* Lorrain's Yorkies - Puppy Care *

Puppy Care

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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