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ct-11328	Kutzler, Michelle A. 	Canine neonatal mortality	2010	18	.pdf	application/pdf	11327	634	54	A high percentage of neonatal puppy mortalities have combinations of pulmonary congestion, edema, hemorrhage, and atalectasis.10 Treating pneumonia in a neonatal dog is often unrewarding so efforts should be concentrated on prevention. The following definitions have been suggested for neonatal puppies: perinatal period (less than one day), neonatal period (one to 21 days), maturation period (21-28 days) and preweaning period (28-42 days)10,13 Clinical examination of the canine neonate Clinical signs preceding neonatal mortality may include low or no weight gain, continuous vocalization, separation from the dam or other littermates, depression, abdominal distension, or loss of suckle reflex.6 The severity of clinical signs correlates negatively with survival, and death can occur within 18 to 24 hours from onset of clinical signs depending on the cause.	cache/ct-11328.pdf	txt/ct-11328.txt