* Lorrain's Yorkies - Puppy Care *

Puppy Care

Lorrain's Yorkies
Maltese & Designer Puppies

Lorrain's Yorkies
Phone: 229-403-6879
Email: Lorrainsyorkies@aol.com

Feeding Your Puppy: Your puppy will be eating Eukanuba Small Breed
Puppy Food when it comes home. We will give you a puppy starter kit to
take home with you. Eukanuba can be purchased at most pet supply
stores.

Grooming: Daily bushing is recommended to maintain the
coat and keep it mat free. Brushing loosens and removes dirt, dead hair,
and skin cells.

Bathing - Your puppy should be washed every 7-10 days. Use a good
quality shampoo and conditioner. Always use a blow dryer to dry their
hair after bathing.

Keep the ears, the hair on their feet and around the rectum trimmed &
their nails short. Nails should be trimmed so that they just clear the
floor. If you hear them clicking, they're probably too long. Avoid
clipping past the curve of the nail, or you risk hitting what is called the
quick. A nick there is painful and will cause bleeding. Clip only the
hooklike part of the nail that turns down.

Teeth: Use a tooth brush and paste made for dogs available at all pet
stores. Have the teeth checked by a vet @ 6-8 months. Sometimes baby
teeth need to be removed. Teeth should be cleaned frequenty. Your vet can
advise you on your dog's oral hygiene needs.

Ears: ( For Yorkies only ) Keep the hair on the top third of the ear flaps
trimmed very short. This way excessive hair won't weigh down the ears
before they are firmly "set," at around six months of age. Ears should be
cleaned once a month. More often if your dog is prone to ear problems.

Health Concerns:
Hypoglycemia: CAN BE LIFE THREATENING ( for all toy breeds ).
Please KEEP YPUR NEW PUPPY ON THE NUVET WAFERS OR
POWDER. THIS WILL HELP PREVENT HYPOGLEMIA
IT CAN BE PURCHASED FROM ME OR
CALL 1-800-474-7044 ORDER CODE 93035 OR VISIT
WWW.NUVET.COM/93035
Can happen when you take your new puppy home. It can get stressed by
their new environment ,lack of sleep and over- handling. They may
refuse to eat because their food has changed or they don't know where the
food is. Changes in temperature of the room that they are used to can
also be the cause of stress.

SIGNS TO LOOK FOR:
1. Depression
2. Weakness
3. Being wobbly or jerky
4. Convulsions,seizures (the head appears to be tilted to either left or
right side, the neck appears stiff and in a locked position,and the body
may soon appear the same way and the teeth may be clamped tightly)
5. Coma, which can result in death
6.Your puppy may be lifeless or limp with grayish-blue gums and
tongue.

Low blood sugar is the cause and the blood glucose level must be raised
at once. DON'T WAIT every second counts. Mix corn syrup, honey, or
sugar with equal proportion of water and using a syringe, feed the pup
10cc orally four times a day.
Hypoglycemia, if treated in time, should leave no lasting affects and
as long as the stress is eliminated it shouldn't occur again.

Toy puppies sometimes develop patella problems from jumping from
couches, chairs etc. This can injure their knees. Discourage jumping to
protect their knees.

Housetraining:
Either Crate Training or litter box training can be used.

WE USE EUKANUBA
PREMIUM DRY DOG FOODS,
EUKANUBA SMALL BREED
FOR PUPPIES ALONG
WITH NUVET VITAMINS

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