

We also got new fecals for her and sister Fannie Mae to see if that offered some answers. She was given more fluids and Cerenia, and she was to continue her Metronidazole. Rimkunas at Homestead Animal Hospital as she still was a little weak. She was given fluids, a Cerenia injection for nausea and some metronidazole to help with her upset tummy. The parvo test was thankfully negative, but we still had a sick puppy on our hands. My worst nightmare- a sick puppy on a Sunday night and emergency vet costs. We found an emergency vet and rushed her over. The biggest concern was if we were too late with their puppy vaccinations, and Godiva was breaking with parvovirus. The puppies were doing well, but on Sunday, February 20th, Godiva became lethargic, had some diarrhea and was vomiting.

The puppies also had some bite wounds from each other, needed some oral cephalexin and topical medication, some had ear infections, and Fannie Mae has a displaced tooth under her tongue. The next day, the puppies moved to a longer-term foster in the Chicago area and continued their Panacur wormer and started on proactive doxycycline just in case of any underlying tick-borne disease. We got them to the vet two days later for their 1st parvo/distemper vaccine, but a fecal on one of the puppies revealed a nasty intestinal parasite called hookworm. Louis but were alarmed as none had any puppy vaccinations or wormer. Thankfully we got the puppies moved to a short-term foster in St. It's dangerous for any dog or puppy to be listed on Craigslist for free, as so many of these animals get sold for research or are used for pitbull training bait. I reached out to the person that listed the litter and asked if they would surrender the puppies to Illinois Birddog Rescue. I was sent a link to some German Wirehair Pointer mix puppies on Craigslist at the end of January. Illinois Birddog Rescue - Current News Past Events and News
