This is copy and pasted from our post in Health and nutrition:
Thank you everyone for your responses. We would like to say that he has been an absolute joy to have! Not anymore daunting, comparatively speaking, than our teens and toddler
Haha!
We saw the vet yesterday for a recheck and second dose of dewormer. He is a whopping 3lbs 7oz! And looking quite healthy
so much that we decided to go ahead and give him his first round of vax. We are keeping on track with the puppy gruel and bottle feedings, with the addition of water for him to try, though she would like to see him wean off the bottle over the next 2 weeks(we are thinking he is 4 weeks, give or take a couple days). Still no outside contact(people or animals) until after his 2nd booster vax. It has been very difficult to explain to family and friends why they cannot see him quite yet! So that is on the health front.
A huge concern(for me at least, I have a fear of worms!) are the adult roundworms that are now presenting in his stools. Absolutely freak me out! DH is not fazed and dealt with them last night but I am home with him all day. They appear to be dead, and we have only seen 2 over the last week with it happening after his second dose. How long should we expect to see them? I did not ask the vet because we had not seen any until last night, after clinic hours. Lord I hope you say no more but......at least we know the med is working, I guess.
As far as the toys/socializing aspect you all have great suggestions! We have found a couple chew toys made in the USA but it is proving to be difficult to find much. Everything was from China! We have chosen to not give him any type of chew toy/bone/treats from China but what is the consensus for
stuffed toys, balls, squeakers etc? Does anyone have a brand they can suggest with quality toys made from somewhere other than China?
And lastly, does anyone know when it will be possible to tell his breeds and size? We would like to believe he is a Mastiff/St. Bernard because that is what we were told, but not having seen the parents we are still curious. We will adore him no matter what, he has already stole our hearts<3
His personality is really starting to show as he is up and moving, playing and enjoying the time outside his pen. As for a name the oldest son has suggested Beast, but the 3 year old likes Sunshine. I kinda like Sonny for short but not everyone is on board at this time. We shall see.
Please keep any and all suggestions coming, we appreciate all the information/experience we can get! More pics and updates to come as we make this journey. We are so happy to have found this forum