Wow! I think I like your vet except that maybe he needed to be a little gentler with explaining the reasons behind things. The little ones are just so fragile and don't have the immunities built up to protect them if they get a chill or whatever. Really for the first four months we are just trying to get them to eat and keep them alive and free from infections and bacteria that they are so susceptible to. It is actually okay not to bathe them and even when you do some people think once a week is too much beciuse it dries out their skin and isn't good for their coat. If you think about dogs in the wild, they are used to the oils and other things that occur naturally in their coats to keep them clean as well as their own hygiene wth licking and cleaning tha they do daily.
I don't use the wipes but i am not sure why he wouldn't want you to use them except that they may contain some ingredient that isn'e healthy for puppies. Did he say? |