New Puppy Hints - IMPORTANT!
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Just remember bringing home your new puppy is like bringing home a new
baby. New puppies need special care.
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They cannot go without food for very long periods of time.
Limit excitement and handling as much as possible. Puppies require 16
hours a day of rest. They sleep about 3 hours and maybe play and eat
about 1 hour. They need to be fed about 4 times a day or leave food in
front of them. If they do not get their rest, food, and water they need
they will get sick and go into low blood sugar. If this should happen,
use honey, corn syrup diluted with warm water or Nutrical and get some
into their mouth, by force if necessary.
Please click here to refer to Hypoglycemia.
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We recommend Eukanuba Small Breed puppy dry dog food or Science Diet
puppy small bites. If you don't feel they are eating enough dry kibble.
Mix the kibble with hot tap water to make a gravy and add a couple of
teaspoons cottage cheese (4%).
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Provide lots of chewing toys.
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On longhair puppies be sure to keep the hair on their rear-end clipped
for clean hygiene and to ensusre that the puppy doesn't get sick.
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We take pride in the raising of our puppies and in helping you in any
way we can to make your new experience with your puppy enjoyable.
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Midwest Puppies / Puppies R Us is the
prefect place to find that sparkle of your eye!
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia, low
blood sugar, is a disorder that occurs mainly in
small breed puppies between six and twelve weeks
of age. It is often precipitated by stress and can
occur without warning (if the puppy is
susceptible). It might appear after the puppy
misses a meal, chills, becomes exhausted from
playing, or has a digestive upset. These upsets
place an added strain on it's energy reserves and
bring on the symptoms.
Hypoglycemia is a
real threat to these tiny puppies, watch for your
puppy to become tired or droopy. The first signs
are those of listlessness and depression. They are
followed by muscular weakness, tremors, and later
convulsions, coma and even death. The puppy may
appear depressed or may be weak, wobbly and jerky,
or the puppy may be found in a coma.
If your puppy has
any symptoms of hypoglycemia you must act fast. If
the puppy is awake, give it Nutrical, or Karo
syrup by mouth. You should see signs of
improvement in thirty minutes. If no improvement,
then call your veterinarian. If the puppy is
unconscious it should be taken to the veterinarian
at once.
Prevent
Hypoglycemia from happening by allowing only
twenty minutes of play at a time, followed by rest
or sleep. Do not allow the puppy to overtire at
first. Supervise closely with children to make
sure puppy is getting enough rest. Keep puppy
warm, don't let it become chilled. Your Yorkie
puppy is a house dog and should not be living
outdoors.
Prevent attacks by
feeding a high quality kibble diet. We use and
recommend Eukanuba puppy food. See that puppy eats
at least every six to eight hours. More often if
he is very small. Keep dry food and water
available at all times. You can give 1/2 teaspoon
of Nutrical or Karo syrup morning and night for
the first couple of days to help prevent the low
blood sugar that can come with the excitement and
stress of going to a new home.
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