Hi all i just wondered if anyone has had problems with milk coming from puppies nose, My 2 day old yorkie has had a rough start to life, born by c-section the mum not wanting to know her, But today we've had a huge break through and mums maternal insticts have kicked in and shes been really good, But this afternoon i went to look in the box and there is bubbles coming from babies nose, i phoned the vet imediately and took her down, Luckily she hasn't got a cleft palate and the vets seems to think she may just be been greedy, has anyone else come across this, im not worrying.

This can happen when the milk really comes in and vigorous suckling brings down more than the pup can easily swallow.  Pup will learn how to regulate the flow by sucking appropriately, as very says this happens with greedy ones.

ive had afew like this very greedy pups, they didnt stop being greedy lol became big pups too ,but now you know mums milk is plentyful for her baby :) x

If the pup continues to do this and the chest becomes very rattly, tell your vet as inhaled milk can cause aspiration pneumonia....a course of antibiotics may be needed.

I have had this with pups who are very vigorous feeders, so I wouldn't worry. I have also had pups on antibiotics and biosolvon as mentioned by tooolz, pups were a bit "rattly", so as with everything to do with raising a litter, keep your eye on the pup (as you are doing ;-) )

Just spoke to the breeder of stud dog I used and she says it doesn't look good and it probably has phnumonea I'm hoping and preying she fights through whatever it is :-(

Hi Tilly, if l were you, l would let your Vet take a look at her. If she does have pneumonia, the sooner a course of antibiotics is started the better, especially as, being the weekend,  you really do not want to leave it until Monday. Having said that, l have also had greedy pups who had milk coming from their nostrils. Does  she sound wheezy/rattly, because that is a good indication of pneumonia? I would get her checked out tho'......just for your own peace of mind.

I hope she has improved, be awful to lose her now after all she and your bitch have been through.

Did the breeder listen to her chest? Lots of greedy pups get this, and if her chest is clear, she's fine.......

Not wishing to scare, but we had this with a pup, checked over by 3 different vets, all said he was fine, at 6 weeks I found he had a small hole in his palate quite far back.

The vet listened to her chest and said its fine, the milk is still coming from her nose but she's still drinking fine & she's gained a little weight.

All good news and hope it has put your mind at rest x

Would she still feed if it was pneumonia?

I had this few times when only two pups feeding from mum.
I put the pups on the teats that has less milk at first so they would have to work little harder at getting it out to fill their bellies and then let them use the teats with loads of milk (when their bellies were little fuller)
I also had one of those nose/throat clearing bulbs(sorry the name escapes) near by so I could clear the nose straight away when it happened.

If she seems fine other than milk coming out of her nose a little, I really wouldn't fret. And yes, I have a  bulb syringe too and they are very useful and have used them for a few days post whelping if I have felt it necessary.

I agree with Sharonm I would get bet to check palate. 

Surely, given the reason OP took pup to the vets in the first place, this will already have been ruled out?

Cavlover the reason i posted re checking palat was because of this previous post. if we lived in an ideal world we would not feel the need to question. but sadly sometimes things can be over looked.

Not wishing to scare, but we had this with a pup, checked over by 3 different vets, all said he was fine, at 6 weeks I found he had a small hole in his palate quite far back.

We had a pup with a very small hole in the palate, took him to the vet 3 times, each time seen by a different vet who all ruled it out, we actually picked it up when he was 6 weeks old, so vets do miss it out.

Well, I took a pup to be pts recently as he was very poorly, within seconds of examining his mouth, my vet informed me he had a very minor cleft palate, right at the back of his mouth - the signs were obviously already there that this pup was very ill, hence why I had taken  him to be pts. He never had milk coming out of his nostrils though, oddly enough. This is why I am saying that if other than a bit of milk coming out of a nostril (which I have seen several times purely due to greediness) then it might be wise not to panic (inadvertently) the OP. However, if Tilly is still worried then she should take pup back and ask to see another vet.

Yes, I have often had this with pups, those who are greedy.  I always listen very carefully to the breathing very carefully after each feed, you might hear it sounding a little bubbly in the upper airways, I keep the pup tilted a little head downwards till this settles.  Any sound of bubbly for the chest area need vet help asap.

Do hope things and being to improve.

Tilly, how is pup now?

Yes, hoping all is well, Tilly.

Hi shes doing good she weighed 65g at birth and is now 6 days and weighs 95g so shes putting it on slowly, The milk seems to have stopped coming from her nose too Thank you for asking, i've also put a new post up

That's good news :-)

Since the litter size may be small and there may be plenty of milk for 2 or 3 puppies .they may keep suckling  even after full stomach. So keep them off the dam for some time...

ThIs is an old thread the pups will be fully grown 4 year old by now :)