Happy Birthday puppies
4 boys waiting on arrival of #5
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There is no evidence his eyes were injured.
The E-vets were having a hard time assessing the impact of the head trauma since most of the things they would look at in a dog with head trauma have not developed by 2 weeks of age. They were assessing reflexes (i.e. does the puppy put out all 4 feet when suspended with a hand under the belly) and found the puppy did everything normal for a 2 week old.
This puppy was one of the two my wife was considering as her pick. In good conscious we cannot sell him for a working dog with questions about his cognitive development due to the head trauma. We will be keeping this puppy who has been named Graham.
This litter was bred for us to get 2 working dogs that could then be bred to continue our line. If there are lingering questions about Graham's cognitive development at 8 weeks we may be keeping 3 pups.
I've not heard of any other Border Collie owners dealing with head trauma in 2 week old pups; only in adults.
The E-vets were having a hard time assessing the impact of the head trauma since most of the things they would look at in a dog with head trauma have not developed by 2 weeks of age. They were assessing reflexes (i.e. does the puppy put out all 4 feet when suspended with a hand under the belly) and found the puppy did everything normal for a 2 week old.
This puppy was one of the two my wife was considering as her pick. In good conscious we cannot sell him for a working dog with questions about his cognitive development due to the head trauma. We will be keeping this puppy who has been named Graham.
This litter was bred for us to get 2 working dogs that could then be bred to continue our line. If there are lingering questions about Graham's cognitive development at 8 weeks we may be keeping 3 pups.
I've not heard of any other Border Collie owners dealing with head trauma in 2 week old pups; only in adults.
