| A Shih Tzu show dog kennel should practice | | | | susceptible are: |
| preventive medicine as the means of maintaining | | | | 1. Distemper 2. Hepatitis 3. Leptospirosis |
| optimum health. The Shih Tzu show dog must be | | | | These diseases are serious because they are |
| available for showing for extended periods of time. | | | | frequently fatal. Fortunately, there are effective |
| Preventive medicine is much more practical and is | | | | inoculations against all three. |
| kinder to the Shih Tzu. | | | | Fleas and ticks are present in almost all parts of the |
| The Shih Tzu show dog must have routine checks for | | | | country during warm weather. They are easy to pick |
| parasites and a strict maintenance of inoculations. | | | | up and sometimes quite difficult to get rid of, especially |
| Being in the show ring presents more chances of | | | | in the case of a long-coated Shih Tzu. Fleas and ticks |
| being exposed to disease germs. It is imperative that | | | | also are capable of causing a dog to become infested |
| the Shih Tzu show dog that has been traveling from | | | | with worms and sometimes diseases. |
| show to show be kept separate from the home crew | | | | The simple rule to follow is to consult the veterinarian |
| once returning home. This can be compared to the | | | | whenever there is the least question concerning the |
| older sister or brother who goes to school and brings | | | | health of a Shih Tzu show dog. This is especially true |
| home the chicken pox to all younger brothers and | | | | in the case of the various diseases of the skin or |
| sisters. Extra precautions should be taken by the Shih | | | | conditions that result in seasonal irritants. These |
| Tzu show dog kennel to prevent possible spread of | | | | problems need to be treated promptly in order to |
| disease germs to the entire kennel and/or any Shih | | | | prevent a chronic condition leading to the ruin of a Shih |
| Tzu puppies for sale present among them. | | | | Tzu show dog coat, but is also detrimental to the |
| Three very serious diseases to which all dogs are | | | | over-all health of the Shih Tzu. |