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Raising puppies naturally can take a little effort, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy and puppies stay healthy and well. Please follow the links below. Many have links to books and other websites that can give you more information that can help educate you about keeping your furry puppy companion happy, healthy, disease free, and greatly extend their life expectancy, so you'll have many wonderful years together with them.
Raising optimally healthy puppies starts with the puppies parents and grandparents. Some people know who the parents of their puppies are, some don't. Either way, getting your puppy started on a natural health program will help assure it stays healthy.
#1 As soon as your puppy starts eating on its own, give it food grade diatomaceous earth in its daily food. This will keep worms from eating him or her, his or her food, and/or sucking the puppy's blood and help prevent coccidia, prevent the need and use for traditional chemical wormers like Strongid, Pyrantel, Ivermectin, etc. which are actual poisons, plus food grade diatomaceous earth sweeps some bacteria and viruses out of the system, as well as provide 15 vital minerals to keep young ones healthy and strong. DE can be mixed in 100% Pure New Zealand Colostrum and/or raw goat milk and food grade diatomaceous earth will lick it right up or it can added to their raw chicken liver, heart, gizzards, etc.
Our Raising Naturally Healthy Puppies web page is currently under construction. Please check back soon for completion of information on Raising Puppies Naturally for optimum healthy and wellness. In the meantime, you can find some excellent natural health information that will help you raise your puppy on our Breeder web page.
#2 Feed Species Appropriate Nutrition aka raw meat and bones for optimum health. Puppies who have just started to eat on their own love raw chicken hearts, liver, ground turkey, gizzards, and similar easy to chew real human grade raw food. At 5 to 6 weeks of age, they can gnaw on raw chicken necks (mom's will clean up what the puppies don't finish) and by 8 weeks of age they consume the entire chicken neck by themselves. Most puppies can consume whole raw chicken wings by the time they are 2 to 3 months of age. Note, feeding RMB's (Raw Meaty Bones) also exercises puppy teeth and gums, which can help lessen their need to chew on all non-edible things in sight.
#3 If you have had issues with coccidia or giardia, see #1 above. You can preventatively dose with Kocci Free 2x/day for 10 full days starting as early as 13 days of age OR actively remedy coccidia and giardia by giving Kocci Free 4x/day for 10 full days.
#4 IF you feel the need to vaccinate, consider Dr. Jean Dodds' recommended vaccination protocol for puppies. She recommends TWO single (parvo and distemper) vaccinations, one at 9 weeks of age and another at 12 weeks of age. Give Vaccination & Wormer Detox for 1 to 2 weeks prior to getting vaccinations and for 30 days afterwards, twice/daily to help alleviate the stress on the body, help sweep the toxins from the vaccines out of the blood, liver, and lymphatic system. For more information about animal vaccines, please visit our Animal Vaccinations web page.
#5 PARVO PREVENTION: If you have previously had parvo on your premises, please read the information about organic herbal Parvaid & Vibactra Plus as these products are known to prevent parvo (aka parvo virus) when puppies have been exposed to the virus and these organic herbal products can also help to heal canine parvo.
#6 Keep your dogs and puppies free from fleas and ticks naturally with Flea Free, as soon as they are drinking on their own and food grade diatomaceous earth. More information about naturally addressing fleas is on our No Flea web page.
#7 Give 100% New Zealand Colostrum daily, especially great for weaning puppies, as it is excellent to help strengthen the immune system and all puppies and dogs LOVE it! I give it for life to all my canines, who live to be 16-17 years of age, healthy and disease free, and weigh 75 to 100 lbs. Breed books say their average life expectancy is 10-12 years.
#8 Give Wild Salmon Oil daily.
#9 Organic Icelandic Kelp is an excellent way to assure they are getting over 60 vitamins, minerals, and amino acids.
#10 If you are concerned about heartworm use Organic Heartworm Free for heartworm prevention without the toxic side effects that come with traditional chemical heartworm preventatives.
#11 Be sure to change your puppies water bowl daily or more frequently if it plays in the water and gets it dirty. Plenty of clean pure fresh water is essential to pet health just as it is for people. Preferably do not give city tap water.
#12 Make sure your puppy gets plenty of good healthy exercise. For proper growth and healthful longevity, daily exercise is essential for everyone.
#13 Proper training is essential to the health of puppies, dogs, and their humans. We recommend clicker training with real food treats and/or play toys as rewards. A well trained puppy (often it's the humans who need training as well) is a blessing to everyone in the household and keeps everyone - human and canine happier and healthier. Compared to the puppy who grows up and becomes an adult and is digging up the yard, destroying things in the house, etc., which makes life a bit difficult for the humans and the dog. Gentle training methods can be fun for everyone and the result is a harmonious lifestyle for all.
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