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01-16-2010, 06:29 PM | #1 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | Newborn open fontanel? Okay, my dad had a litter of puppies today (well, HE didn't, but one of his Yorkies did). 5 pups, 4 boys and a girl. The girl has an 'off' look to her face and she has a 'bubble' on the top of her head right in the center... I wondered what it was, and I lightly touched it to see if it was hard, soft, etc. When I touched it, it went away and I could feel that her skull was 'open'. I feel like an idiot not knowing what it is, but what is it? The same parents have had 2 litters previously with no health issues what so ever... I have never seen anything like this before and neither has my dad... Can't go to the vet until Monday, I just wondered if anyone knew.
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01-16-2010, 06:32 PM | #2 | |
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01-16-2010, 07:05 PM | #3 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | Yes, she is latching on great, nursing well, mommy treating her like everyone else. The 'off' look is hard to describe - maybe her eyes aren't exactly symmetrical or something, she just doesn't look right... I can take a picture tomorrow to post. I will look up more info about hydrocephalic puppies - isn't that extra cerebral fluid or something similar?
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01-16-2010, 07:07 PM | #4 | |
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01-16-2010, 07:21 PM | #5 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | Will do. Thank you so much.
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01-17-2010, 07:11 PM | #6 |
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| Is she the runt? Could it be that she is malformed? It sounds like hydrocephalus, but it can be so many different things . Sometimes puppies can overcome so much, i hope that is the case for you. I am wondering what the vet will reccomend. Good Luck ! xoxo
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01-17-2010, 07:29 PM | #7 |
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01-18-2010, 08:40 AM | #8 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | Hi everyone! We just got home from the vet about 30 minutes ago. Our little gal is doing well. The vet said it's definately open fontanel (she showed me how to feel for it, and oh yes, that's what it is). I had never seen it before, so I didn't even know to feel for it. Anyway, the vet said otherwise she is very healthy, and it shoudl close on it's own. She said the bubble is not because of extra fluid, just that there is really nothing to hold the fluid in, so it goes out the hole. But, the "bubble" is going down. It has gotten smaller over the alst 2 days. Vet expects her to grow and develop normally, but we will obviously be watching her very carefully and taking extra precautions. Here are some pictures for everyone. Her face is starting to look more normal as well. I am soooo happy!
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01-18-2010, 08:44 AM | #9 |
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| Aww...I'm glad to hear the good news
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01-18-2010, 08:46 AM | #10 |
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| That is good news Sarah. How much does this special little girl weigh when she was born?? |
01-18-2010, 09:17 AM | #11 |
♥ Catherine My Love ♥ Donating Member | I don't know what she weighed when she was born, but right now she is 4 1/2 ounces (no tiny gal).
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01-18-2010, 09:20 AM | #12 | |
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It seems those open fonts plague those wee ones.....Although, I did have a 2 oz boy in August that didn't have one....lil guy latched on to his mom within 2 minutes of being whelped and he never let go......at 5 months of age he's 4 pounds 8 oz........
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01-18-2010, 09:33 AM | #13 | |
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If care is taken in selecting breeding partners and health is a top priority, how often can a breeder expect to see abnormalities? I mean, certainly a person with no regard for health or selection of the mating pair would see more abnormalities, but even with the best preparation, there must be a certain percentage of puppies with problems that are present at birth. Is there a round-about number to expect, like 1 in 10?
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01-18-2010, 09:38 AM | #14 | |
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01-18-2010, 11:49 AM | #15 | |
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I also have not seen many "weird" abnormalities or diseases. I think it is for the same reason you explained, if you care to have health breeders your chances of seen and experiencing those abnormalities are very diminished. Sometimes i sound naive on some of these forums because i am not familiar with some things discussed here. I am thankful though. I have seen however some things with my own eyes, and i have friends who breed other small breeds also and i have the opportunity to learn from them as well as in my own family ! But hopefully as long as you keep doing what you can to avoid the things that are possible to be avoided, if anything happens will be an exception. It is better to learn about these things through reading and witnessing than "hands on" , i believe. When you described the "odd" look, it sounded something really unusual. However i am learning that whatever we do not see, we are able to imagine much worse than it really it is. In the pictures i can sure see the "bubble" , but she does not look malformed at all. again, i am glad to hear that the fontanel is closing and hopefully in a few days you will not even notice it ! See... these little ones ... she will outgrow this ! Glad to hear the news and thanks for posting the pictures. Good Day ! XOXO
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