My nursing dog's nipple is bleeding. Is it serious? What to do?

HI, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Kiera! Blood could be from trauma. Mastitis is very painful and is an infection. The mammary gland is red, hard and painful. Pus can be detected from the nipple. I suggest and exam by your Vet first before starting any medications. We can not prescribe medications on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach because we can not perform and exam. An exam is required by law to have a valid Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship in order to prescribe medications. The gland should be expressed or still nursed from. Cephalexin doesn't hurt the puppies. I hope this helps and good luck!

Just like in people, any unusual discharge from a nipple is not normal and could be a sign of mammary cancer. I do not think she needs to be rushed to a vet, however you should make an appointment with a vet to have it examined. It may be just mastitis, but it could be a malignant condition as well.

It is possible that what you are seeing is a normal vein, a vein with a blood clot, or a bruise. If there is blood coming from the nipples, I recommend that Bonnie be examined by a vet as this would indicate that there is bleeding going on within the milk duct system and is highly abnormal. There could be infection, trauma, or a bleeding/clotting disorder causing this to happen.

I would take Minimosa and her puppies into a vet immediately. It sounds like she could be suffering from mastitis, which is a severe infection of the mammary glands. This can be fatal without treatment, which is why it's important she is seen by a vet now. Please take her and her puppies into an ER vet clinic; if there isn't one in your area, there will be a vet on call for emergencies. The information to reach that vet is found on a clinic's answering machine or website. Best of luck!

Poor girl. No this is not normal. She likely has suffered some type of injury and needs to have this area inspected by your vet and treated. She may need stitches, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicine. I hope Lil One gets better soon. You can try wrapping a clean t-shirt or bandage material around her to help stabilize the area if you can’t get her in right away and it continues to bleed. Best of luck and take care.

Oh no, poor Maddie! It's very concerning that blood is coming out of her nipple and she should have suffering an injury or infection causing the lump and the blood. I would have her seen by a vet for this as soon as possible. The vet can diagnose what is causing her symptoms so she can be treated.

She has a serious infection there, first of all separate her from the puppies completely, so they can't feed on her anymore. secondly you will need to contact your vet as she needs an antibiotic course to treat this nasty infection.