Frightened...

I got back from drill last night to a piece of news and am very frightened. Three of the female puppies arent doing very well. When they suckle some of the milk comes out of their nose.

So far I have heard three theories on this. The first and most likley is a cleft palate...which may or may not be genetic....no one has done enough studies to know for sure yet. What happens with this is the hole between the palate and liquid will go up through the cleft and out the nose.

The second is MegaE which is a genetic disorder where the esophagus doesnt form properly...so the food can come into the stomach but isnt held there so it can just fall out. This is the scariest but I think the least likley because the puppies arent vomiting...its just coming out of their noses.

The third possibility is that we have a bunch of piggy puppies that just eat too much and end up with some in their nose. This would be the best case scenario.

Well, thats it for the bad news...I thought I would post this info from Mrs. Harmsen's Website on the puppies and how they are growing.


Enjoy!

~Cate