Toy Poodle Veterinarians

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HEARTWORM PREVENTION

Puppies will also start to take heartworm preventative while they’re still with the breeder. Heartworm preventative is something you need to give monthly for the rest of your pet’s life. Heartworm disease is spread by infected mosquitoes and is life-threatening.

For toy poodles we prefer the smaller, tablet-form heartworm preventatives such as Interceptor or Iverhart Plus. Why? Because we can be sure our dogs receive the full dose. Some of the chewable heartworm preventatives are too big and, even though we crumble up the dose, our toy poodles sometimes don’t eat it all.

With the smaller tabs, you can just give as a treat or break it up into small pieces in your pet’s food. Because our vet doesn’t carry the smaller kinds of heartworm preventative, we purchase ours from 1-800-PetMeds. You need a prescription which your vet can fax to the company or which you can mail to them.

VISITING THE VET

Next to you and your family, your veterinarian is your toy poodle’s best friend. Your vet is the first person you should turn to for advice on finding a good breeder even before you buy a puppy. And your vet can help you keep your toy poodle healthy and happy for many years to come.

HOMECOMING HEALTH CHECKUP

Within 24 hours of bringing your puppy home, take him or her to your vet for a checkup to make sure the puppy is healthy. A good breeder wants, in fact, requires you to do this. Our policy was to hold the pup’s AKC registration form until the vet check was completed and we were assured that the puppy passed muster. That policy gave the new owner motivation to establish a relationship with a veterinarian for their new puppy’s benefit.

Did you know that toy poodles live an average of 14 years?

PUPPY SHOTS

The vet will also make sure that your puppy’s inoculations are on schedule. Puppies generally receive three shots to protect them against potentially life-threatening illnesses like distemper. By the way, do not take your puppy to public places until s/he has had at least two puppy shots. That’s why we prefer breeders whose pups are 10 weeks old before going to new homes. By 10 weeks of age, the pup has had those two inoculations.

WELLNESS EXAMS

Your veterinarian will probably want to see your toy poodle annually for a wellness checkup and, perhaps, booster inoculations. Generally speaking, senior toy poodles make wellness visits to the vet twice a year.

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