jack russell puppy

asparagus1968

evening all,

our 8 week old JR puppy is coming home next week.
hes being fed 3 times a day on royal canin.
any opinions? advice? feed that you think would be better etc?
also, which flea/tick treatment?frontline or bob martins seem to be the popular ones...
cheers

Dick_Tucker

advocate or frontline as treatemnts, BM is pretty poor.

If you do change foods do it slowly introducing the new one in stages over a week or two at least.

asparagus1968

thanks.will get the frontline then,other people have said the same.
i 'm not planning on changing it unless anyone has prior experience of problems etc.

spendaholic66

I had to reply on this post to please please beg you not to use ANY bob martin products on your puppy. They are lethal. We lost a kitten due to this poison. Type in Bob Martin reviews on google, you will see what I mean. I would suggest slowly changing the puppy's food to something like arden grange or james well beloved, read the guideline amount he should have and split it into 3 meals, at about 6 months split it into two meals. It's up to you whether you keep it at two meals, but when my collie got to 18months he now has his daily amount in one meal. Also, many vets will tell you that frontline is not as effective as it used to. Advocate is very good and also contains some wormers as well, I use advocate, but i have also heard stronghold is very good.

If your puppy gets the best at the beginning you will get years of enjoyment put of him. Most of all enjoy it, there is nothing like having a puppy in the house.

MrsAtobe

I would echo what spendaholic has said about Bob Martins, but would add that around here, Frontline is no longer effective. Please discuss what works in your area with your vet.

Enjoy your puppy, and we need photos!

asparagus1968

thanks so much,and what a friendly bunch you are!
will be researching lots more then!
will definately post some photos
we always had dogs in the family when we were growing up,and i firmly believe it's a good thing for childeren to have them in their lives.

Fire_Fox

Get prescription flea treatment from your vet, there is resistance to Frontline and Bob Martin. Some products also cover other parasites so can work out economical. Read the meat content on the different foods you are considering, this is a good indication of the quality and value for money.

Dick_Tucker

The one our vet supplies for our two greyhounds protects against lungworm as well as other parasites. You can buy it from the vet and administer it yourself - but please wear disposable gloves just to be on the safe side.

gettingready

Whataver you do - stay away from Bob Martin stuff, google it and see what it does, terrible thing, should be banned

Gillybean103

Also keep away from bakers or pedigree foods as its the equivalent of feeding a child e numbers, definitely don't need to make a puppy more hyper lol

Millie2008_2

Some fab advice here and I've got nothing to add, but congrats and can we see some pics of the new arrival please ?