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Rutland Manor
ASD
Australian Labradoodles
YOU HAVE A NEW PUPPY!
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Please
read this page thoroughly if you want a
long and healthy life for your beautiful
puppy. Thank you. |
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Let's Talk About the Immune System !
A Strong Immune System protects against sickness and
disease. You can help keep your
puppy's immune system strong! Think of
the immune system as a pie.
There are only a certain number of slices that can be
used before the whole pie is gone. Each stress to
the immune system of a puppy represents a slice of that
pie. Once all the slices are gone, the immune
system is weakened and disease can strike. Some
stresses can not be avoided and are a necessary part of
a puppy's raising processes.
Some Stresses to young puppies Include -
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Worming
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Weaning
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Vaccination
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Insertion of Microchip
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Sudden Change in Diet and/or water
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Change in environment (change of home)
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Feeding cold food or drink out of the refrigerator
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Worming treatment is a stress on a
puppy's immune system, but is necessary.
At the centre your puppy is wormed at two
weeks of age and then each two weeks until
leaving. If the due worming date
coincides too closely with the departure to
a new home, then that worming treatment is
avoided so as to not overtax the immune
system with too many stresses at the one
time. Treatments kill the hatched out
worm larvae but not the eggs.
The most common worm in very young puppies
is ascarids or round worms. the
lifecycle of the worm is 21 days. So
within a few days of treating for worms,
more eggs have hatched out and new young
worms are already maturing inside the puppy.
So if your vet finds worms in your new
puppy, don't be alarmed nor concerned,
because this is to be expected. Speak
with your vet about the frequency of worm
treatments in your area. As the puppy
matures, worming will be needed less
frequently.
The Australian
Labradoodle does not in my experience tend
to attract fleas although I have no idea why
this should be. I have had Poodles
playing with the Labradoodles and the
Poodles may have gotten a flea at odd times
but I have not seen fleas on my
Labradoodles. I realise that this
sounds unlikely but it is true. I do
however recommend using a product such as
Revolution on a monthly basis, because it
controls ear mites and skin parasites.
Holistic Treatments for Fleas and More
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PLEASE DO NOT OVER
- VACCINATE
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It
is not only un necessary, but can so weaken
a puppy's immune system that serious health
and bone problems can result. Spread
the word! Suggest to your own vets
that they check out the latest research.
Links are below.
Up
to twelve weeks of age, vaccinations are not
reliable as they 'fight' with the receding
antibodies your puppy has received from its
mother. One puppy may be fully
protected yet another in the litter may not.
It is for this reason, that regardless of
what vaccinations have been given prior to
twelve weeks, it is necessary to vaccinate
at or shortly after twelve weeks of age.
Shopping Centers and Vet Clinics are notoriously
high - risk places. At the vet, hold your young
puppy on your lap. The floor can be a cocktail
of latent killers-in-waiting. Make sure your vet
has disinfected the surgery table since the last
patient.
Your Rutland Manor puppy has
received vaccination against
Distemper/Hepatitis/Parvo Virus for
age. The medical certificate will
arrive with your puppy including worming
history and other helpful documentation.
Do Not Allow
YOUR VET TO RE-VACCINATE FOR THESE UNTIL
YOUR PUPPY REACHES 12 WEEKS. OF AGE.
Important Caution
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Over vaccinating is
as dangerous as under vaccinating. When
you take your puppy to your vet for the
first check up, take the vaccination
record with you, which came in your puppy
envelope and the special letter we have included
to take along to your vet on your puppy's first
visit after arriving.
Make sure
that your vet does
not re-vaccinate for diseases
which have already been inoculated against at
Rutalnd Manor. This can be critical!
Tell your vet that your puppy is from Rutland
Manor and has been vaccinated
for the following:-Distemper, Hepatitis and Parvo Virus.
There is no Rabies in Australia.
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Five
Ways to Minimize Stress on your New Puppy
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WAIT AT LEAST 24 HOURS
before introducing your puppy to neighbors and friends. Your puppy
needs to know who are family and
establish familiarity in your home
before being overwhelmed by a lot of
different people.
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Offer a large spoonful of natural
unsweetened yogurt soon after
arrival home |
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Use bottled water first and gradually
add tap water over a few days |
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Feed cooked chicken with a little cooked
rice and carrots - for the first twenty
four hours ONLY or until stools
are consistently firm if they have been
loose. At any time in the future when
your dog may have loose stools, revert
to feeding this meal and add
cooked or canned pumpkin. DO NOT FEED COOKED BONES....EVER. FRESH RAW bones are great!
They provide emotional satisfaction,
satisfy natural chewing instincts and
keep the teeth clean and free of tartar
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If you will be feeding kibble (we hope
you don't) introduce it GRADUALLY
over the first few days. Your
Rutland Manor puppy has been raised predominantly on
the fresh raw food
as described on the Feeding page. |
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