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Old 06-23-2005, 11:00 AM   #35
Sydney'sMom
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Welcome to Yorkie Talk and congrats on the new baby!

She should have already had one round of shots (I believe) at 6 weeks...so you aren't that far behind. Take her to the vet ASAP and they will let you know what she needs. Generally it is good practice to take your new puppy to the vet right away anyway for a check-up.

She should be on solid food. I personally like Iams Puppy and I would suggest you feed her 3 times a day. Mine stopped eating her 3rd meal at some point and we then went down to 2 times a day

For toys I started with a blue dental Nylabone, a small stuffed squeeky toy, & a rubber squeeky ball. (you can always get more later...but that way she has a variety to play with). I buy Miracle Coat tearless puppy shampoo. It may not be the best but it is somewhat inexpensive and a good place to start until you have more time to experiment with brands. I use a wire brush (the kind with the protective plastic balls on the end of each bristle) and a metal comb. For a bed I have one of those cloth-lined shallow baskets from walmart and put a fleece blanket in it (the baskets come in a set of 2 and the other one is her toy box). Some more must-haves are: bowl set (china or stainless steel), a crate (Kennel Kab brand is inexpensive and works very well), a collar/leash/harness, an ID tag, baby gates to block off areas you don't want her to go, NutriCal in case she shows any weakness or symptoms of hyploglycemia, toothbrush and toothpaste (I recomend a rubber finger style brush and PetDental toothpaste).

Since she is so young, I would flea shampoo her for a few more weeks. She shouldn't be picking up any more since she shouldn't be out of your house until she gets her shots. Once she has all of her shots, then I would try Frontline Plus
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