Your New Puppy

So you've brought your new puppy home! It is a wonderful time for all the family but also a huge responsibility. It's a long term commitment and your local Island Vets practice have all the advice and support you need.

Their health needs:

• Make an appointment with your local vets for a check-up as soon as possible.
• Consider a Veterinary Care Plan which will cover you for regular and unexpected medical expenses.
• If your puppy has had vaccinations ask for the vaccination record or certificate and if they haven’t contact your local vet.

Their environment:

• Prepare your home before they arrive; make sure you have food and water bowls, grooming equipment and plenty of toys.
• Introduce them to the area you want them to go to the toilet in and praise them when they use it.
• Make sure you have plenty of things for them to chew; rawhide chews, nylon bones and hard biscuits will make sure they don’t chew the things you don’t want them to get their teeth around.
• Expose your puppy to as many new experiences and people as you can but make sure they feel safe and are supervised around children.

Their diet:

• Feed them the diet they are used to, introduce new food gradually and use food suitable for your puppies size and breed.
• Always make sure that fresh water is available, never give them milk.