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Have a liter of puppies and two of them within three days ...


Sent to Dog Experts May 12 12:26 a.m.

Have a liter of puppies and two of them within three days of one another died. They stopped eating the same day and then just stop breathing that night. What could cause this and will it spread to the others? they are a lab and bulldog mix and are 2 weeks and 4 days old.
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May 12 6:16 a.m. (5 hours and 49 minutes later)
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Hi Dodgeluver,

There are many reasons your puppies may be dying that include serious worm infestation, flea infestation causing anemia, herpes virus, and bad milk from mom or congenital health issues. It is sometimes referred to as fading puppy syndrome.
This site has information on fading puppy syndrome.
http://www.hydeparkvet.co.uk/pethealth/dogdisease1.asp?disease=Fading+Puppy+Syndrome
You can read about herpes here:
http://www.2ndchance.info/herpesvirusdog.htm

This site goes over ways of helping save fading puppies.
http://showdogsupersite.com/kenlclub/breedvet/fading.html

You should get at least one of the puppies checked to determine the cause.

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