Things you should know about Yorkies!!!:
Feeding Your Puppy
Your puppy will be eating
Purina Pro Plan.
Small Breed Puppy Food when it comes home. We will give you
a puppy starter kit to take home with you. Purina Pro Plan 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
rimmed & their nails short. Nails should be trimmed so that
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.
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.
What 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
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.