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Originally Posted by myfoxyrose  Thank you so much for the advice! I still have her on the chicken and rice and will stop the bites of kibble. Back to the delivery... she delivered the first stillborn on Tues am, the second shortly there after, then the mama had trouble with third and I rushed to vet. The third was in birth canal for three hours before delivery ( she is my surviving pup) and the fourth came. I lost number two the day after delivery and number four the following night. I went to two different vets and neither actually gave me any advice on this except to expect losing last pup. She is so rowdy and healthy I'm hoping she survives! Thanks for any help you can give me. |
There is a virus that can cause fading puppy syndrome, and can cause miscarriages, or early death on the new born as well as still born. The mother can present diarrhea and stomach upset or not or either, before labor or after . It is a very rare virus but it can happen and usually the only way to diagnose is do a "fresh autopsy" of the dead puppy and look for changes in the brain and organs , but the vet performing such autopsy must be a seasoned experienced one. Pretty much there is nothing one can do and without much explanation one puppy may survive while others may not.
I can not think of the virus name and i may have missed some symptoms on the explanation, but your case makes it come to memory. I hope someone else will read this and think of it. It is devastating to loose puppies withouth explanations, mention it to your vet.
Again, if i am not mistaken, the bitch affected will build immunity against it and can have a very healthy litter next time she is bred, it does not occur 2 times in the same bitch ( but on that part i may be missing a detail) and it does not kill the bitch , although she may need support such as fluids not to become dehydrated and weak. I want to say that if a bitch has had it in the past 6 months, her plasma can help save struggling puppies or the whelped bitch who is nursing struggling puppies suspected to have such virus , but that part i read about a while back. Sorry i could not research it first before posting here i am in middle of work, but look into it and compare the symptoms... i sure hope that is not the case but if it is, the good news is that next time around your momma may have all healthy babies !
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