Alison Quine wrote 09/20/2011 07:52 AM Puppy's nose has green discharge? #344691 - 09/20/2011 07:52 AM
Alison Quine Webboard User Reg: 09-17-2011 Posts: 25 Loc: Crete, Greece Offline	Can anyone please give me some advice or perhaps reassurance. I'm currently caring for 4 abandoned puppies. We found them dumped in a bush on Sept 2nd, probably on the day they were born or maybe 1 day later. They are now 18 days old. I've been feeding them Ed's formula and they are all eating well, they all poo perfectly, I added extra water to formula as suggested. Yesterday one of the pups, 2nd biggest - weight 820g started sneezing and now has a green discharge coming from it's nose. It's still eating well and going to the toilet but it's suffering a bit with its breathing. Is there anything I can do to help it? Thanks Alison
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Connie Sutherland wrote 09/20/2011 10:34 AM Re: Puppy's nose has green discharge? [Re: Alison Quine ] #344704 - 09/20/2011 10:34 AM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I hope the breeders will see this. Do you have an e-vet? Really I am just bumping the post.
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Niomi Smith wrote 09/20/2011 11:17 AM Re: Puppy's nose has green discharge? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #344706 - 09/20/2011 11:17 AM
Niomi Smith Webboard User Reg: 04-20-2009 Posts: 786 Loc: Whitehorse, Yukon Offline	IMO they should see a vet - to me it sounds like an upper respiratory tract infection, those things can get nasty fast. If it were me, I would not waste time and get the young pup to see a vet.
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Mara Jessup wrote 09/20/2011 11:45 AM Re: Puppy's nose has green discharge? [Re: Niomi Smith ] #344708 - 09/20/2011 11:45 AM
Mara Jessup Webboard User Reg: 12-28-2005 Posts: 2316 Loc: Offline	Agree^^ Green discharge = infection of some sort. With a pup this young a vet visit is a must IMO for any sort of infection. K-9 Knitter
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Alison Quine wrote 09/20/2011 12:55 PM Re: Puppy's nose has green discharge? [Re: Mara Jessup ] #344714 - 09/20/2011 12:55 PM
Alison Quine Webboard User Reg: 09-17-2011 Posts: 25 Loc: Crete, Greece Offline	thanks for your opinions guys. I'll get on to it right away.
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Betty Landercasp wrote 09/20/2011 02:06 PM Re: Puppy's nose has green discharge? [Re: Alison Quine ] #344719 - 09/20/2011 02:06 PM
Betty Landercasp Webboard User Reg: 11-30-2009 Posts: 3724 Loc: minnesota Offline	I'd be worried about canine distemper here, especially in "street dogs". The dam may have died. Is the puppy "sleepy", is it feeding OK? Are the eyes red? Is there green discharge in the eyes? I'd be investigating killed vaccine (ONLY KILLED) at 1/2 dose,and only this agent. This could be a sinus/ localized infection from the pups nosing around in their feed. That would be my hope. Speak to your local veterinarian, get a feeling for diseases in your area. http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/Grasvaly/
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Alison Quine wrote 09/22/2011 12:19 PM Re: Puppy's nose has green discharge? [Re: Betty Landercasp ] #344911 - 09/22/2011 12:19 PM
Alison Quine Webboard User Reg: 09-17-2011 Posts: 25 Loc: Crete, Greece Offline	Hi Betty, Their eyes are all perfect no redness or discharge at all thankfully. They are all feeding very well, then sleeping 4 hours between feeds. I'm wondering if it's something we're doing with the bottle feeding. I'm not sure if pups get colds? We are keeping them nice and warm. 1 of the pups is totally fine. The other 3, one has been sneezing a bit but now the nose discharge is lighter in colour, closer to white, not so green now. The biggest one isn't sneezing but is a bit snotty too. Today they seem to be improving, so I'll just keep monitoring them. Any bad signs and we'll take them straight to the vet (who already doesn't agree with Ed's formula and thinks we should use a pre packaged one) Personally, I wouldn't give baby formula to a baby. I will get my boyfriend to call the vet to ask about KILLED vaccine. I'm not sure if it will be available in Crete but we can check. Thanks for your advice Betty.
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