Need advice on how to handle/take care of a puppy

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Last night, my mother and her husband came by with a cute dachshund (possibly a mixed one) that didn't seem like it was old enough to be away from its mother. Its eyes were open.

What should the puppy be fed? It seems that they bought those food cans which I thought you aren't supposed to feed them dog foods until they are couple weeks older.

Some lady was outside of a store (I believe Wal-Mart) giving the six puppies away and they got the last one. She said that she found them in the ditch by a road. Probably a BS talk to get rid of it. :shrug:

I was taking a quick nap when my step-father was introducing it to my dog, which pissed me off a little - I don't want my dog to get something that the puppy may be carrying. My mother told her husband not to take it, but he insisted that I would want it. I have told her this before to discuss with me first. She knows I don't want another dog - I don't have all the time to take care of it. I am not really fond of dachshunds.

My step-father is going to see if his daughter wanted it. Hopefully, the dog will be found a good home by today.

I am concerned that the puppy wouldn't make it through.
 
You should have it checked by a vet to make sure there are no problems. Whether the puppies were found in a ditch or are originally from the owner, no description of them could mean anything... injury... diseases... etc.

The vet would also be able to answer your questions about its diet.

I have a friend who used to have a dachshund and collie mix. It had a face, hair, and tail of a collie... but the hot dog body and size of a dachshund. Cute!
 
Like Vampy said, take the puppy to the vet to get checked out and to determine age. HOPEFULLY the puppy's older than 8 wks. It's not good to take away from Mama before 8 wks.

The puppy needs someone who truly cares and I hope he will have a good home filled with love and discipline.
 
Yes Vampy is right.

You want to get the puppy checked first because if the puppy is not vaccinated, the puppy can expose your dog to almost everything.

The deadliest thing that can kill the puppy is Parvo. Please make sure you take the puppy to the vet to have a clean bill of health because the parvo virus is really dangerous and very contagious to the other dog.

Parvo can stay dormant for so long up to nine months in the body before appearing in symptoms like diarrhea, being ill and losing weight by vomiting & refusing to eat.

Parvovirus, more commonly known as Parvo, is a viral disease which affects dogs. The disease is more common among the puppies than the adult dogs. It is fatal virus which can have very serious effects on the infected animal. The virus names Parvo grows rapidly by multiplying inside the body of the dog. It damages the intestine really fast. While this virus kills the cells of these dogs, they cause a bad diarrhea and halt the formation of white blood cells. For younger dogs, though, it has a direct effect on the heart causing death.
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A lot of people don't realise that they end up losing the puppy to parvo then losing their older pets to symptoms of parvo as well.

You do have to disinfect your home as well. I do hope the puppy did not come from a backyard breeder as well because that would be a whole can of worms as well. BYBs (backyard breeders) are terrible for inbreeding dogs and they do give out free dogs sometimes when the bitch and stud breed a "bad litter".

I love Daschies, they are beautiful and I can understand your feelings of being upset because you were not consulted about introducing the older dog to the puppy. The roles of hierarchy is already screwed up when the puppy is in the house when the older dog has marked the place.

Do let us know about the puppy situation.
 
Again, the vet before puppy food----I'd start feeding soft puppy food first. Age and weight before figuring out amount of food and what kind of food to feed. Also to check for parasites.

My "puppy" is now 2 but she came to me from an unhappy home (for her). she was taken too soon from her mama, kept in the bathroom so much with so little outside time, etc. With lots of love, she has become a good dog. However, when she feels stressed, or having a bummer day, she finds a pillow and tries to "stimulate" nursing. When I see her doing that, I tell her everything's gonna be okay. She usually feels better. I later found out that when a young dog does that, it's because she was taken from her mama too early. The former owner was a teenage girl that didn't take responsiblity so her mom got fed up and found a home (me) for Sunny. She used to be called Wednesday.
 
Ohh, Ms. Bucket's correct! I forgot abot Parvo!

A lot of people don't realise that they end up losing the puppy to parvo then losing their older pets to symptoms of parvo as well.

You do have to disinfect your home as well.


Plus, parvo stays on the ground, anywhere the sick puppy has been for five months. Two houses away from me, a puppy died from parvo. That puppy was HEALTHY on the way to Florida from Tennessee but a relative's dog was sick with parvo, complete with throwing up and diarahea. No one knew it until after the puppy went home with the family. The relative took the dog to the vet, and bam. Parvo! So she got on the phone with the family while the family was traveling to Florida to get the puppy to the vet pronto and get her vax'ed. They did, the day after they got home. Too late. The puppy died two days later on the driveway. Poor puppy.

My Sunny was on that property once so I RUSHED her to the vet for a booster shot against parvo. She was vax'ed but one month past due (bills) so it didn't matter if I waited or not. So I had to budget for a unexpected shot bill but I still have my dog.
 
That's right IslandBreeze.

No one wants to hear the word.. parvo.

It's like instant death for any owner. You have to disinfect every inch of your home and warn your neighbours because it's airborne & contagious.

Terribly contagious through vomiting, diarrhea and you have to sterilise the food bowls the pets use. I'm glad your Sunny is okay.

The inoculations against parvo is not cheap as well.
 
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