A small and defenseless puppy is completely dependent on you. Its nutrition must be carefully monitored. The state of his health depends on how a Yorkie puppy eats, as well as on caring for him.
Yorkie babies grow quickly, a puppy can gain 100 grams in weight in a week. The first week after birth, control his weight, if the puppy does not gain grams, then you need to find out the reason. Watch how the dog is applied to the mother's breast, if everything is in order, then strengthen the feeding of the lactating dog.
Nutrition and care
A Yorkie puppy from a month to two, feed up to six times a day. Ages from two to five - 3-4 times. Then feed three times a day until eight months. Give boiled cereals and meat, dairy products. Dilute cottage cheese with kefir or fermented baked milk. York puppies cannot be fed with fresh bread, milk, bones, smoked meats. Introduce new foods into your diet gradually.
How to wash york
Bathe your puppy in a warm room (water temperature 38 ° C). Use special dog shampoos and conditioners to keep your pet's coat in top condition. Blot the water with one towel, wrap the puppy in the second. It is better not to bathe the puppies up to two months - it is stressful for them.
How to cut a Yorkie
Trim the puppy's claws from an early age, and also shave off the hair at the tips of the ears, rid the ear canal of hairs. If your puppy already has a very long coat at four months, you can take him to the hairdresser.
How to vaccinate a Yorkie puppy
They begin to vaccinate at eight weeks of age, then the Yorkies are vaccinated a month later, then after 10 months. Give your pet a worm drug a week before vaccination. Refer exclusively to specialists in quality veterinary clinics for vaccinations.
Yorkshire Terriers grow intensively up to four months, uneven growth is typical for them. The correct development of the dog depends on your care.