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Originally Posted by Carters Mom

My breeder usually keeps her pups for three months at the least but usually 4 or 5 months before they go to their forever home. She does treat her pups with albon before they leave her and they are tested BEFORE they go to their forever home to be certain they are clear. She knows there is a possibility for coccidia but SHE takes the preventative measures. She does not expect her new moms to bear the burden. She has foresight . . . REAL foresight. THAT is a reasonsible breeder -- doing her job herself -- not subjecting a pup in transition to have another adjustment that is unneccesary. The pups do not leave sick.

Thank you for posting his Lisa!

I am glad that other breeders take this preventative measure by giving albon to the puppies. Both of my breeders did this as well. I got Buddha at 11 weeks, Hefner at the same time but he was 12 weeks old. They were both vet checked and healthy and this breeder/broker spent hours teaching me how to care for my new babies because she knew I was a new yorkie owner and she cares about the babies. She lives locally and has been a tremendous resource for me to this day. I am on the phone with her whenever i have a question and I have been back to her house several times. I find that she a lot more about the health needs of this breed than the average vet.

Chai's breeder would not let her go until she reached two pounds, had her rabies in Texas, and was vet checked and tested. She was 15 weeks when I got her!

None of my puppies were "sick" when they left the breeder.

The problem is, as I explained above, treating the puppy while in the breeder's care is good but the bacteria is usually activated in a lot of cases by the stress of the puppy going to it's new home. Both of my breeders gave albon while in their care. Buddha developed it within the first week that he was with us because he was aklergic to the albon so no preventative was available. Obviously, he had the bacteria.