Are there only a few days left until you take your new puppy home for the first time ? Get ready and prepare the arrival of your new member of the family with the help of this short check list. There are a few things you need to decide and arrange now to ensure a happy and healthy development of your new, young pet.
Taking home your new puppy for the first time and introducing it to your home and family is a moment full of joy and excitement.
Do not delay to visit your vet with your puppy within the first few days after its arrival to your home. A professional check up may reveal health problems, so they can be attended right from the start. Ask your vet everything you are not sure about. Veterinary clinics do offer everything from puppy parties to puppy feeds and there is always lots of information for the owner of a new puppy available.
You will be advised to give your puppy a special wormer designed for the use in young puppies in regular intervals over the first 12 weeks of age. Your vet will usually start up a basic immunisation course that will require regular updates during its further life.
This is also the best time to start with pet health insurance. Insuring a young and healthy companion animal is a good investment for unexpected health issues that may develop during its life. You will never have to worry about high vet bills in the case of an accident or illness.
Your veterinary clinic will have plenty of information material and promotions available for owners of new puppies and you often get discounted or free insurance coverage for the first month for a newly enrolled puppy.
Before you purchase a pet insurance policy you need to find an insurance company you are comfortable with now and also in years still to come. To compare pet health plans you need to get a quote and read the sample policy carefully. Doing this now properly will ensure you get the best pet insurance tailored to your new puppy's individual needs.
The integration into your life and household is a shock to this little creature: it has been taken away from its mum, its litter mates and the people it knew and was used to since it was born. And now it is introduced into a totally unknown environment: everything is different, the voices and noises, the smells, food- and water bowls and the bedding. Usually, a puppy feels scared and insecure and does not understand really, why everything has changed all of a sudden.
You can help your new puppy coping with this huge emotional stress and anxiety better, if you continue feeding the diet it was used to at its breeder. Puppies that are challenged with a sudden change of diet will develop very quickly digestive problems and symptoms, such as diarrhoea or vomiting. Give your puppy attention and try to distract it: play time and a new toy is always a good idea; challenge it with simple tasks a young puppy needs to learn, introduce it to the new daily routine and be consistent with what is allowed and what not.
Having these few essentials arranged and in place before your new puppy arrives will give your new pet the very best start into its new life and will ensure health, comfort and well being for a lifetime.
