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This recipe helps stimulate appetite in sick animals.

Parvo Tea

Ingredients:

Pedialyte, chamomile tea, spearmint tea, peppermint tea, echinacea capsules, garlic, honey

Cooking:

1) Heat (but don't boil) up 1 cup of Pedialyte (unflavored).

2) Put in 2 teabags of Chamomile tea, 1 teabag of Spearmint tea, and one teabag of Peppermint tea.

3) Pull the teabags out after 5 minutes and add 2 teaspoons of finely

chopped or minced garlic. Stir.

4) Empty 2 capsules of Echinacea. Stir.

5) Let cool for another 5-10 minutes.

Administering:

1) Give each pup 2 tablespoons. Then wait 15 minutes.

2) Give another 2 tablespoons.

3) Repeat every hour until pup starts eating on its own.

If after the 4th dose the pup still isn't eating, rub some honey on

their gums to stimulate their appetite. If they are vomiting, give

pepto 10 minutes before dosing.

DOG VACCINE SCHEDULE & INSTRUCTIONS:

It is not difficult to vaccinate your dog, and you can save a lot of time and money by administering the vaccines yourself.

Subcutaneous (SQ) vaccines are administered under the skin on the right or left shoulder of the dog. Intramuscular (IM) vaccines are administered directly in the muscle. It is very important to use only one needle per vaccine.

Dog vaccines are either modified live or killed. Modified live vaccines provide stronger, longer-lasting, and more rapid protection as long as there are no maternal antibodies or immune system diseases interfering with the action of the vaccine. Killed vaccines produce a lower immune response and require booster vaccinations to confer enough protection.

Before vaccination your dogs must be free of internal and external parasites, have normal temperature (101.5 to 102) degrees and be worm, flea and tick free. Avoid vaccinating pregnant females.

All dogs receive the same dose.

5 way dog vaccines include Distemper, Parvovirus, Adenovirus, Hepatitis, and Parainfluenza. Adding Coronavirus makes it a 6 way vaccine. 7 way dog vaccines include Distemper, Parvovirus, Adenovirus, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, and 2 strains of Lepto. Adding Coronavirus makes it an 8 way vaccine.

DOG VACCINATION SCHEDULE:

Age 6 & 9 weeks: 5 way (plus Coronavirus if prevalent in your area),

Bordetella*.
Age 12 & 15 weeks: 7 way (plus Coronavirus & Lyme if prevalent in your area), Rabies, Bordetella.
Adult (annual booster): 7 way (plus Coronavirus & Lyme if prevalent in your area), Rabies, Bordetella.

I Strongly suggest your read these articles before vaccinating

Is Your Pet Dying from Over-Vaccination Due to Vet Economics? (scroll down some for the article)
- Vaccines - Are They Safe for Your Dog?
- Vaccinations for Dogs and Cats: Too Many, Too Often?
- Canine Vaccination Concerns
- Immunizations
- Take the Titer Test
- Vaccinations for the New Puppy
- Rabies Scam
- Think About This
- Vaccine Reactions
- What About Vaccines?

CAT OWNERS: Facts you need to know about vaccines.

Make sure your vet follows the Prevailing Standard of Care for vaccine injection sites:

Rabies virus vaccine is recommended to be given in the RIGHT hind leg as low as possible. Consider a non-adjuvanted product. Currently, the only available non-adjuvanted rabies vaccine is Merial's Purevax Rabies.

Feline Leukemia (FeLV) virus vaccine is recommended to be given in the LEFT hind leg as low as possible. If your cat is a strictly indoor adult cat that is never exposed to any outdoor cats, FeLV vaccine may not be necessary.

Ask for a non-adjuanted product.

Upper Respiratory (FV-RCP) virus vaccines are recommended to be given over the right shoulder as low as possible. This vaccine is available as an injection or in the form of a nasal spray. Consider a non-adjuvanted product. Currently, the only available non-adjuvanted respiratory virus vaccines are Heska’s Bivalent or Trivalent Intranasal, Pfizer’s Bivalent Intranasal, or Merial Purevax Feline-3 injectable vaccine. It is also important that you know that "modified live" respiratory virus vaccines are also adjuvant free.

If your cat is an indoor cat and does not need the FeLV vaccine, we recommend that you request this injection be given in the Left rear limb, rather than over the right shoulder. If your vet does this for you, make sure that this is well-documented on your pet's medical record for future reference!

NO INJECTION SHOULD EVER BE GIVEN IN THE SCRUFF! (Between the shoulder blades)

Consider only non-adjuvanted vaccines!

The FIV vaccine was released in July 2002. This vaccine is not available without adjuvant, and it will cause your cat to test positive for FIV infection.

Should your cat then be picked up by Animal Control and taken to a shelter, it is likely that you cat will be tested for FIV. Most shelters will euthanize stray cats that test positive for FIV. There is no way for a shelter to tell the difference between a cat that is actually infected with the virus and one that is vaccinated against it. In our view, this is a significant drawback to this vaccine.

It is very important that you have an in-depth discussion with your vet prior to consenting for this vaccine. Should you consent for this vaccine, it is also very important that your cat be tested prior to vaccination and that the results of this test are negative.

Information On Living With A Diabetic Cat

http://www.felinediabetes.com/

NILIF TRAINING: Where to start.

http://k9deb.com/nilif.htm

http://www.justshepherds.com/

http://www.buckbasset.com

http://www.blackacorndogs.com

HORSE VACCINATION INFORMATION

http://www.animart.com

Goats as pets

http://exoticpets.about.com

THE PET BIRD

http://www.petbirdpage.com/

Cat Vaccination Schedule

8 weeks to 1 year

8 weeks - First vaccination shot (FVRCP).

12 weeks

Feline Leukemia shot (FeLV) (only if pretest is negative). A second (FeLV) shot given 2 to 3 weeks later. Second vaccination shot (FVRCP).

4 months

Rabies and third vaccination shot (FVRCP).

Adult Cats

FVRCP

Yearly. Cats 13 weeks or older that have not been vaccinated should have an initial vaccine then a booster in 2 to 4 weeks.

FeLV

Yearly. Cats not previously vaccinated need the two injection series (only if pretest is negative).

Rabies

Yearly or (depending on vaccine and state requirements)

Worming your pets

Puppies

Initiate treatment at 2 weeks; repeat at 4, 6, and 8 weeks of age. For a puppy at increased risk, also treat at 10 and 12 weeks, and then monthly until the puppy is 6 months old. Thereafter, use a heartworm preventative medication that is also effective against hookworms and roundworms.

Kittens

In kittens, because prenatal infection does not occur, egg excretion begins later than in puppies, and in most areas, the risk of roundworms and hookworms in cats is comparatively lower; de-worming for kittens can be started effectively at 6 weeks of age and be repeated at 8 and 10 weeks.

Newly acquired puppies and kittens should obtain the de-worming history of their new pet and contact their veterinarian to determine if additional de-worming is needed.