1. Keep your puppy warm and dry, your puppy will have a bath before you receive him or her. Wait on giving your puppy a bath for at least 4 weeks. You can use unscented baby wipes to help keep them clean. You can use dog cologne on puppy, you can usually find this at your local vet or pet store.
2. I put Revolution on your puppy the day you picked him or her up and it needs a few days to work properly. I suggest you continue to use revolution on your puppy, you can only get this from your vet, it does fleas, ear mites, heartworms and other stomach worms.
3. It is not uncommon for puppies to often drinking bath water. The soap will irritate the lining of the intestines and can cause vomiting/diarrhea. It's best to use puppy shampoo for puppies.
4.Keep your puppy on the same puppy food Diamond Puppy from Tractor Supply. If you decide to change your puppy's food, then you will need to wean your puppy slowly to the new puppy food of your choice, you need to mix it half and half with the Diamond puppy to keep your puppy from getting an upset stomach.
5. Keep your puppy away from a lot of different people, and in public areas that may have a lot of puppy traffic, and other dogs until your puppy has received all their shots. Canine parvovirus is very contagious, puppies are not fully covered until they have had all their vaccinations. I suggest using puppy pads until your puppy is fully vaccinated, your puppy will do good with puppy pads, once they get use to where your pads are, I suggest putting pads close to food, water and their bed.
6. Dogs are more genetically similar like humans that reptiles, birds or fish. This makes them more likely to catch some diseases from their owners.
My Vet said to me, if you have young children with diarrhea, they can carry the parvo virus and to keep puppies away from them or anyone while they are sick.
7. Make sure your puppy receives their remaining vaccination from your vet, to ensure your puppies safety from puppy diseases.
8. Your puppy will need a few days to get used to you and their surroundings. I suggest you keep your puppy in a playpen or a small area util your puppy is older. Your puppy needs time to rest and eat, if the puppy is scared or feeling nauseous from the ride home, and if you're carrying your puppy around or rocking them like a baby this can cause motion sickness just like riding in a car. This will cause your puppy to not eat like they should, so give your puppy time to rest, sometimes when they are scared, they will eat better when they are left along for a little bit. If young puppies don't eat good and run around and play, they can have a sugar drop, low blood sugar, hypoglycemia like people. A sugar drop can be fatal in young puppies, you can give your puppy small amounts of treats.
9. If your puppy isn't acting right or sick for any reason, get your puppy to your vet Immediately and let me know.
10. If you buy toys from your local pet store or any store that allows dogs and puppies, I suggest buying toys in plastic containers or if you buy loose toys wash them in bleach water before your puppy plays with them, until your puppy has received all their vaccinations. If a sick puppy has played with the toy you bought, it can make your puppy sick.
11. After your puppy has received all their vaccinations, you can take him or her for walks, and I suggest using a harness and using collars for rabies, name and other information tags.

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