SO angry...inadvertantly "saved" a puppy...sorta.

definitly wait to worm, i know this one personally. if he has tapeworms over the counter stuff won't touch them, and you don't want to be worming twice in such a small amount of time.
 
he is sooo darn cute!

OMG, he's so cute.  SO sweet and innocent looking, I love his little shorty ears!  I can't even think about the parents or the other puppies.. it makes me physically ill.  Personally, I think you exhibited great restraint and control over your emotion.  If it had been me, they'd have taken me away in handcuffs. 

I think you did the right thing as many others have said[sm=clapping%20hands%20smiley.gif]BIG round of applause for you!The name moses or Mo is cute. I would definitley see if you could try to get this guy arrested or maybe some law passed.some people are just sooo stupid its unbelieveable[:@] I really feel sorry for the other puppies[]

I found this information that might help a little.  I couldn't find any information about the age of puppies, but I just breezed through it.  [linkhttp://www.humaneassociationofgeorgia.org/animal_cruelty.htm]http://www.humaneassociationofgeorgia.org/animal_cruelty.htm[/link]
 
Also, congrats on your new puppy!  And congrats on standing up for the ones who cannot speak for themselves!  [sm=clapping%20hands%20smiley.gif]

"Aggravated Cruelty to Animals (felony charge): A person commits the offense of aggravated cruelty to animals when he or she knowingly and maliciously causes death or physical harm to an animal by rendering a part of such animal's body useless or by seriously disfiguringsuch animal…[paraphrased] except for conduct otherwise permitted under state or federal law.  O.C.G.A. §16-12-4"

From the site melinder posted...  Cutting off ears with scissors DEFINITELY fits into that category.  [:@]

Thanks again everyone. [] I seriously doubt they'll be able to catch this guy...He was just one of the many random people who come there every weekend to sell puppies. He probably wasn't even the worst of them. What I do hope though is that Ill be able to get them to stop, or at least strictly regulate, the sale of live animals there.
 
Anyway, I just couldn't stand to wait until Thursday to get him wormed. Maybe I should have, but he was just so miserable that I went ahead and did it myself. I found a wormer at Petsmart that actually *does* treat tapeworms along with hookworms and roundworms...I don't have the package anymore, but it's one of the Farnam D-Worm products. Within about 3 hours of giving him the wormer, he immediately started pooping HUGE piles of roundworms. I've seen puppies with worms in their stools before, but this was amazing...for a while, there was no actual fecal matter, just piles of worms. Over the course of the day, he's expelled easily 2 cups of worms. I've never seen anything like it in my life. As soon as he started getting rid of the worms, he stopped crying. At first, he cried constantly, no matter what he was doing. He didn't play, he couldn't sleep restfully...he was just awful. I didn't realize how sick he was feeling until he started feeling better. Now he's pooping normally, and seems to be mostly free of worms for the moment. He's eating well, playing, and acting like a normal little puppy...so really, I'm glad I didn't make him wait a few more days to be wormed. He was completely miserable.
 
I think I've officially decided to keep him. [] We're already attached and I really can't see myself rehoming him. He's still going to the vet Thursday, and then I'm going out of town for Christmas...so I'll update as soon as possible. []

OH MY DOG! that poor little guy, that is alot of worms, i'm glad you didnt wait too. he must have been so miserable. so is his roly poly little belly like half the size it was before?!

I was going to mention the fact that there are two OTC wormers that get tapes now, but I ws fairly sure they were not appropriate until pup was six weeks old. I was wrong obviously - thankfully! - I'm glad he didn't have to be miserable any longer. You can worm for rounds (which are the big problem at this age) with OTC stuff at any age and keep doing it until about 4 months old (about every three weeks).

Watch for signs of coccidea - watery diarrhea with a peculiar sweaty foot smell, plus lack of appetite and lethargy. The stools start to soften long before any other symptoms, however - that smell is pretty unmistakeable. [:'(]

There are a couple brands of neonatal puppy food that can save you some money on the formula. Eukanuba makes one and Royal Canin makes another. Both of these are puppy meals - you can mix them with extra milk or broth, but they already are balanced for tiny puppies. All they get from formula at this age is the proper balance of nutrients and fluids, and offering mush at every meal will take care of that.

Your pup can have raw meaty bones any time now. I use wings - perfect size for small puppies and the right balance of meat to bone if pup happens to start crunching bone. Really, at this age, raw meaty bones are more like really wonderful chew toys.

It's important that a pup like this, that has been removed from his normal social sphere, get as much natural stimulation as possible. Chewing bones is a great way to expand his problem solving skills, exercise his upper body, and get confidence interacting with his environment.

Until he can actually consume the bone, limit him to one per day. After he starts gnawing off part of the bone, he can go on a full raw diet supplemented with the mush, a homeade diet, or softened kibble.

Good luck!