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Why does my nursing dog's belly look like this with inverted nipples?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 1 month old | 9 lbs

Is it okag for my nursing dogs belly to look like this??

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 13th, 2018

This looks quite normal, except that your dog has two inverted nipples. The puppies can probably suckle them and if not, they may cease giving milk. Inverted nipples are a congenital malformation of the nipples.

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