We believe that the oxygen tent and antibiotics is only delaying the inevitable and so we suggest to the vet that perhaps the pups should be put to sleep before they get to the suffering stage. The vet is still hopeful that the post mortem could help and wants to keep the pups going.
We ask if there is anything else the vets could try but they claim not. We point out that in humans, if there are any problems with breathing then steroids are nearly always used. The vet tells us that it would be impossible to use steroids in such young puppies.
This afternoon we received a call from the vet asking for permission to experiment with a drug. It is a drug that isn't licensed for dogs but has had success in cats showing the same symptoms. We give our permission and just hope that it has some positive effect.
