Hi everyone...this is my first post here and I feel so fortunate to have found this wonderful site. My dh gave me the most wonderful gift ever 6 days ago, two beautiful 11 wk old Yorkie pups, Chloe & Nitro. He is sneaky and got them for me as a surprise, so I didn't know anything about the breeder or their circumstances. He just wanted to give me what I've always dreamed of...my baby Yorkies.
I already love these guys so much but I am positive they are the result of a puppy mill after dh described the conditions he bought them from...it was horrible and she breeds about 20 different breeds in pretty rough conditions.
All of that aside (but just wanted to let you know where they came from), our vet is on vacation until Monday so I can't take them in for their puppy check until then. I have bathed them both well, used a deflea comb but last night found that both of them have developed scabs and raw places from the fleas and from biting. I can't seem to get rid of them and don't want to use Frontline or anything yet because of their age and having not been to the vet.
To top it off, both of them are coughing this morning like something is in their throats. It's not a kennel cough type of cough (I've heard that before) but more like a sore throat type of cough.
I'm at a loss.
Can anyone help or give suggestions? It's just Friday and Monday feels like an eternity away...we live in the boonies with no emergency vet for 2 hours in any direction and I am worried about my new babies.
Thanks,
~Barb~