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Thanks, Heather...and was your dog drunk when he put that hat on? hehehe 

Poor little Dingbat, I was thinking of her as Edith...I hope every else is doing well!  But an infection at that age, well.....she's in a better place now watching over her brothers & sisters. God bless. jackie harris

Poor Bella...her bed is large, like 4'x6', but she is stomping the bejeebers out of the puppies. I have a feeling poor Casey Jones may have gotten the worst of one of her mother's feet. Now that the puppies are so much bigger, there's barely a place Bella can step without crushing somebody. I  am going to have to start keeping her out of there already except for feeding...don't know how that will affect the babies, but GEE at least they won't have a bunch of broken bones. Makes me wonder how much HD or ED comes from a klutzy mom.

So sorry to hear about Casey, sometimes the little ones that have a hard time thriving have joints that will get infected, I do not think she stepped on the pup. You would think a 4x6 would be big enough :)  Boy they are getting big
Always,
Cee

Malshep, thanks, that's what my vet said too, that it wasn't from being stepped on. Good to know I have two opinions that match!

You know, there's an illness that foals sometimes get through germs travelling up the stump of the umbilical cord. It's called joint ill.

I wonder if that can happen to puppies too, and if that's what poor Casey Jones had?

Sorry to hear about little Casey Jones/Dingbat.  Real bummer.  Hope all the rest continue to thrive so you can post some more happy pics.

I have followed this thread with interest right from the beginning, sad news for little Dingbat, may she rest in peace at Rainbow Bridge

Sunsilver, I did a little poking around, and I found this:
(Casey Jones did seem to have trouble with the right rear first, and then the left front got the big infection)

Joint Ill (Polyarthritis, Infectious Arthritis)

This is a disorder that usually occurs in young puppies up to three months old, although it is considered that the infection itself starts soon after birth with infectious organisms entering the body through the umbilicus. The first signs are a puppy that is not wanting to feed, has at least one leg curled up close to the body, and is feverish and in pain. Sometimes a joint or joints will be noticeably swollen. The disease progresses diagonally across the body, so that, if it starts in the left hind leg, the right foreleg will be next affected. Sometimes the joints of the spine will be affected as well. Puppies can die from this, so veterinary treatment should be sought as soon as possible. One problem with antibiotic treatment is that there is little blood supply to the joints, which is where the infection is situated. With one of our puppies, the vet injected the antibiotic directly into the affected joint, as well as giving oral antibiotics. That puppy did recover and did not have any other problems with the infection.

Nutritional therapy - vitamin C is known to be helpful in any infectious disease and is usually given to bowel tolerance. As always, the best diet for the affected puppy is one of the main ways of helping in any health problem, and it does help with gaining the most from the diet to give pancreatin (pancreatic enzymes). Also live yoghurt, and follow the antibiotics with a week or two of Probiotics.

Colloidal silver could be useful, as could Curcumin (turmeric).

The most commonly used Bach Flower Remedies for this kind of problem are SCLERANTHUS, SWEET CHESTNUT and CRAB APPLE. Crab apple can be given orally and applied externally to affected joints until healed.

Homoeopathic remedies could prove useful but should (as always) be suited to each individual. Giving a constitutional remedy is always helpful.

The Perelandra MBP (Microbial Balancing Solutions) could be useful. The Skeletal System Balancing Solution would be the main choice, but the Immune System, Lymphatic System, Endocrine System and Cell Balancing Solutions could also be helpful.

Joint-ill can recur even when apparently cured, and has done so in puppies as old as seven months.

For more information on Joint-ill click here. 

All I can say is, live and learn. Too bad little Dingbat had to suffer for my ignorance.