A very sad news !!

Dear friends, it is extremely difficult for me to write this post. The reason for not sharing any news for such a long time is the fact that there is no good news. Unfortunately the puppies died during this week. I have been trying to write this post several time’s, but it is difficult. The time has come to tell all of you what happened and break the sad news that there are no puppies. The first puppy to reveal that something was wrong was the tri female. She started with the "fish" symptom (opening the mouth and closing slowly) my only option was to take her to the hospital; because she was eating (I was sure because I weighed the puppies before and after they ate) and I wanted desperately to safe her. After she arrived she was put on oxygen and the "fish" symptom was not so evident. The vet immediately told me that it should be something with the lungs. She stayed there, although I had little hope, and she died during the evening. I asked, no matter what the cost, to find out the reason for her death. The next morning I already knew the result, but I wanted to make sure so I had Isa tested, and on that some day the other 2 puppies died and I also took them to the university to determine the cause of dead. Today I got the results from all the analyses done to the mother and litter. The puppies died from bacteria called "Escherichia Coli – Emolitica”. All three of them. I specifically asked if they had milk in their bellies and I was told that yes they had plenty of milk in their bellies and there were no signs in the “bilis” (I do not know the name in English) that would lead to believe that they starved. This bacteria was and still is present in Isa’s intestines, she is the source of the contamination. According to what was explained to me this bacteria lives in Isa and does not affect her, let’s say she got used to living with it. When Isa goes to do her things or licks her self she contaminates those that are in contact with her and the surrounding environment. The bacteria lives most of the time "in peace" with Isa but when there is a peak of stress the bacteria starts to grow more and more and spreads to those in contact. The puppies that have little defences are infected easily. The general infection destroys the blood and veins, the bacteria then destroy the intestines and lungs causing the puppies to have the "fish" symptom; opening the mouth and closing very slowly until they die with lack of Oxygen. It was a very sad situation and very very difficult for my whole family to endure. I hope that all of you forgive me for the delay on this news and understand. I have decided to spay Isa, because I do not want to endure such an experience again with my family since it is the second time that this happens. We just have to face the fact that Isa has a problem that enables her from be a successful mother. On Monday Denyah and Quila are going to be examined and tested to see if they have the same bacteria.