Coccidia
We also want all our customers to be well
aware of the signs of stress in a puppy. Lots of puppies can stress out from the move from here to there new homes.
Think about it, new smells, new sounds, new voices, new faces and absolutely everything is different. This can cause
a little puppy to become very scared. Even though you shower your puppy with attention and love he or she
becomes stressed from the changes. The first sign of stress is a loose stool, then mucousy or even a tint
of pink may appear in it (blood). Not to worry its very curable! This is what is diagnosed as Coccidiosis.
I have done research on this and the way I describe it is as. Coccidia is dormant like in the intestines. It is
commonly referred to as a parasite but it is indeed a protozoa. Not that it matters they will be treated the
same.. When a puppy gets upset, this protozoa can become active and irritate the intestinal lining which causes
the loose stool, mucous and blood. If ignored, it can be very serious and sometimes even fatal. If
you know what to watch for, you can catch it and treat it right away.
Most vets prescribe a medication called Albon but
other may use a different medication you will give this once a day for about 10-14 days. It is remarkable how quickly
it takes affect. Within 24 hours usually you will see a big change. Now remember this is if you are keeping
watch on your puppy and looking for signs. If ignored, a puppy will get diarrhea but goes down hill from there.
Worse case would be not only the diarrhea but also vomiting and eventually becoming lethargic and dehydrated. The
smaller the puppy, the quicker you lose them. This may scare you, we have never lost a puppy it has shown up in
a few puppies that I purchased from other breeders and we treated them with Albon and they became okay very
quickley..
If this happens please take your puppy to the vet immediately
don't wait..
Supplements We Add to
the Dogs' Food
We use Royal Canin dog food for our adult dogs from Pet Smart but
in addition we supplements our dogs with the follwing. The essentail oils and vitamin and mineral supplements
are added supplements based on an indivial or personal requirements. Every dog is different and needs different amounts
of supplements.
Raw eggs
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Vitamin/Mineral Supplement
Echinacea
Fish Oil
Cod Liver Oil
Yogurt Can Help Fight
Off
Intestinal Parasites
One thing you can do to help your puppies health is to add a
teaspoon of yogurt to their food. The organic yogurt daily is what we recommened to use. Your dog will love it,
and the "live culture" present in yorgurt will work wonders in your dogs intestinal tract. The intestinal tract
is home of the always present coccidea parasites and organic yogurt works wonders in fighting of coccida growth.
It doesn't cost much, and the Horizon Organic Yogurt is avaliable at most grocery stores and Walmart- but any organic
yogurt will suffice.
Crate or X-Pen Training
Why crate train? Dogs are den animals and feel safe in enclosed spaces. By
nature they do not want to excreting waste in the places where they sleep and eat. It also keeps them safe and out of harms
way.
Never let a puppy have free run of your home not untill he or she is house
broken. Remove them from there crate and let them go out side after eating, sleeping and playing. Rewards
like treats work great to use after they have gone and potted. I always use the term go potty and they
tend to learn very quickly what I am asking of them. Then when you return to the inside of your home you can let them
play for a while in your kitchen or den, if you keep a close eye on them and then return them to there crate or
X-Pen after play session is over. I would let them have potty session atleast every 1-2
hours when they are very young.
Designer
Dogs The Myth
We don't believe in mixing breeds. We believe that this could do more
harm than good to our breeders and should never be done we take all the precautions possible necessary to make sure this
never happens we believe in keeping are breeds Pure no mixing breeds...
The myth that crossing breeds can produce a healthier puppy is not true at
all,each breed has enough inherent problems itself. Crossing two breeds could very well produce puppies that inherit
all the problems of both breeds, and there will be no guarantee on how there temperments will be when you cross the breeds
are what they will look like when an adult.
They call the cross dogs designer dogs and demand high prices and we
all know that these dogs are mixed bred Mutts and should be priced as such.
