Hi, everyone! I'm so glad that I found this forum. I really need some advice.
My grown son who lives on his own and loves the breed decided he had to have a basset and have it now. Can we say lack of impulse control?
So, today, he found an ad in the paper, drove three hours each way and came home with the cutest little black and white girl, but I don't think she can be any more than five weeks old, if that. Of course, there were no papers - not even a receipt!!!! And, he doesn't remember what the guy said was her birthday.
I had spent the entire night last night reminding him of the importance of buying from a reputable breeder and NOT buying from a byb or a mill, etc. I had even contacted a friend who used to show and she was looking into finding a breeder who had or would have available puppies and still he couldn't wait!!! He should know how I feel as I have two maltese - one of which is a rescue who we took in as a permanent foster and came to us with all kinds of health problems and he was right beside me as we spent months nursing her back to health and learning about the despicable "breeder" who turned my baby into a kill shelter because she was too small to breed and had demodectic mange!!
Anyway, what's done is done and this new basset puppy is now a member of our family.
So, questions: how old are bassets when they are usually weaned from their mom? how old should they be before being separated from their mom? I wouldn't think it would even be legal to sell a puppy under eight weeks. Can they suffer from hypoglycemia like toy breeds? are there any signs we should be looking for that would indicate something is wrong? And, basically anything else you can tell me to help this little bit.
She does have teeth although they are really small. She's taking the nutrical, but not really interested in her food (I'm having him soften it with warm water before giving it to her), I'm wondering if we should have her on some type of puppy formula in addition to trying to get her to eat the kibble.
He has an appointment with the vet first thing in the morning (yes, they are open on Sundays!
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The thing that has me concerned is when I would put her on the ground she would immediately lay down - I was with her for a good hour and she never did stand up just kind of scooted forward. Also, her eyes have a blue tint and look sort of cloudy to me - is this normal? And, there's a lot of white showing at the bottom and instead of looking straight ahead each eye appears to be looking off to the right. Also, are there any genetic defects or issues that she should be health tested for? In the maltese breed we deal with a lot of liver shunts and patella issues.
He'll be waking up through the night to check on her and he does go home at lunch every day so she'll only be alone for about 3-4 hours in the morning and in the afternoon, but still I worry.
Sorry for the novel, and thank you for any help and advice on these questions and any info on the development stages of a basset puppy.
Linda
My grown son who lives on his own and loves the breed decided he had to have a basset and have it now. Can we say lack of impulse control?
I had spent the entire night last night reminding him of the importance of buying from a reputable breeder and NOT buying from a byb or a mill, etc. I had even contacted a friend who used to show and she was looking into finding a breeder who had or would have available puppies and still he couldn't wait!!! He should know how I feel as I have two maltese - one of which is a rescue who we took in as a permanent foster and came to us with all kinds of health problems and he was right beside me as we spent months nursing her back to health and learning about the despicable "breeder" who turned my baby into a kill shelter because she was too small to breed and had demodectic mange!!
Anyway, what's done is done and this new basset puppy is now a member of our family.
So, questions: how old are bassets when they are usually weaned from their mom? how old should they be before being separated from their mom? I wouldn't think it would even be legal to sell a puppy under eight weeks. Can they suffer from hypoglycemia like toy breeds? are there any signs we should be looking for that would indicate something is wrong? And, basically anything else you can tell me to help this little bit.
She does have teeth although they are really small. She's taking the nutrical, but not really interested in her food (I'm having him soften it with warm water before giving it to her), I'm wondering if we should have her on some type of puppy formula in addition to trying to get her to eat the kibble.
He has an appointment with the vet first thing in the morning (yes, they are open on Sundays!
The thing that has me concerned is when I would put her on the ground she would immediately lay down - I was with her for a good hour and she never did stand up just kind of scooted forward. Also, her eyes have a blue tint and look sort of cloudy to me - is this normal? And, there's a lot of white showing at the bottom and instead of looking straight ahead each eye appears to be looking off to the right. Also, are there any genetic defects or issues that she should be health tested for? In the maltese breed we deal with a lot of liver shunts and patella issues.
He'll be waking up through the night to check on her and he does go home at lunch every day so she'll only be alone for about 3-4 hours in the morning and in the afternoon, but still I worry.
Sorry for the novel, and thank you for any help and advice on these questions and any info on the development stages of a basset puppy.
Linda