And unfortunately failed health certificates due to a coccidia infection. Ugh... The pups have been somewhat loose but after taking a sample in for analysis several days ago and it coming back clean I attributed it to them being puppies, competition eating and gorging or maybe the food just a little too rich. I was disappointed of course to have them test positive for parasites the day of crop creating a delay for them to join their families. It was disappointing to have to disappoint those families who I'm aware have prepared and in some cases adjusted schedules to best accommodate their pups arrival.
Coccidia is not uncommon in pups... or in dogs for that matter. Our Vet confided her most recent litter tested positive for it as well. Fortunately, for all there's a medication highly effective and fairly quick acting that the pups, the cropped as well as the un-cropped, will receive for a total of three days. Assuming the second group receives a clean bill of health when we return for crop, all pups will receive their certificates and a green light to go. In the meantime I'll continue to care for them and enjoy them just a bit longer.
The slide show below is comprised of photos taken yesterday. They come home just a few short hours post-op ready to rumble. They were allowed a quick run of the yard to relieve themselves, a late but light lunch then some quiet time on the porch while I took each out individually for some solo shots. From there we moved to the back deck for dinner topped off with the standard post-op protocol including an antibiotic and pain med. Then to bed. The pups are segregated now into groups. We have the cropped and the un-croopped. This done to protect the ears as much as possible.
Coccidia is not uncommon in pups... or in dogs for that matter. Our Vet confided her most recent litter tested positive for it as well. Fortunately, for all there's a medication highly effective and fairly quick acting that the pups, the cropped as well as the un-cropped, will receive for a total of three days. Assuming the second group receives a clean bill of health when we return for crop, all pups will receive their certificates and a green light to go. In the meantime I'll continue to care for them and enjoy them just a bit longer.
The slide show below is comprised of photos taken yesterday. They come home just a few short hours post-op ready to rumble. They were allowed a quick run of the yard to relieve themselves, a late but light lunch then some quiet time on the porch while I took each out individually for some solo shots. From there we moved to the back deck for dinner topped off with the standard post-op protocol including an antibiotic and pain med. Then to bed. The pups are segregated now into groups. We have the cropped and the un-croopped. This done to protect the ears as much as possible.
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