The puppies all had parvo. Of the three, a little fawn girl died yesterday, and one of her red sisters died this afternoon. Only one is left, named Scorcha by those taking care of her. The Doberman Assistance Network has stepped in to help. If you'd like, you can donate to her care on the Doberman Assistance Network sponsorship page.
Sorcha has been sick for long enough that the deck is really stacked against her. She's under constant care in puppy ICU, on IVs for fluids and food. The best I can say about this is that she's under loving care, and if she pulls through, DAN will get her foster care with a rescue, and that rescue will find her a loving home.
I cannot countenance watching puppies grow that sick, for that long, and watching five of them die. I cannot. The details I've related to you are the only ones I know; I don't know the breeder's history of care otherwise, what vaccines the puppies did (or did not) receive, the condition in which they were kept. I can only make assumptions, and none of them are good. At least those poor little ones knew some love before they left us.
Edited to add: As of 10 p.m., little Sorcha has died as well. I truly hope that the person who produced these puppies will take a hard look at how they do things in the future, or no longer keep dogs altogether. The Florida University Veterinary School tried their hardest, but sometimes it just isn't to be. So rest in peace, little ones. I'm sorry your stay here turned out the way it did.
Sadly what I take away from this story is the same as you Elka...I can't think anything good about this "breeder"...The up side is that UF Vet Hospital is the best in the state and Scorcha is gooing to get the best care possible there...Sending out a healing prayer for her
ReplyDeleteI hate to make judgments too when we don't know all the facts in the case, but this certainly warrants an investigation. I would like to see people like this fined heavily and not allowed to have intact animals ever. This is worse animal abuse than just killing puppies. I hope an example is made of them.
ReplyDeleteAw, that is so sad.... I hope they pull through.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to hear about those pups. Some people should not be responsible for other lives.
ReplyDeleteSad. I hope the person who bred these puppies is informed that any future puppies they produce will most likely acquire parvo as well.
ReplyDeleteParvo will survive without a host for a long, long time in the home and in the soil.
We fail them in so many ways, it breaks my heart. I'd like five minutes with that 'breeder'. Just five minutes.
ReplyDeleteIn the breeder's defense, not that I want to defend her: my Southern friends have been talking a lot about a pretty bad Parvo outbreak this spring. It's hitting a lot of people, both well-intentioned and otherwise.
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