Question

My german shep had 9 AKC pups...I currently had 3 left here at home with me; one of the three left yesterday to his new home at 9 weeks old. NONE of the pups has been sick at all, except the one that left yesterday had some loose stools a couple of days before pick up. Since yesterday I have now received news from his new family that he was taken to vet today and has bloody diarrhea. His PARVO test was negative. His parasite test was negative. They say now he may die and is lethargic, as well. They are at a loss for what he could have possibly ingested. I noticed no symptoms other than a couple of loose stools before he left my home which I informed them about. I have racked my brain about this. Any information that would cause bloody diarrhea besides Parvo or parasites in a puppy that was raised totally in the house, only around all the other WELL puppies, and their mom, dad and big brother would be appreciated so I can try to help figure this out with them. They were all fed Purina Puppy Chow. They had snacks of hartz rawhide hickory beef sticks. They had ol roy puppy biscuit treats. They always had plenty of fresh water. They lived in their own separate enclosure/apt about 10' x 10' in the house made of wood/screen/2 x 4's. They had a blanket, sheet and always newspapers for clean ups for these past 9 weeks. at 6 wks they had their first VET shots and VET worming, and even the vet told me "quote...I cannot find one single thing wrong with any of these puppies at all." and that "I was selling them too cheaply at 350 and should have started at 500" and that "they were all in excellent condition and excellent health". the pups were only outside very short periods on regular grass in my front yard for viewing about 4 times. They have had roam of house on occasions but this has always been as supervised as possible. I am at a loss as to anything he could have ingested here. He was taken home Sunday, as I held him for about 3 weeks while the family prepaed for him and took vacation. They have horses, pigs, ducks, cats and another GSD that stays outside. He was eating well, drinking well and just as rowdy and energetic and playful as the 2 others I am babysitting til 4th july when he left here Sunday, and then by Monday his new owner has told me he is about to die. ?? I am not understanding. Even the other 2 pups are just as usual this morning with formed BM's.

Edited by XXXXXX on 6/24/2008 at 9:21 AM