hello, I am a veterinary technician, and yes i have seen puppy strangles, and its very sad. First thing is, if your veterinarian doesnt know its strangles you need to go to a a different vet. The longer a puppy goes without being diagnosed the worse it gets, and the worse for the puppy. If not caught early enough, and started on steroids the puppy could die. You need to talk to the vet about it. As for long term effects, i dont beleive thats a problem if they live through it. They can have scarring from the sores and not grow hair in those areas. But if it gets treatment and makes it through the strangles i would still take it home, but thats just me. Keep us updated please. |