Thanks for all your good wishes and kind words. I was indeed heartbroken when it happened, this being my very first litter and all.
Just thought I would let you know that these puppies were unlikely to have suffered from fading puppy syndrome. They were feeding normally off a syringe and never once made a noise that sounded like a seagull. They just made a sound like normal contented puppies.
What I didn't say before is when I was feeding one of the puppies, it sneezed and all this green stuff came out of his nose (the kind of green stuff that comes out when you have a really bad cold and you are congested).
I spoke to the stud dog owner last night to let her know what happened, and she said that the puppies were most likely born with fluid on the lungs and nothing I could have done would have saved them. I was concerned when they were born as they both had a rattle like congested baby has. I held those puppies and swung them up and down like most of the books I had read said, and the rattle seemed to stop. I guess all the fluid didn't come out.
I feel a lot better knowing this now and has helped me come to terms with their loss. I should have listened to Aimee when she rejected the little boy. She knew something was up and of course Mum knows best!
Thanks again everyone, you have been a great comfort. The other little puppies are beginning to thrive too.
Sandie, Aimee and Wesley xx
