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The first secretion, known as colostrums, is normal and present in every new mother. Colostrums contain the mother’s antibodies and are necessary to newborn Shih Tzu puppies, particularly in the first 24 hours of life. If you are tube or bottle feeding, and the Shih Tzu dam has colostrums, express some into the formula. Keep your Shih Tzu dam updated on immunizations prior to mating time. Never vaccinate a pregnant Shih Tzu. The antibodies in the colostrums protect the newborn Shih Tzu puppies against infectious diseases to which the mother is immune.
Almost anyone with a little money can dress their Shih Tzu to ward off the elements. However, dog fashion has extended into leashes and collars, jewelry and shoes.
Every Shih Tzu needs at least one collar. But as it is with you and earrings or necklaces and rings, your Shih Tzu and you will enjoy having several. Of course, you only really need one pair of shoes, but chances are you have many, a style and color for every occasion. So can it be the same with your Shih Tzu’s collar. You and your Shih Tzu can enjoy a color and style for any and every occasion.
For these Shih Tzu it is like a necessity to provide them with something extra for those cold, blistery days outside. Outer garments will help the Shih Tzu to retain their body heat in colder temperatures.
Once the Shih Tzu’s coat is ruined or let go almost beyond repair, the Shih Tzu’s coat take endless time and energy to restore to its original beauty. Therefore, it is wise to take a little time each day to keep your Shih Tzu’s hair in top condition. This, of course, is especially true if a Shih Tzu is to be presented in the show ring.
Shih Tzu puppies can become colicky just like human newborn babies. Be careful about allowing a Shih Tzu puppy to ingest air when either tube or bottle feeding. Always turn the bottle and nipple end down, before offering it to the Shih Tzu puppy. All the air in the bottle will rise to the solid end. When the Shih Tzu puppy is nursing freely bubbles rise in the bottle. The bubble flow should be fairly rapid, small and uniform in size, rising in even response to the Shih Tzu puppy’s nursing. If the bubbles are large the Shih Tzu puppy may also be ingesting air. Check the nipple cap.
These Shih Tzu will require extra patience and most likely extra work on your part to actually get them groomed.
Expert brushing is an art. You might be shocked to find out your carefully brushed Shih Tzu still has tangles when a more experienced person gets a bin full of hair when complete brushing takes place. There is more to brushing your Shih Tzu than you probably realize.
Jan
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I cannot believe how some people who have purchased Shih Tzu will call me immediately and announce: “that dog eats its feces,” or some other negative sounding remark about the Shih Tzu in particular and often they are also referring to me as the breeder as something “guile” now that they witness “that dog eats its feces.” I am forever amazed at how people do not realize dogs and Shih Tzu are “animals,” and they will all have traits peculiar to what people would do. Of course, no human in their right mind would ever eat feces, although this has occurred in the human race as well. A human eating feces, however, is very abnormal and is a reason to seek help for that individual as soon as possible. A human that eats feces is definitely mentally disturbed. Dogs are animals. They are not humans regardless of how much people domesticate them, they are still animals and will always carry some of their animal instincts with them wherever they go, and for as long as they live.
When thunder sounds, they might shiver, whimper or even become a bit destructive such as scratching at doors and floors to the point that they hurt themselves. Strange as it may sound, there are many breeds of dogs, not only the Shih Tzu, who have thunderstorm phobia.