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Choose the animal according to your tastes, your need (watchdog, family pet…), your disponibility, accessible space to the animal and children. |
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Wait a 2 hours minimum before feeding the animal in order to allow him to adapt to its new environment. |
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Never give him left-overs or table scraps. The digestive system of the animal is different from the human one. |
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If your animal vomits but has not swallowed a foreign object, don't feed your him (12 hours if he is under 6 months old and at least 24 hours if he is more than 6 months) and give him Maalox, Pepto-Bismol or Diovol at a rate of one teaspoon by 5 pounds. If the vomiting persists, consult your vet. |
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If your animal makes soft stool but is eating well and does not look unhealthy, don't feed him (see preceding paragraph). If despite everything the diarrhoea persists, communicate with your vet and bring a sample of the stoole. |
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Give 3 meals a day if the animal is less than 6 months old and 2 meals a day if he is more than 6 months. You can also consult the recommendations on the bag of food. |
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Wait 15 days before giving it a bath with a soft shampoo and keep the animal 12 hours in the house. It is important to brush the animal before its bath. |
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It is necessary to leave adaptation time for your companion. According to the animal, that can take between 4 and 6 weeks. |
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The animal, being in contact with other animals, can in spite of the surveillance of the employees, catch ticks, flees or a kennel cough. It is easy to cure the problem with an inexpensive medication. |
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A lot of love and attention will make your companion a most faithful friend. Do not forget that some of them we're abandonned and perhaps was maltreated so it is necessary to give a certain time to the animal to gain confidence again. |
