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Originally Posted by OwnedByJezebel  That's where I read it also.
ETA: I hope they do a post-mortem to find out why the pup didn't thrive. Could be a breeding that shouldn't be repeated. |
I get the impression from her last post, ( "......OMG, another attack.....") I seriously doubt we will get an update. It is almost impossible to salvage a pup dying from a "failure to thrive" circumstance, by feeding with a dropper....(1) you have totally NO control over how much the pup is getting, (2) you have NO control over what is aspirated into the lungs, and (3) you have no control over EXACT caloric intake.....I did not expect this baby to survive, was in fact amazed it lasted as long as it did....which makes me grieve even more because I cant help but imagine if this strong yet struggling baby had been getting intensive, around the clock, measured and metered and monitored care, it did have a chance for survival.....I doubt a post was done, so any breeding/congenital disorders could/would be identified and not duplicated with further breedings of the pair that produced that pup. It could have very well been just a fluke, but when seriously breeding, it is vital to keep up with and abreast of any and all "flukes" so they are not replicated with further breedings of a possible genetic mismatch. Every little soul that is lost, should have a post done, in order to avoid future genetic mismatches.....every tiny sacrifice made by breeders, must be utilized as a teaching tool. This is how we learn from our mistakes.....what mixes and what does not mix in our breeding stock.
Unfortunately, some people will read this post, and rather than soaking up the information given so it can be utilized for future breedings, it will be judged as an attack on some poor soul that has just lost a puppy. As responsible breeders, we must at the very least, learn from misadventures and unfortunate events, or we are hell bent on repeating the same mistakes. Given the sad circumstance, it is better than that baby surviving with some unknown genetic event unfolding inside of it, and then some new owner buying that baby and loosing it to whatever was going on.