[SoCalyorkiLvr]

Originally Posted by LvMyYorki

Kim- These are puppy brokers we're talking about, you've said/ posted on several occassions that you got Buddah from a broker.

No, not brokers. One broker. It is true that I got Buddha from a woman who sells the puppies for her grandmother who is deaf and has been breeding yorkies for over thirty years. She also sells for other breeders and she has a multi million dollar house where she keeps the puppies in pampered conditions in playpens with space heaters and the place was spic and span! I do not share the prejudice that some members have toward brokers. I know several brokers and they are reputable. Even some of the best breeders "sell for friends" or will put other breeders' litters on their website. There are well respected breeders on this board who do that. By defintition, they would be "brokers". This in itself is not a sign of sonething bad, although I know there are "bad brokers" just as there are "bad breeders". Buddha actually came from one of her grandmother's litters. Hefner came from a different breeder.

Chai came from a highly respected and reputable breeder in Texas who has been breeding for more than 20 years. Definitely NOT a broker.

If this is appearing in the "first few days or weeks" of the pup going to its new home, then the puppy had it when they came to their new home.

This is complicated I know and hard to grasp, and is the reason this thread has gotten so confusing, but here goes: While the pup may have ingested the bacteria, so he is technically "infected" ("the puppy had it" as you say), in the typical situation, the catalyst that cause the bacteria to "flare up" and cause full blown coccidia usually occurs with the stress of moving the puppy to his new home. So, no matter how much prevention the breeder takes by treating the puppies while she has them, this does not fully protect the puppy from developing the disease after it goes to it's new home.

As far as breeders doing their best to prevent it... neither of us know the difficulty in doing this since we have never whleped a litter. !

The fact that you and I have never whelped a litter does not mean I cannot research and learn what it takes to prevent coccidia. The research I have done leads me to believe that there is NOTHING a breeder can do to prevent it 100%. They may have been "lucky" to have never had an incident but even the most sterile conditions will not prevent it completely. The vets I have talked to about it have told me that the "majority" of puppies have the bacteria. Whether it develops in coccidia or not is really a matter of luck.

Albon is not harmful (unless they are allergic to it like Buddha) if given in the proper dosage and a breeder who has the foresight to take this preventative measure for her puppies when they suffer the stress of going to a new home is the sign of a caring, reputable person who understands what coccidia is all about, either from personal experience, or advice of her vet.