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[lisatodd]

Have You Heard From The Vet Yet?

[Willow]

Originally Posted by yorkiegirl2

Sugar's Mom didn't you have a problem with this a while back, and thought it might have been from using Flea Meds while pregnant??

My Autumn had a litter of 4 puppies back in August. Two were stillborn and one of them didn't look like it was developed properly and one was a cleft pallet and died at 4 days old. I believed it was from the flea treatment the vet gave her because that was the ONLY thing different from this past pregnancy and a previous pregnancy. Her first litter there were no birth defects and we had two healthy puppies, but she didn't have a flea treatment during her pregnancy either.

[katie'smom]

I did suction the pups mouth and nose. I also saw it spit up a little bit of milk. Vet seems to think it could just be eating too much? She is nursing very well, resting, not crying, so I don't think there is a real problem. The vet is going to check them out really good Monday when I take them for tails and dew claws. Everyone keep them in your prayers, I just couldn't stand to lose another one. They are so adorable, and Katie is being a very good mommy. She won't hardly leave them at all. I am having to feed her by hand because she won't leave them to eat. I am giving her a vitamin supplement and some cottage cheese once a day. I also gave her a tsp. of beer to help the milk come in good. Anything else I should be doing?

[katie'smom]

oh and I forgot to mention that Katie has not had any flea medicine of any kind, not even flea shampoo, since before she went into heat. No medicines of any kind. She did have her booster shots just before that too though. One thing I was wondering about was the pest control that I have come and spray the house? They only do around the windows and doors usually and it is supposed to be harmless once it dries. I had asked them about it and they said they have never had it bother any pets but what do you think? Is it possible that her being near that could have caused problems? They are supposed to do it this month and now I am afraid to let them do it with the pups here. I am going to ask the vet about that too. Any one ever hear anything about this?