The Male Silkie Terrier BitesDr Sing Kong Yuen, Toa Payoh Vets, www.toapayohvets.com
July 13, 2007
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIRST-TIME OWNERS
SOFT STOOLS FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH.
Silkie Terrier, Male, 3 months old.
Apartment puppy purchased 1 month ago. Came to vet for 3rd vaccination. Active and normal. Growls when ears are examined for a few times.
The mother can't resolve the loose stools for past month. Couple with 11-year-old boy went to the vet for 3rd vaccination. Puppy likes to shred newspapers and pees and poops all over the house.
Problems:
1. "Stools not well formed, so I can't pick them up. Sticky mess on the floor."
2. First-timer, does not know how to toilet-train the puppy.
Reasons for loose stools:
1. Change of feed formula and milk.
The pet shop had sold a brand not easily available. The owner bought a different brand as she was living far away from the pet shop. She gave canned food of different flavours. The son gave milk-treats.
1.1 "Do you have any feed to recommend?" the lady asked.
1.2 She has to stick to existing dry food. No canned food or milk treats.
1.3 Deworming tablets given.
1.4 Stools should be well formed after a few days.
Toilet training.
She needs proper toilet training advice too.
"What is neuter?" the boy kept asking. I said that this puppy may become quite aggressive and it is best to neuter at 6 months. It is very difficult for us to answer the boy's questions.
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