver gel, covered around the site with a sticky ointment (Mastisol). The Mastisol helped the band-aides stick and prevented (very aggressive) puppies from rubbing them off. It was the mastisol that made all the difference in getting the band-aides to adhere to Mama's skin. I found that the ace bandage kept the puppies from working the band-aides off. Having at least 5 more weeks of nursing I was really afraid that this would turn into a terribly infected problem. All I need to do now is make sure she doesn't develop mastitis in these two breasts. I''m happy to announce that this WORKED and things are working themselves out. :) Yipppeee!
First of all, I Thought I'd let everyone know what I was able to do for Nickel's problem with raw nipples and puppy diarrhea. I used an ace bandage to cover the top two nipples that were raw. The Bandages were an integral part of the solution. I shaved around the nipples, applied calendula and colloid silver gel, covered around the site with a sticky ointment (Mastisol). The Mastisol helped the band-aides stick and prevented (very aggressive) puppies from rubbing them off. It was the mastisol that made all the difference in getting the band-aides to adhere to Mama's skin. I found that the ace bandage kept the puppies from working the band-aides off. Having at least 5 more weeks of nursing I was really afraid that this would turn into a terribly infected problem. All I need to do now is make sure she doesn't develop mastitis in these two breasts. I''m happy to announce that this WORKED and things are working themselves out. :) Yipppeee!
