hi everyone just wanted to know if anyone as had similar problems .My bitch had her first litter 14 days ago but just started to notice little scabs appearing on the pups i thought it could be because ther starting to move about a lot and keep climbing across one and other with there nails being quite sharp perhaps there scratching each other, or could it be the mum shes not exactly careful when she lies down and forever walking all over them id be interested on hearing you thoughts on this..thanx mel..p.s ive checked them for fleas and ther dosnt seem to be any ..thanx again....

Have u cut their nails at all? I always cut mine by about a week to 2 weeks (when I had pups) as they seemed to get pretty long and sharp and can scratch eachother.

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I had a litter that a few developed a mild skin staph infection. They began to get small scabs on there skin that slowly got bigger. We bathed them in Chlorhexedine shampoo every 3-4 days and then sprayed a genticin spray on them twice a day and it cleared up in a few weeks. You may just take one into your vet and have them look at it. It took me a week or so to realize it wasn't just a scratch.

Meridith