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Teats after pregnancy?

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Question
I have a 2yr old lurcher bitch who had her first (accidental and only!!) litter of 13 (!) 5 weeks ago, her teats have gone down a little but hang now and she refuses to feed the pups which is fine as they are eating everything I own now so she clearly doesn't need to. but I was just wondering will they return to normal? she loves to run and they swing so much i worry that it must be painful for her.
thanks for your help.
tess

Answer
Hi Tess. They'll probably not ever look completely like they did before she had pups. They will most likely alwayas be a bit bigger than before, and may be a little saggy. They will get better as time goes by though. It'll take them a while. They should get better so that she at least can run again, but will most likely not ever look like they did before. 13 pups! Wow. You guys did a great job.:-)