Fabrics litter illness

This has been a long and grueling few days. On Saturday, the puppies became ill. Lace in particular was losing weight fast; she was refusing to nurse and her vitals weren't looking good. I took a leap and started tube feeding her, something I had never done and I'm very glad I did. I was able to stabilize her and now today she is finally gaining some weight. In that time, the rest of the litter is also having symptoms but none have had it as bad as she did. A few others have lost weight so I've done some feedings on them as well. Some have continued to gain the whole time. I've been treating them with herbal remedies, prebiotics, probiotics, healthy gut microorganisms, liver water. I've dosed them for Coccidia twice now and I'll do a third tomorrow. Today I treated them for Giardia and started them on Pyrantel, which I'll continue for three days. I have been cleaning nonstop to keep their area and the rest of my home sanitized, the laundry never ends, and they've needed several baths. Calypso is also being treated with all the same things as the puppies. She's been symptomatic but not nearly as under the weather as the babies, although you can tell she's not feeling 100%.

It's extremely taxing emotionally and physically. I am running on very little sleep and I am so worried for my pups. I'm dedicated to making sure they come out of this so I will keep at it as long as I need to. It is heartbreaking, gut wrenching work. I pour my entire heart and soul into my pups and my dogs. Even through all of this, I've been able to do water therapy today with Audacity and take Lapis, Abigail and Vintage for a good long walk.

I am so thankful to have Connor, my little brother who lives with us, as he has been my constant direct help. Forever grateful to Daniel who continues working tirelessly to feed us all and care for all the other dogs as well as our clients. And grateful to all of you for your kind words, thoughts and support! It doesn't go unnoticed.

And to think, people call breeding dogs easy...