That's great !! I hate hearing about your sick baby so this is good news - just a word of caution -
When Chanel had it - she would seem better also - We watched her closely after first seeing the diarrhea...and her breeder kept telling us it was stress - Well - it wasn't -
From Friday till Sunday she went up and down and by Sunday we were in the Emergency room - Remember - our breeder was telling us she was FINE - so I highly advise you to have her checked by her vet.
Here is more info - and IF she has it ...yes it did come home with her - you've only had her a few days.
A puppy is not born with the coccidia organisms in his intestine. However, once born, the puppy is frequently exposed to his mother's feces, and if the mother is shedding the infective cysts in her feces, then the young animals will likely ingest them and coccidia will develop within their intestines. Since young puppies, usually those less than six months of age, have no immunity to coccidia, the organisms reproduce in great numbers and parasitize the young animal's intestines. Oftentimes, this has severe effects.
Stress plays a role in the development of coccidiosis. It is not uncommon for a seemingly healthy puppy to arrive at his new home and develop diarrhea several days later leading to a diagnosis of coccidia.
If the puppy has been at the new home for less than thirteen days, then he had coccidia before he arrived. |