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Puppy


by: Jessica Halbrook on Mon, Feb 11 2008

4 weeks ago my husband and I purchased a Siberian Husky from a pet store. She was 8 weeks old when we got her. She seemed to be doing fine and a very smart puppy. We noticed she was having diarrhea a lot. We took her into the vet and got her 9-11 week routine shots. Everything seemed fine they put her on Metronidazole which didn’t work. We took in a stool sample the next week and that came up nothing so he put her on Centrine and Albon. Later that evening she started to act very weird.

She would not stop crying and her mouth was full of saliva. There were no signs of seizures yet. We let her sleep in our room so we could keep an eye on her, she would not stop crying but she had her eye closed and was sleeping. We took her to the vet the next day and she had repeated seizures all day. The vet took blood samples and said they were fine. He took her home that night and gave her Valum to calm her seizures. He called me Friday morning and said I am going to have to put her down. I really want to know what caused this and he can’t explain what it is.

I can’t stop crying and my husband and I are really worried about this situation and how we could have pervent this from happening. I am very upset with the loss of her and want to know now what it was and if we should of put her down? If any one can help I would greatly appreciate it!

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    By the way NDV is NewCastles Disease Virus vaccine. Get the LaSorta strain. If they ask you questions of why you need it tell them you need it for y...Read
  2. Tue, Feb 12 2008
    Hi I am Daveyo From your description of the problem your dog is having it has Canine Distemper You can cure your dog the body of this disease which...Read

February 2008

  • An Unhappy Ending - by Julie - (Wed, Feb 20 2008)
    Do not read this story if you want to “hear” a happy ending about distemper A couple of weeks ago, I rescued a little puppy from my next door neighbor (who just left it outside to die, because she didn’t want it anymore). Other than being a little under-nourished, she seemed okay. [more..]
  • Sweet Golden Mix Puppy - Distemper? - by Tim - (Fri, Feb 15 2008)
    My wife and I adopted a 7 week old puppy last weekend (6 days ago) From the Galveston TX pound/rescue center. He was active and happy. We brought him in to our Vet Monday to get checked out and get his first round of shots. The next morning he began his downhill slide. [more..]
  • Puppy - by Jessica Halbrook - (Mon, Feb 11 2008)
    4 weeks ago my husband and I purchased a Siberian Husky from a pet store. She was 8 weeks old when we got her. She seemed to be doing fine and a very smart puppy. We noticed she was having diarrhea a lot. [more..]
  • Someone please help me out. - by Adrienne - (Wed, Feb 06 2008)
    I’ll keep it short and sweet. I am a new pet owner, I adopted Cooper on Sunday 2/3/08 from a Humane Society The poor thing had been at the shelter for 109 days. As they are a no-kill shelter, I couldn’t leave him there to live. He is perfect for our family. [more..]
  • My 3 month old puppy had distemper - by Jovann - (Mon, Feb 04 2008)
    Last Friday night, our family was stunned to see our 3 month old terrier named twinky having a seizure. Prior to that she became very moody and always bark whenever we try to hold her. [more..]
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