sick dogs

Question
I have four husky puppys about 3 months old and three of them are very sick, they are sleepy have no energy, diarreha, vommiting and there was blood in ones vomit, the one seemed like he was starting to stiffen up. What could it be and what can we do? why do three of them have it and not the other?

Answer
Hi Penny,  With puppies it could almost be anything.  If they haven't been vaccinated, then it could be parvo, or if they have been (or the mother was vaccinated), they could have gotten into something.  Either way, you really need to get them into a vet as it is something serious especially if they are vomitting blood.  Also, the diarrhea with the vomitting will cause them to get dehydrated which is what takes them down so quickly.  Unfortunately my computer went down a couple of days ago or I would have answered this quicker, and hopefully you have already taken them into the vet.  I hope everything is ok, and good luck.

Dawn