My puppy has eye discharge, breathing hard, and drank from septic?

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Both my puppys are having discharge from thier eyes but one is having a very difficult time breathing. Nothing is blocking her airways that is detectable. Recently she was caught eating chicken poop and a few days before drinking from a septic. She is still eating and drinking and very responsive. Any ideas what could be going on extremely worried and due to lack of money feel very limited... the brown one Shyanne seems the sicker of the two. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 5 days old | 7 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

The eye discharge could be caused by dehydration, allergies, conjunctivitis, distemper virus, etc. The rapid breathing could be caused by distemper virus, pneumonia, bacterial infection, anemia, among many others. I would recommend that you take the puppies to the vet to get checked out, as many of these problems can be life-threatening in a very young dog. Eating chicken poop doesn't necessarily cause disease, but drinking from a septic system can cause very severe GI illness. If you can't get them to the vet today, then try to get them to drink as much water/gatorade/pedialyte as possible to keep them hydrated. Make sure they are eating puppy food so they do not become hypoglycemic.

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