Jumping the Moon Dairy - the next chapter

Miss @babsbag,

Just caught up on your dairy adventures. I agree with the others -- you are indeed a Wonder Woman to have accomplished what you have. Whenever I face a task that I don't feel like doing, I think of what all you accomplished and then I dive into the task. Thanks for inspiring us all. :bow

Senile Texas Aggie
 
The pups are 5.5 weeks old. They are having problems with loose stools, lethargy, vomiting, and fever. It started with just one pup, but now there is another one not feeling well. Have been to vet, not Parvo. They will eat a little and then 20-30 minutes later they will vomit. Stools are not liquid, more like toothpaste but pale yellow. You can tell that they don't feel good, but not sick like a Parvo puppy. They are eating Purina Puppy Chow and while I have not changed the brand they are eating from a different bag. It was not bought at the same time or from the same store, not even the same size so not likely to be the same lot. I will be changing feed tomorrow. They get goat's milk and yogurt,pasteurized. They have not been out of the center aisle of my barn, no contact with any other animals or birds except for my LGDs, no standing water, nothing to get into, no visitors, my barn shoes never leave my property and my city shoes never go in the barn. Vet gave fluids, anti-nausea meds and antibiotics but said she was treating symptoms as no idea what was wrong. They were wormed at 4 weeks and again this morning.

Mia no longer wants them to nurse, not sure why but will be cutting nails tomorrow too. If I hold her she will let them, and they vomit after nursing too so not feed related per se. I checked her for mastitis and didn't see anything. She doesn't seem to be in pain when I touch her or when they nurse. I will check her again tomorrow in the daylight. She does not act sick.

This is the boy at the vet's office waiting for his exam. Sweet little thing.
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