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So sorry for your loss.  Please know that it's the kindest thing we can do when they are suffering so much.  You did the right thing.  I know it hurts.  Many here feel your pain.  You are not alone.

So sorry for your loss, but you did what your heart told you to do, & saved her from suffering further. Don't try to second guess your decision, you acted in the most humane way....my vet told me when my little girl was sick that young pups have very weak immune systems..they simply don't have what it takes to fight off overwhelming infections, & you saved her from a long hard painful struggle, with most likely the same results. jackie harris

Was this a GSD pup? If it only weighed 6 pounds at 7 weeks, there was more going on than meets the eye. Sounds like you did the right thing. So sorry for your loss.

So sorry for your loss. It is hard sometimes but you did the right thing.

There is a  " NEW "   strain of Parvo.      You can only get the correct vacc. from Vets right now.   There is no guarantee that the farm supplies or Pet supply Magazines even have the right Vacc. for you. 

I Had one of my pups about 3 years ago , come down with PARVO symptoms overnight , and they had been vacc. for at least 2 weeks at the time.    I took him to the emerg. vet. and he tested NEG. for parvo, but had him PTS that afternoon.   We sent a  tissue sample for a Necropsy.  And the results came back as a " MUTATED" STRAIN OF PARVO. 

Out of 4 pups :  

1 died within a day of symptoms,

1 started symptoms a day later, and I managed to save him after an Intense week of  Sub Q fluids twice daily, and every " ANTI " Drug you could give.  anti-biotics, anti- vomiting, anti-viral,
anti-diaharea ,  anti-nausia 4 times a day. 

2 never showed any symptoms, but we did antibiotics, and anti-viral for a couple of days to be safe. 


The only thing that we think could have been a catalyst , was that I had a new dog come in and he gotten sick,  as an adult dog,  Parvo, isn't as life threatening, so somehow he may have been the cause of the mutation.     And, since my puppies had already been Vacc. for the old strain of Parvo, that would have been the only other choice. 

The other thing to note , is that sometimes getting a puppy vaccinated at the right window of opportunity is a little challenging.    If you vacc. too soon, the mothers antibodies can cancel out the vacc.    So, many people tend to vacc, for Parvo as early as 3-5 weeks thinking they are being preventative, this is not so.    They tend to get a false sense of security.   The Vaccinations have reccommended immunization ages,  that really are much closer to 9-16 weeks. 

This is another reason, why Vets like to do booster shots in the first several months, to catch that moment when Mom's antibodies quit, and the puppy's Immune system is ready to build it's own defense. 

My general rule is that I don't give the first shot any earlier than the end of week 7, because pups aren't allowed to go until at least week 8.    And, more likely , I will vacc. the pup in front of new owner, as they are getting ready to take the puppy to vet for Pre-purchase exam.   I send them with the info to give to the vet, and tell them to schedule there next shot with vet in 2 weeks

My Basic Shot Schedule : 

Shot 1- w/o Leptos
shot 2-  w/o Leptos - 2 weeks after first shot
Shot 3- w/ Leptos -    3 weeks after shot 2
Shot 4- w/ Leptos -    4 weeks after shot 3

Sorry to hear you had to put your pup down ,  very tough !!

I think that the vaccine is incorporating the "new" parvo strain CPV 2C now. I dealt with this summer before last. Had a twice vacc'ed nearly 20 week pup come down. He spent a week in intensive care, wasted down to nearly a little fur-covered skeleton, but amazed the vets and survived and recovered; one of his four sisters showed symptoms but recovered at home. Dosed the whole bunch with Tamiflu; can't swear it made the difference, but none of the others got sick.  There were three other nearly year-old pups in IC with Ari, all had been fully vacc'ed.

Brandy it sounds like you have Parvo at your place

All the other puppies are healthy and have been seen again by a vet. All parvo tests were re-done and came back NEG. I have also bleached EVERYTHING and bought some special kennel cleaner that is suppose to kill parvo just as an extra precaution.

The puppy I had put down was the runt and I had to tube feed her for the first 2 weeks. She was half the size of the others and at 7 weeks was only 6 lbs. My regular vet believes that the only reason she survived at all let alone as long as she did was because of my care. I have sent the dead puppy for a necropsy just to be extra cautious and to hopefully eliminate all questions.

I am open to any other suggetions on things to do.....