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even knowing that he had bad hips, I had people ask me almost daily if I would breed him. Even after telling them that he had horrible hips, they wouldnt believe it because he "looks fine" I breed GSDs and I have invested over 12 years in research before I even purchased a puppy that could...

when it comes to breeding, that is the attitude that gives us so many genetic diseases in our dogs. plus, whether you see them as "pets" or livestock bred to produce money, you have to invest to get healthy dogs. Since she has zero clue what these pups died from (plus she said that she...

bathing them isn't going to solve that problem. you need to get rid of the fleas and that means treating mom ASAP and the environment. Bathing the pups every 2 days is jsut oging to make skin issues worse and isn't going to stop them from getting fleas!

every vet keeps emergency slots open to work in appointments like this. they will make time for this type of appointment and the other appointments will wait. Just like any human doctor. I've never had one do otherwise and one who tried to rush out an emergency apointment is not one that...

giving the pups baths every 2 days is VERY bad for them. frequent bathing can cause a lot of skin issues, at the very least.

there are so many things that dogs can be carriers for that you don't realize until you breed them together and the puppies get sick. now you say "she was on her deathbed anyway" but your earlier post said that she was 100% doing great. so which was it? 2 puppies in a litter having...

this isn't fading puppy syndrome. there are no seizures in that as a general rule. The puppies simple "fade" slowly and die with no apparent cause. Seizures in 2 puppies that young that result in death says "toxin" to me. Get mom and the remaining pups to the vet ASAP. I would...

towels, blankets and similar items are a HUGE no-no in a whelping box, especially with pups that aren't moving around much yet. pups can get tangled and suffocate. they don't need them for warmth - that is what mom and their siblings are for as well as keeping the room warm. is this her 3rd...

hopefully that isn't too late. Mom and the entire litter should have been checked out after birth. Moms can retain pups or part of a placenta, get sick and poison the milk, killing the entire litter. Fading puppy syndrome is a name given when puppies weaken and die with no apparent...