Roxy has 10 nipples. Ever since she went into heat the first time about 2 months ago, they are huge!! I took her to my "previous" work (the vet) and she said they were just swollen from her being in heat. At first when I just told her about it when she hadn't yet checked Roxy, she said it could be mastitis. When she told me that, I had decided that if it was, I would have her spayed then and there, but it wasn't. Thank God! Anyway, back to the original subject, Precious' or Spuds' nipples don't poke out that much. Especially Spud's. And Spud doesn't have his "friends" anymore.