Puppy Poo Burning Bum's

[staffshih]

Ive got a litter of 6 shih tzu's they are 4 weeks old and i am having to bath them frequently as they lay in there food, milk, poo and wee.

Being Shih tzu's their hair is getting quite long, some of the poo is sticking around there bum's and ive noticed a few little red marks in that area. The mum use to clean house but has now stopped.

Im trying to keep them as clean as possible but was wondering if anyone has any tip's to avoid the poo from sticking to their bottoms.

They dont have diaorea but are not firm either. They were started on food and puppy milk about 4 day's ago. they get feed 4 time aday with advance puppy dry (softend) and a bit of chicken mince in it.

Any suggestions would be great.

[becks]

Have you cut away all the hair around their bottoms?

You could also try a little bit of vaseline on the bottom

[Jed]

What Becks said.

Lay the scissors flat across their bottoms and cut the hair short from the anus toward the front. It will grow back before you sell them, and in any case, the new owners should do it too, before the first clip.