Bella Update

Deep sigh of relief. We have been anxcious all day worrying about Bella's health, even though she appeared to be ok as far as her behavior. Just seeing how swollen she was, was really hard to take.
Karen, our most wonderful vet, just came over to check up on Bella and the pups. Bella will be fine. Here's the scoop:

Bella has no fever, and even though she is quite swollen, there was milk coming out of the glands when checked, no other unfavorable fluids were present. So it appears her problem is progressing favorably. We will watch her carefully. Karen gave Bella some more liquid medicine against fever and pain, and one more dose for tomorrow. We will continue to give Bella her antibiotics twice a day.

The puppies can nurse, even though it might be a little painful for Bella. Luckily they also eat solid food, so that should give Mamma a break.

Deep deep sigh of relief.