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please help! my puppy isn't eating...

I have recently (exactly 8 days ago) got a 2 litter mate puppies and another for my nieghbor, from a private seller. We brought them home and instantly fell in love with the new addisions to our little family. 3 days after bringing them home, we had woken up to 2 very sick puppies; diarreah, vomitting, and all around laziness. We thought at 1st they had contracted Parvovirus, so already having a vet visit scheduled for 2 days from than, we took a very large chance (lack of extra money play a large part in our decision) and decidied to wait until than to get them seen. That night they perked up and we're back normal, happy, energentic puppies. We went to the vet visit and was told our intail thought of parvo was in fact proven to have been wrong and the vet passed it off as a simple cold, due to the latest weather change. We accepted that and trusuted the vet's. Yesterday, the day of the vet visit, our little boy puppy started getting to feeling icky again. We assumed it was a reaction to the vaccine, gave him some tylenol and some extra cuddles, but this morning he has yet again hasn't eaten, or is really get up at all, he is also now having "accidents". I called the vet and they told me it was just a reaction to the vaccine and to keep an extra close eye on him, blah blah blah. I'm super worried just for the simple fact our other 2 puppies (the litter mate of Mr. Tuggles and an unrelated pug) are just fine and seem to be having no affect from the vaccine. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do to maybe get him to eat, or get up long enough to go outside for his "businiess". If you have any suggestions please tell me cause I can't stand seeing him suffer! Thank you so so so much!
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1660289 tn?1302556798
Oh my, did the vet check for parasites? That is very common in pups. Had they been wormed?

I am surprised the vet did vaccines if they hadn't been feeling well.
And please don't give your dogs Tylenol!!!!!
Good luck, hope they will be ok.
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974371 tn?1424653129
Oh boy. Glad you posted that about the Tylenol!!!!   Not good.
Yes, hope she gets the pup to the Vet and hope she gets a new Vet. I am NOT impressed with this Vet.
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462827 tn?1333168952
You don't state how old these puppies are...It could be a vaccine reaction, but I'm more concerned about the Tylenol! Tylenol is TOXIC to dogs.....I think in a puppy, it could be fatal!!

You need to get him to an Emergency clinic ASAP to see if they can flush this from his system! It's probably too late to induce vommiting if this has been awhile.....

IMO, your sick guy should have never been vaccinated while he was ill.....Your Vet should have known better.....It doesn't should as if your Vet is too concerned about these puppies...I think a new Vet is in order, too!

Please, let us know what happens & what you find out.....I believe  Tylenol damages the Liver & Red Blood cells....I'd have to go look that up.....

I hope everything turns out for you both, I Mean that!  Good luck....Karla
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