I had a new Bichon puppy come in today for her first groom (puppy groom bath and trim) . She is 3 months old, and good as gold. Great owners I have been talking to them since they got her at 9 weeks.
She has BAD staining around her eyes and mouth. They have her on Wellness puppy, no canned just dry per our suggestion. The breeder had her on Eagle Holistic Select which we sell, but I just think Wellness offers a better puppy food.
Anyway they got her from a responsible breeder breeding nice pets with health checks and all, she does show in obediance, rally, agility and all that stuff, just not conformation.
To get with the story (I get off topic easy sorry)
The breeder told her to give the puppy a Tums everyday to sop the staining, that it will cut down the stomach acids that cause the tearing. I know some staining can be caused by an acidic stomach, but this puppy had horrible stains around her eyes, and muzzle. She gets water from a Brita filter, and only treats are the soft Wellness puppy jerky type, or Canidae snap biscuits she is also offered natures variety raw bones once a week. These are really good parents.
They are listening to the breeder though and giving her 1 Tums extra(or whatever they are called) with 750 of calcium.
I asked if they asked the vet about giving a growing puppy extra calcium. I remember being told when I bought a powder puff, not to supplement her calcium to get her ears up, because it might affect her growth.
Has anyone heard of Tums, lessing staining? I have never heard of this. I tried to talk them into "Eye Envy", or Blueberry facial scrub ( they do bathe at home, but are brushing daily GREAT MOM and DAD not even a "pin matt"in the baby).
Please let me know what your thoughts are on the Tums for such a baby puppy. I have given them to adult dogs, my vet said it was OK, but it was just when I thought they might have bad tummies. Never heard of this for staining.
She has BAD staining around her eyes and mouth. They have her on Wellness puppy, no canned just dry per our suggestion. The breeder had her on Eagle Holistic Select which we sell, but I just think Wellness offers a better puppy food.
Anyway they got her from a responsible breeder breeding nice pets with health checks and all, she does show in obediance, rally, agility and all that stuff, just not conformation.
To get with the story (I get off topic easy sorry)
The breeder told her to give the puppy a Tums everyday to sop the staining, that it will cut down the stomach acids that cause the tearing. I know some staining can be caused by an acidic stomach, but this puppy had horrible stains around her eyes, and muzzle. She gets water from a Brita filter, and only treats are the soft Wellness puppy jerky type, or Canidae snap biscuits she is also offered natures variety raw bones once a week. These are really good parents.
They are listening to the breeder though and giving her 1 Tums extra(or whatever they are called) with 750 of calcium.
I asked if they asked the vet about giving a growing puppy extra calcium. I remember being told when I bought a powder puff, not to supplement her calcium to get her ears up, because it might affect her growth.
Has anyone heard of Tums, lessing staining? I have never heard of this. I tried to talk them into "Eye Envy", or Blueberry facial scrub ( they do bathe at home, but are brushing daily GREAT MOM and DAD not even a "pin matt"in the baby).
Please let me know what your thoughts are on the Tums for such a baby puppy. I have given them to adult dogs, my vet said it was OK, but it was just when I thought they might have bad tummies. Never heard of this for staining.
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