As breeders, we sometimes are faced with this sad outcome. The only thing "good" that can come from the loss of any of our precious little souls, is the opportunity to learn the "WHY" behind the loss so perhaps we can avoid the circumstance that was responsible for the loss. When I lose a baby that I have no idea what happened or why, I always have a post done.....as a breeder, I believe it is imperative I know for certain it was not something genetic in my pairing of the two breeding dogs that was responsible for the death. When your vet did your well baby check, he should have picked up on a cleft palate....that is primarily what they are looking for, along with any other obvious deformities. I hope you can learn from the autopsy what caused this precious little soul's demise so if it was something that can be avoided in the future, you can do so. |