I am assuming their both females. If so, it maybe due to the pups not cleaning themselves (which mom did when they were home with you) and the result is the urinary tract infection. I usually tell people with girls to use babywipes to keep the area clean until the pup is older and does it themselves. This is especially true with girl pups who may have a slighly inverted vulva, since the area tends to get dirtier/and stay dirty quicker. Also, if they do have inverted vulvas, it is best for the pup to go into heat atleast once, since this will usually "pop" the vulva out. If spayed before going to heat, the vulva may stay inverted, and they are at higher risk for urinary tract infections. Here is an article to read: http://www.heartypet.com/blog/?pG Ann Marie www.amarigsd.com Home of Ch Fairway's Leah v Nadelwald TC ROM OFA Ch Amari's Beware of Foxy Roxy CGC TC OFA Ch Amari's Elizabeth Taylor OFA (Best in Show Bred-By winner) Amari's It's All in the Game (in-training :)) --- On Mon, 7/4/11, Sharon & Stuart Birch <sbirch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Sharon & Stuart Birch <sbirch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Sick puppy To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, July 4, 2011, 9:53 AM Hi Guy's My recent litter is now almost 11 weeks old All were healthy fat babies and had a wonderful Momma who would not completely wean them until 8 weeks ( she loves her babies) Puppy #1 developed a bladder infection 14 days after leaving was treated and is now fine Puppy #2 has been gone 2 weeks and last night they called to say that she is off her food and is lethargic and her bed is wet when she wakes up Is this just a coincidence ? Or is something going on? I have 2 puppies here who are still fine Sharon Stuart & Sharon Birch Edale German Shepherds Tofield, Alberta WWW.EDALEGSD.COM 780 662 4843 ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org ; SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================