scooterpig
New Born Pup
Hi everyone, newbie here.
Hope you can help. When I lifted one of my boys out of the cage tonight I noticed a swelling under his left teat. When, squeezed gently, a little bead of red fluid forms, right at the end of the teat. It's not thick like blood, but is thin and clear, like a blood-stained fluid if you see what I mean.
I have bathed it with plain warm water but nothing else as I'm not sure what to do for the best. He's as bright and chirpy as always - I give them celery immediately after bathing it and he got stuck right in.
Could it just be a tiny wound that's got infected? There's no immediately obvious injuries but the swelling is noticeable and must have flared up pretty pretty quickly.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
Hope you can help. When I lifted one of my boys out of the cage tonight I noticed a swelling under his left teat. When, squeezed gently, a little bead of red fluid forms, right at the end of the teat. It's not thick like blood, but is thin and clear, like a blood-stained fluid if you see what I mean.
I have bathed it with plain warm water but nothing else as I'm not sure what to do for the best. He's as bright and chirpy as always - I give them celery immediately after bathing it and he got stuck right in.
Could it just be a tiny wound that's got infected? There's no immediately obvious injuries but the swelling is noticeable and must have flared up pretty pretty quickly.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!