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Miecke and the Worms
My family has always owned dogs. It is our tradition. We cannot even imagine our lives without dogs. We have also been very lucky. We never had any trouble with our dogs. All our dogs were easy to train and very trustworthy. We were spoiled. Everything changed when Miecke came into our lives. Miecke is an adorable German shepherd. Cute as a button.
I remember it very clearly when my husband brought her home. She was so calm, so patient, and so quiet. We thought we hit a jackpot with that one. But we were also curious. Isn’t she just a tad too quiet? And then it got worse. She became inactive, her gums and ears became pale, she started eating her poop, and her poop smelled so badly, our eyes welled up. All that happened in a very short time period.
We knew we had to take her to the vet right away. The only reason we waited so long was because the man who gave her to us said she had just been to the vet and was de-wormed. Our vet diagnosed Miecke with hook worms, gave her the medicine, and she got well very quickly. The sweet, quiet, passive puppy changed into a little tornado before our very eyes. But that is a different story.
What have I learned from this experience? Never trust blindly the person who gives you a puppy. Take the pup to the vet right away. Be alert when your puppy is too mild mannered. Lethargy, smelly fecal matter, white gums and ears are just some of the indicators that there can be worms present in your puppy’s digestive system.
More adventures of Miecke, our German Shepherd, can be found at http://gsd-training.blogspot.com
More information about care and training of German Shepherds is here: http://www.squidoo.com/taking-care-of-a-german-shepherd
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