The discharge our female neo had when she was a pup..was diagnosed as herpes and we were told if she didnt recieve a special injection right before she gave birth all the pups would either be born dead or die shorlt after birth,,, and this shot was only available in europe and wasnt legal in the states...i love living outside the law...right on the edge.........GRRRRRRRR the discharge was a green puss like slime coming out of her WOO WOO..and that she had gotten it from her mother and was passing it on to her offspring...on down the line ect ect
Hi John.. sounds like you are talking about Puppy fading syndrome - unexpected deaths in a litter, sometimes in can be upto half the litter in many cases for no apparant reason the whole litter just fades and dies...
I have read that recent reasearch into this has found that the vaccine developed for cannine herpes can help reduce this happening, but it doesnt always mean that the virus causes it. Last year because of a problem in manufacturing, this vaccine was unavailable for most of the year.
Mine is on order with my vet, for future use and has been for 12 months.
I know of at least two UK breeders who have experienced puppy deaths shortly after whelping, having usually vaccinated but been unable to do so because of the problems obtaining it.
The vaccine is usually given within 2 weeks of mating and another 2 weeks before whelping, it is also advised to give your bitch broad spectrum antibiotics prior to mating and shortly after whelping to ensure there are no infections either passed on or picked up. Puppies obviously received a dose of the same antibiotics through the female.
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