General Care of your Miniature Bullterrier
Feeding
After purchasing your new puppy, follow the feeding program that we
supply on a separate page for the first few weeks. You can then
gradually change him/her to a program that suits you without making the
transition too great.
As a general rule a puppy from:
weaning age (6wks) to 3 months of age should be fed four meals
from 3 to 6 months, three meals
from 6 months to adult, two meals a day
Most dogs do well on one meal a day. The amount that will keep your dog
healthy is the right amount for him, not what the “rule book “ says. ( I
am sure you will have a friend or relative or neighbor who is an expert
at feeding dogs and will be happy to give you gratuitous advice on how
to feed your new puppy, and will have far more knowledge on the subject
than we have even though we have been breeding bullterriers for over
forty years, when they pass on their pearls of wisdom please have the
good sense to throw them out of the house).
DO NOT let your dog become too fat as this will lead to health problems.
Gauge your dogs diet on what he looks like and how much exercise he
gets. Do not change the amounts in your dogs diet too quickly as this
can cause diarrhea, if this happens cut back his food and when he is
normal again increase his food more slowly.
Heartworm
Heartworm is spread by mosquitoes and affects dogs whether they sleep in
or out of doors. Dogs with the disease tire easily, have difficulty
breathing, coughing, and will lose weight. If caught in the early stages
your vet can effectively treat it. Pups should be started on Heartworm
prevention from 8 weeks. If he is older than six months and has not been
on heartworm treatment then a blood test is necessary before prevention
can be commenced. Heartworm prevention can be given either in daily form
or monthly.
Worming
There are four types of worm that your puppy needs to be protected
against, these are Roundworm, Hookworm, Whipworm and Tapeworm. Large
numbers of any of these worms can be fatal, so regular controlled
worming is a must. We use Ivomec, which is a sheep drench, and is good
for most worms but check with your Vet.
Vaccinations
Your puppy will be vaccinated at 6 weeks of age with Protec C4 that
covers for (Distemper, Parvovirus, Adenovirus and Para influenza,) and
will then require a repeat vaccination at 12 weeks, thereafter yearly.
You will get a vaccination card with your puppy; this must be presented
to your vet to be filled in when he has his current injection and also
with the date of when his next injection is due. |
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