Our new puppy is really sick

shoppaholic_returns

Hi your new baby is beautiful, try not to worry too much,when we picked up our girl,although she was 12 weeks,we had weeks and weeks of really bad tummy and poo problems.My baby was on probiotics for months and had awful mucusy poo!:eek:
She looked terrible at one point and the vet could not diagnose,It was anything from tummy bug to worms to swallowed toy to dodgy stomach lining to reaction. Eventually we found out through persistance that it was a food intolerance to the chicken in her dried biscuits, recommended by the breeder.She truly looked like a straggly, gangly thing and wasn't putting on weight.

However, if you saw her now,shes a huge,muscular dog,who has no tummy problems and is super gorgeous,all down to changing her to a salmon and rice based food. I'm not saying this is your situation,but I'm saying you will, find out by a process of elimination, and providing shes drinking plenty, she sounds a little better!

Good luck and keep us in touch!

hethmar

Hi, glad she is feeling better, but from those photos, her eyes would seem to show she is dehydrated. Have you been back to the vet with her?

lisaann72red

The photo was from the day we brought her home. So maybe she was already sick at the breeders. Her eyes have browned up today.

suki1964

Stephb1986 wrote: »

I've had my Border Collie doggie for about 4 weeks now she is only 8 months old, I've had to change her food to working dog food as she is not putting weight on, the person I got her off said she had been wormed and de flead so I don't know what else could be the problem.

I hope your puppy is ok, dogs are funny little things and she might have an upset tummy because of the long drive and new surroundings. My doggie was a bit off side for about 2-3 days but is now perfectly fine apart from being a bit naughty

Please keep us updated

Steph xx

If you personally havent de wormed her then may I suggest you go to the vet and get some worming tablets.

The person you got her from may very well have wormed her, you only have their word and you also can not be sure that they used the appropriate wormer.

If you are also concerned about her not putting on weight - self diagnosis isnt the way to go an a trip to the vet could be the order of the day - a food allergy can also be a problem

suki1964

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

Good point from MrsB about being clear what the vet's emergency contact arrangements are, but I have always understood eight weeks is generally considered best. This from the dogstrust website:
A good breeder will not let a puppy go until he is at least 8 weeks old and some prefer to wait until 12 weeks.
http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/information/atozofdogs/p/puppies/buyinganewpuppy/

I know there are exceptions to this, for example, guide dog pups, but I wonder why the breeder was happy to let them go at 7 weeks when this is not the case?

Many GOOD breeders let their dogs go at 7 weeks,6 weeks and less is considered to be too young.

suki1964

lisaann72red wrote: »

The photo was from the day we brought her home. So maybe she was already sick at the breeders. Her eyes have browned up today.

So glad the wee one perked up so quickly for you.

It shows just how quick a pup can go downhill. You done the very best thing you could - straight to the vet. At such a young age, as shown here, pups can deteriorate at such a rate it really can be touch and go within hours

Fingers crossed that from now on she grows up with the constitution of an OX :rotfl:

Im sure your wee lass will bring you years of joy

As an aside, to find a good breeder the breed club is the way to go. Good breeders are usually booked up well in advance and you really do need to get to know a few and get on to waiting lists.