I got a call from a fellow breeder of German Shorthair Pointers at the start of the week, it was something I never want to really hear about but we all experience losses no matter. It is just part of the big picture when you bred and raise dogs.
He told me he lost his best brood bitch and all of her puppies, which were almost weaned off of her. I listened to him explain the whole situation from start to finish and then asked some questions.
These pups would have been some outstanding bird dogs in the near future. The Bitch was out of national champion Ricky's Rollin Thunder.
Well my question to All of You is this: Now have any of you folks heard of a NEW VIRUS going around that kills puppies or bitches with puppies???
This puppies were given their shots and mother was up on her shots. This man did not take the pups to the VET, instead he administered an antibiotic himself and he thought the pups and mother were improving but they died one by one 4 or 5 days later.
