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Originally Posted by kjc  The only other problem I can think of that can cause regurgitation in young pups would be intussuception... have they xrayed his abdomen to rule this out? |
I fournd a wonderful website that discussed cleft palate puppies, this little guy has a palate that is just a tiny bit long in the back and that is why these 4 vets could not detect it. Also none of them held a flashlight in his little mouth and inserted a tongue depresser to see if there were flaws. After viewing many on line, I got the light out and had my husband hold him where I could get a really good look and there it was. I think it will just need to be slightly clipped when he is older. They grow and I am concerned about when to have it done but the website talks about most vets waiting until 4 months old. In the mean time, the website had excellent feeding suggestions and I have had him on the new system for 2 days and he is starting to do SO MUCH BETTER! My old vet retired because his wife has breast cancer and I have been to 2 vets in one office, vet in another office and one in another office yet and none of them seem to be half the vet he was. I feel so lost without him. I found his new number and apologized after telling him how great he was and begged him for a reference. He gave me one and I will see that vet tomorrow. In the past 3 months, I neutered by 2 wonderful little studs and only had 5 litters between the two of them for the past 2 years but today it is too dangerous and diseases everywhere. All my litters have been DNA except this one in which I did this with a friend and I will never do anything but be a friend to friends in the future!!!!I withheld registration of my sire on this litter and the health certificates have clear statements about each puppy. My friend is not very paperwork savvy and I am not being mean all of this is in my right to do under the circumstances and I explained it to her. I am not sure she really understood all of it. The present litter she has has nothing to do with me and I have made sure the vets involved are aware of how she is doing things. I will raise these 2 sick babies with the other rescues I have adopted. I only had 2 female and 2 males that were perfect enough to bred in the first place. I now have one female that could be bred but proabably never will and have neutered all except the new mama and the 2 sick babies which will take place in 4 months. I feel like I have got myself under better control now that I am getting somewhere in helping this little guy, Chad. I can not stand seeing them suffer with no way to help or at least it felt that way. Thanks for your support. Mary