Roman Empire Yorkies - Preventative Yorkie Health Care
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Yorkie Grooming
Yorkie grooming includes brushing, bathing and nail trimming which relates to keeping your precious Yorkie looing it’s best. Proper grooming habits will also help you notices bumps, cuts, redness or any other health issues. Even if your Yorkie seems well, proper grooming is a prudent habit to observe your baby’s coat and skin with a careful eye.
Preventative Health Care
Roman Empire Yorkies encourages our pet owner’s to secure a veterinarian that displays the professional attributes of professionalism, caring heart and medical knowledge required to manage your Yorkies health with the highest standards. Each vet will have different communcation skills, bedside manners, beliefs and medical practice procedures. Some vets will be more conservative in medical treatment while others may be more aggressive in their medical practice. We suggest that you do your homework before you choose a veterinarian. Ask your friends what veterinarian they use and what they like and dislike about them.
Healthy & Happy Yorkie
We want our Roman Empire Yorkies once they are homed to get the best in medical care, loving hands for Yorkie happiness and receive the right nutrition for healthy growth and maintenance. Overall health includes many factors, including proper nutrition, adequate exercise and enrichment, grooming and preventative veterinary care.
Nutrition, Exercise & Mental Stimulation
Excellent Yorkie health always starts from the inside with a nutritious diet. Roman Empire Yorkies has spent years of researching the finest pet foods and will share that information with you once you purchase your Yorkie. It is best for you to continue feeding your Yorkie the food that he/she has been consuming while at Roman Empire Yorkies. For over 35 years, we have helped Yorkie owner’s with nutitional information. Exercise and mental stimulation are vital for your Yorkie to be healthy and happy. We encourage you to take plenty of walks (short and long) to provide the necessary exercise and mental stimulation to keep your Yorkie “in shape.” Yorkies are by nature very inquisitive and love the outdoors! A smile will come to your face when your Yorkie is fascinated by a bird, squirrel or rabbit in ones yard.
Core Vaccinations
This information is on Core Vaccinations.
- DHP (DAP): Distemper, Hepatitis (or Adenovirus-2) and Parvo are usually combined
This information is on Non Core Vaccinations. Non Core Vaccinations are important, but not needed for all dogs. Vaccines in this group include:
- Parainfluenza – often combined with DHP
- Bordetella – can be administered intranasally, orally or injectable. Route and interval to be determined by a veternarian.
- Leptospirosis: We do NOT Leptospirosis to ANY of our Yorkies.
- Canine Influenza – 2 strains (H3N2 & H3N8) , 2-vaccines series needed initially, followed by an annual booster
- Lyme – 2 vaccine series needed initally, followed by an annual booster
A typical puppy vaccinaton schedule:
- First Vaccination: 6-8 Weeks (DHP)
- Second Vaccination: 9-11 Weeks (DHP)
- Third Vaccination: 12-15 Weeks (DHP)
- Fourth Vaccination: 16-20 Weeks (DHP)
- Booster DHP: 1 year of age or 12 months after the last puppy shot, then as recommended (usually every 1-3 years)
- Rabies Vaccination: typically required by law at 3-6 months of age with a booster 12 months later, then a booster every 1-3 years
- Bordetella, Parainfluenza and Canine Influenza recommended for social dogs (day camp, dog parks, boarding, grooming, dog shows)
- Lyme or Leptospirosis: May be recommended by your veterainian if your live or travel with your dog to an area where there is an epidemic
