Guidelines for Toy Breed Puppies

Congratulations on the adoption of your new puppy. Similar to caring for infant children, adopting a toy breed puppy requires great care and attention to detail. The following outline provides a guide to ensuring your baby grows to be a loving and healthy companion to add to your family. Please read through the following instructions and sign below. By signing this form, you are accepting the terms and conditions set forth by the seller regarding the proper steps in raising your puppy.

Due to their small stature, raising a toy breed puppy is a hearty exercise of love and compassion. Buyer must follow strict instructions relative to combating the fragility of the breed. Issues that merit attention include a responsible diet plan, a well-prepared living situation, and nurturing environment.

Feeding:
The puppy has been raised thus far consuming Canine Caviar holistic puppy food. An appropriate feeding schedule consists of three meals daily. Toy breeds in general are highly susceptible to onslaughts of hypoglycemia caused by low blood sugar levels. To combat this, buyer must monitor feeding times to ensure that the puppy is eating its meals. Furthermore, seller will provide Tomlyn’s Nutri-Stat which should be given to the puppy in conjunction with meals. Nutri-Stat is a high calorie food supplement for improved nutrition in animals. As always, fresh water is a necessity at all times to prevent dehydration.

Maintenance:
In addition to the correct feeding procedures, a healthy lifestyle is critical to early child-hood development. Puppies need regulated sleep schedules and rest periods throughout the day. Excessive handling without periodic breaks can lead to stress-related illnesses and exhaustion. Providing a safe environment is another crucial parenting issue. Puppies need a clean and dry place to sleep and relax in away from the distractions of a busy household. Providing a heating pad and bed, are examples of options available to prevent pneumonia and other cold-related diseases.

In case of emergency:
Not sure what you want here, there is some stuff about karo syrup, baby food, and syringes, and pedialyte, but none of the stuff we do.

Some tips if the puppy is not eating or looks lethargic:

• Nutristat - Mix nutristat with some warm water and give to puppy.
• Baby food- Grab any small baby food (ex. Gerbers) and see if the puppy eats.
• Pedialyte- It is imperative that the puppy is hydrated. A good way of doing this is using pedialyte 50/50 with water.
• Cottage cheese- Cottage cheese is high in protein and the puppies usually chow it down.
• Boiled chicken- Boil a chicken breast and cut into little strips and feed to puppy.