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Poor Puppy Dies from Distemper
by: Lin on Wed, Jun 04 2008

My sister recently got a puppy for her birthday from a 2nd chance adoption place. They let her have the puppy at 6 weeks which was wrong but made my sister very happy. They also knew the puppy had something cause they sent him home with meds. The puppy had been to the doctor 4-5 times in the 2 weeks she had him. His final visit was yesterday when the second opinion doctor said he had Distemper which explained his jumping and hardness breathing as well as not being able to hold his head or body up. The Neurological symptoms had gotten to the point where this 8 week old puppy was suffering. Yesterday we watched as they put this beautiful puppy to sleep to end his misery. We are glad we gave him a good 2 weeks of life, but what he went through the first 6 weeks I’m sure was Hell.. I hope no one has to go through this, it is hard on the heart. The puppy is no cremated and sitting next to our Old puppy that died years ago from natural causes..RIP!!

June 2008

Sick Puppy - Hepatitus/Distemper - by Julie - (Tue, Jun 24 2008)
Nearly a week ago, I took home an adorable terrier mix girl (Finn) - less than a year old. She was a bit lethargic but I thought it may be all the change around her. [more..]
Lab Puppy - Distemper / Parvo ? - by Sachin - (Tue, Jun 24 2008)
I got a 5 week old lab puppy home on the 10th of June 2008. I picked him up from the litter because he was the most active, running around and eating normally. [more..]
Louis - Gone but not forgotten - a victim of distemper - by L.F. - (Mon, Jun 16 2008)
I had never owned a pet before when I decided to become the mother of a sweet little Pomeranian. Unfortunately, along with the lack of knowledge of dogs, there was a naivety about how to acquire a healthy one as well. [more..]
Max D - by Grace - (Mon, Jun 16 2008)
I bought my son a Chihuahua puppy about 1 month ago. Max was about 6 wks old when we brought him home. We all fell in love with him. [more..]
Poor Puppy Dies from Distemper - by Lin - (Wed, Jun 04 2008)
My sister recently got a puppy for her birthday from a 2nd chance adoption place. They let her have the puppy at 6 weeks which was wrong but made my sister very happy. [more..]
Sabrina the Miracle Dog - by Sharon - (Tue, Jun 03 2008)
A very small dog was found wandering in a street in Rosarito, Mexico (Baja). Her eyes were crusted closed; she weighed about 7 lbs. and was in very poor health. [more..]

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