ann freier

ok, here's the story: my new pup's breeder had a mild outbreak of cocci in the litter. "mild" meaning her vet told her that normally he wouldn't even reco treating the pups except they were going to their new homes, plus said breeder is all about openess with her pup buyers. the pups that went home 10 days ago at 7 wks were offered breeder-paid vet care/treatment.

my pup, Edge, has been treated for the requisite 10 days, has had 3 perfectly normal BM's (we just got home last night). he was treated w/sulfamethazine sodium 12.5%. when i called my vet to schedule his 72-hr check up (monday morning), she was concerned about the cocci being due to nasty kennel conditions, but i had had my sister (breeder/handler/trainer of working labs) go check them out 3 weeks ago, and she was satisfied, and when we arrived sat a.m. to pick the pup up, i was satisfied. these ppl care about their animals, and are heavily involved in training.

so i have a couple of questions. one, i'm assuming (and actually WILL) that it's a good idea to re-inoculate his gut w/some live-culture yogurt. secondly, he'll get wormed again tomorrow, so should i wait for that (the yogurt) until, oh, say wednesday? does it matter?

then, he's due for his second shots next week late in the week. should i hold off on them or not? one reason i'm a bit concerned about that is b/c the breeder's vet comes to her place, she doesn't take her dogs/pups to the office, and i read somewhere (here?) that a pup has a 30% chance of being exposed to parvo until theygo to the vet's office, at which time it becomes 100%. and parvo spooks me.

his first vax was distemper/adenovirus/parainfluenza/parvo at 6 wks-a wk b/f the cocci was dx.

thoughts/advice? am i worrying too much/micromanaging/overthinking? (a fault of mine....)