Fading Puppy Syndrome - Page 1

I know this is not a nice subject, but I would be grateful if people could post their experiences of fading puppy syndrome.  I'm trying to understand more about it - that is if anything is known.

I have a friend who rescues cats, and she has experienced fading kitten syndrome frequently. She says about 10% of kittens just fade and die, and that the vets don't know what causes it nor how to treat it. I hope your puppy pulls thru, if that is the problem. 

Unfortunately I have lost two puppies, both with exactly the same symptoms.  I am currently praying that the others stay healthy.

I have never heard of that.  What are symptoms?
Does it affect a whole litter?  Could there be something wrong w/them internally?

http://www.wolfweb.com.au/acd/fadingpupsyn.html ??

http://kiokeemastiffscom.blogspot.com/2007/11/fading-puppy-syndrome-canine-viral.html

http://www.showdogsupersite.com/kenlclub/breedvet/fading.html

Looks like there are a whole bunch of reasons for Puppy Fading Syndrome, Anything from tramatic birth, birth defects, herpies virus, bacteria, to parvo.........

Have you ruled out anything yet?

really if there is anything at all wrong with a puppy from birth - whether that problem is a defect - organ not formed properly - digestion not working properly - or illness - the newborn puppy will most likely not survive.  Even if born apparently healthy - remember before birth the mother did everything for that puppy - so lungs, digestive system, liver, kidneys - etc arent' functioning on their own yet - as soon as pup is born everything must work.  If it's not formed properly or there is an illness preventing something from not functioning properly - the pup will die.  "Fading" is how it dies - looks ok at birth but soon starts to fail.  No, usually there's nothing you can do to save a fading puppy.  I always try anyway in hopes that the puppy just needs help for the first few days.  Usually this just prolongs the puppy's life for a day or two longer than it would have with no help.

molly

Really ,it is the worst time in puppy raising to watch a tiny pup not make it..I had one in a litter many years ago..Hardest thing in my life was knowing it was dying and hearing it cry.

YR

How old when this happens?

From what I read from the linked articles, it depends on what is going on. Sometimes its very fast some times it takes weeks........a bacterial infection might take weeks, but a crushed scull and brain injury might be almost instant.


Liebe,
How old are these puppies that fading? It seems to be a big clue as to what might be happening.