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cddls1029 · Mar 27, 2009, 09:48 AM

I have a newborn puppy that's 3 weeks old today I noticed that she was having trouble breathing making all kinds of weird noises what can I do for her to get her healthy..

danielnoahsmommy · Mar 27, 2009, 09:55 AM

Take her to a vet now!

Alty · Mar 27, 2009, 01:05 PM

I have to agree with Danielnoahsmommy, take her to a vet asap, there's really nothing we can do, we cannot examine the dog, do tests or physically help.

Puppies of this age can get sick very quickly and die within hours, so please, get her to a vet.

Let us know how it goes.

Good luck.

starbuck8 · Mar 27, 2009, 01:37 PM

If you took the time to come on the computer to ask, when the puppy is having trouble breathing, you should not have a puppy! I'm assuming your dog had a litter since the puppy is only 3 weeks old. While you are taking the sick one in, take the rest of them in with you. You very obviously don't know how to care for them. Also, take the mother dog and have her spayed while you are at it.

cddls1029 · Mar 28, 2009, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by starbuck8

If you took the time to come on the computer to ask, when the puppy is having trouble breathing, you should not have a puppy! I'm assuming your dog had a litter since the puppy is only 3 weeks old. While you are taking the sick one in, take the rest of them in with you. You very obviously don't know how to care for them. Also, take the mother dog and have her spayed while you are at it.

First off you all need to understand I did take her to the vet and you know what they didn't do anything but give her a shot of benedryl and send her home they told me she would be OK and you know what she died... took her last breathe in the car on the way home so I don't think I did anything wrong and as for you people that think I should have a dog.. hell I don't know I never had a dog that had puppies before so you can judge me if you want but the vet didn't do anything but charge me out the to send her home to die hell I could have given her a ing benedryl and saved $180.00..

danielnoahsmommy · Mar 28, 2009, 06:12 PM

Sorry for your loss. You have my sympathy. You last sentence may not appeal to the rest of the people here. Very callous.

starbuck8 · Mar 28, 2009, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by cddls1029

first off you all need to understand i did take her to the vet and you know what they didnt do anything but give her a shot of benedryl and send her home they told me she would be ok and you know what she died..... took her last breathe in the car on the way home so i dont think i did anything wrong and as for you ppl that think i should have a dog .. hell i dont know i never had a dog that had puppies before so you can judge me if you want but the vet didnt do anything but charge me out the to send her home to die hell i could have given her a ing benedryl and saved $180.00..

You need to understand the reasons I wrote what I did my dear! First off, there is no need for your nasty comments and language.

How do you think I knew that you have never had any experience with dogs or puppies, and didn't know how to care for them. For instance, what would you have done had the mother dog had birthing problems? I knew that your puppy had little or no hope, when you wrote, and that made me very very sad, for that poor little life, that didn't have a chance.

Instead of being angry with me, you should be thinking of this as a learning experience, and why people that don't know what to do, should talke the proper precautions! This is what happens when inexperienced and irresponsible backyard breeders, fail to have their dogs spayed or neutered, and let them breed, when they have no knowledge or experience in what they are doing! This is why these poor dogs have to suffer and die like yours did. Am I being harsh? YES! Do I need to be? YES! That little puppy didn't have to die, had you done your research. That $180 should be a good lesson for you! Although I'm certain the vet didn't charge you $180 for a Benedryl alone. I honestly don't think this is the whole story, but I'll take you at your word.

The fact remains. Had you known what you were doing, this would have never happened, and a tiny baby dog would not have had to struggle for breath. I'm sure there are other litter mates that you have now. I suggest you start doing your research right away, so you know how to deal with any other problems these young babies could possibly have. What do you know about caring for them? First off, do you know about whelping? That would be a darn good place to start! Do you know about nutrition, and the rounds of shots they will need before they go to a new home? Do you know the cost of all of this? You got off pretty darn easy with $180. Dogs are living, breathing, loving beings, and they deserve care. You took on that responsibility when you allowed your dog to breed with another. This is now your responsibility to step up and do what is best for them all, and to make sure they are all healthy, happy, and socialized dogs.

Once again, once the mother dog has recovered from giving birth, have her spayed so that you will not have to worry about other litters dying. I'm very sorry for the one that did. :(

Silverfoxkit · Mar 29, 2009, 12:25 AM

I am very grieved for your loss. Its never pleasant to here of the death of a puppy or any living being for that matter. I understand you may be upset and emotional over the loss of the puppy but you still should not make vulgar remarks. What everyone else says is very true. You (probably) have more puppies at home and you need to do as much research to make sure that they don't go through the same fate or another similar and then get your dog spayed so this never has to happen again. You need to watch he rest of the litter closely and then bring any that shows symptoms of an illness to the vet immediately so that you may catch the problem in time. If you are unhappy with the vet you just saw then go to a different one but with young puppies being sick time isn't a commodity you have.