Baby found suckling dog's milk

2006-02-09 14:04

Dar es Salaam - A Tanzanian mother became hysterical after she found her six month-old baby suckling dog's milk, say reports on Thursday.

The reports said the mother left her son on a mat while she went to hang clothes in the yard of her Dar es Salaam home. After she came back to find him suckling on the dog, she screamed and rushed to her brother's house to seek advice.

But, the brother managed to convince her dog's milk was harmless. He was quoted as saying: "Since that day the baby is doing well and hasn't had diarrhoea or any signs of illness."

Another relative, who witnessed the incident on Monday, was also unperturbed. The reports said: "The baby was satisfied, since his belly was full and his lips had traces of milk."

- Reuters