Introducing GUS (Sunny's new brother); UPDATED PICS :)

[cassiesmom]

Gus's hemoglobin was 3?! No wonder he was lethargic. My goodness! I'm not exactly sure what a normal hemoglobin should be for a puppy, though I would think it should be at least 8 or 9. Gus, you are already dressed up for Halloween with your black and white tuxedo coat! Could you be any cuter, I really don't see how I'm sure you are now eating healthful food, playing with puppy toys and learning everything you need to know from Sunny and Moon!

[MoonandBean]

Gus's hemoglobin was 3?! No wonder he was lethargic. My goodness! I'm not exactly sure what a normal hemoglobin should be for a puppy, though I would think it should be at least 8 or 9. Gus, you are already dressed up for Halloween with your black and white tuxedo coat! Could you be any cuter, I really don't see how I'm sure you are now eating healthful food, playing with puppy toys and learning everything you need to know from Sunny and Moon!

Elise, his Hgb should have been around 15. They also use a value called a PCV (packed cell volume) and he should have been around 45 and instead was 10. He really was minutes away from dying by the time we got him to the animal hospital (our vet gave him IV fluids and drew the blood but they don't have blood available for transfusions so we had to take him 20 minutes away). From what I've read about hookworms, puppies can crash FAST and that's exactly what happened. We are so happy he is a happy healthy boy now and we all love him tons, especially Sunny