According to my *very old* Vet book, there is a condition called Hemorrhagic Syndrome in newborn puppies. It is due to lack of prothrombin, a clotting factor in the blood which depends upon Vitamin K for its synthesis.
Symptoms are bleeding from body openings and sometimes internal hemorrhage due to trauma (such as being born). According to the book when one puppy bleeds, all the puppies in the litter should be treated with an injection of Vitamin K. I hate *old* books as medical information is changing at a very rapid rate and old books tend to be very much behind the times, but this information may still be helpful in some way. Laura Lang ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
