Probiotics for a pup? I posted this in my whelping and boredom thread, but I figured its best to make this a separate post. Rundown: My girl had to have a C-section on Wed and only one pup survived. She didnt get any milk in. I've got a very short time to make a decision on whether or not to get her tail docked. The worry I'm having is over her immune system since she didnt get any colostrum. Its not just the docking Im concerned about, I have to take this little one out for vet checks as well as she grows. I'll make the decision by tomorrow morning whether to proceed with a tail docking and dew claw removal, but is it possible to give probiotics to such a very young pup to assist with her immune system? I'll ask the vet his opinion but I wanted to get the opinion of yorkie breeders as well. |
Probiotics will only help the digestive system as far as I know...As I am in the uk and granny to 3 week old pup tail docking is not permitted here ( I personally would not do it even it was allowed)...My thoughts are that the pup will be at risk without mum's colostrum and to put the pup through further risk/trauma/infection is quite frankly not worth it. This is my opinion for what its worth.... Shirl |
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I may want to show her and a docked tail is the yorkie standard here in the US. p.s. We used to live in the UK back in the 90s. Miss it so much sometimes. |
I'm not sure about the probiotics but please at least get the dew claws removed. I have had many issues with Callie's and one of the dogs I grew up with had even worse problems. |
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What about a Colostrum replacement? I have some in powdered form to mix with water. |
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