Puppy ailments

Continued from last week

 

So far, we have discussed some of the common problems that incapacitate puppies within the first few weeks of their lives.  From time to time veterinarians encounter ailments, which are few and far between, but which nevertheless affect puppies negatively, even to the point of death.  Today, we’ll look at one of these.

 

The ‘swimmer’ syndrome

Under normal conditions puppies begin to stand and wobble around (unsurely at first) when they are about two weeks of age.  With each passing day,