Is it normal 4 a pregnant dog to produce milk after giving birth?

Answer 1

Yes - sometimes female dogs can have a phantom pregnancy where their body acts as if it is pregnant when in reality it is not. This can result in milk production and usually the dog's belly will swell, she may begin acting differently too. She may show nesting behaviour where she tries to find a suitable place to have her 'puppies'

She also may begin to treat her toys as though they are puppies.

If your dog is showing these signs I recommend taking her to a vet to check that she definitely is not pregnant and to get advice about how to deal with phantom pregnancies.

Answer 2

Yes, they can. I have a 7 year old shih tzu...she's still intact. She had puppies 3 years ago. We have a male shih tzu as well but he's fixed. We have a 6 1/2 month old kitten that has been suckling off of our female since we got her. Yesterday while holding the dog I found out that she is lactating. She's not pregnant so the only reason I can come up with is because our cat/kitten has been sucking on her so much that she eventually got milk.

Weird; yes, I know. So that's proof that yes a female dog can lactate without being pregnant.

Answer 3

All dogs and cats are lactose intolerant so I wouldn't.

Answer 4

Yes, there has been cases like this. The dog will be ok. If you are worried take the dog to see a vet.

Answer 5

yes they do

Between 50 and 57 days of pregnancy.

Answer 6

well i guess because humans can sometimes but it depends on genetics most of the time

Answer 7

Yes. Mothers lactate after giving birth.

Answer 8

It will come when the puppy's do.

Answer 9

yes