keep your puppy away from their yard and sidewalk until she’s fully vaccinated.

How old is the puppy?  You should take him to a vet within 3 days of adopting this pup.  Also, unless he is at least 16 weeks old he still needs vaccines.

Get him to your vet for a health check ASAP!

Being a “runt” indicates he is smaller than the other puppies in the litter.  This can mean nothing, or it can mean that he was born with a problem that impacted his ability to take in food and use it properly.  Only a vet can check your pup to make sure he is healthy, and make recommendations about feeding, tests he might need, and shots to prevent diseases that would put his life at risk.

Don’t take the breeder’s word for this – you will fall in love with the pup and may have very expensive vet bills ahead of you if he was born with major problems.  

So, off to the vet — you may feel so much better once you know one way or the other.

There are many fish based diets, I like Holistic Anchovy (it’s anchovy, sardines and oatmeal).  I would try that.  If that doesn’t work talk to your vet about hill’s prescription z/d. 

Good Luck

Dr Dawn

…there are too many variables here.  why are your dogs not spayed and neutered?  keeping them together and letting them breed is irresponsible.  there are low cost spay and neuter clinics in every state.  please get her spayed, as well as your other bitch, if you’re not going to neuter the dogs.

Hello there. I am no expert but i still want to try to help you out. First of all, you didnt mention if it’s her first litter or not. Second, i think that the dog’s health, in some cases, is most valuable for a diagnosis than her age (as a number). I’ve seen 3 y old dogs in a awful shape and i’ve seen 11 y old dogs running after a surgery for pyometra. Crazy. That being said, if she’s fit and fine and healthy i think she is perfectly capable of giving birth at that age. Keep in mind she still needs to go through exams to check if everything is running smoothly. After that, you will need to protect the mother and the puppies and think about getting her spayed if you don’t want this to happen again.

Hope this helped.

Good luck!

Hi, we cannot diagnose what is wrong with your dog….but we can tell you she is showing symptoms of pain and distress. 

Please take her to a Vet, she needs medical attention quickly. I hope shes ok.

unfortunately that photo only shows his face and nothing useful of his body, but based on your description it sounds like he has a splash coat: https://www.google.com/search?q=splash+coat+husky&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS443US443&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj6k_iqgO3KAhVMGT4KHZ1yCUgQ_AUICCgC&biw=1680&bih=935

Is it still bleeding?  If it’s the nail push corn starch into the nail.  If it’s the pad then apply pressure with a dry washcloth or paper towel.  She isn’t going to like it but it needs to be done.  I would take her to the vet tomorrow.

Good Luck

Dr Dawn

she should be fine, particularly if the breeder is an ethical one.  she’ll be placed in another home.  thank you for returning her rather than putting her in a shelter, though.