a. All dogs shall be segregated for health, welfare or breeding reasons and any vicious dogs shall be removed and caged separately.
b. Veterinarian must be on call and available to perform special veterinary care as needed.
c. Facilities for isolating dogs under quarantine of treatment for communicable diseases shall be in a room or area that is separated from other dog-holding facilities.
d. Dogs shall be provided with clean fresh water and sufficient and wholesome food. Food and water containers shall be kept clean and sanitized.
e. Dogs shall be exercised on a daily basis unless the dog is subject to medical treatment(s) which would prevent daily exercising.
f. Provide and/or obtain basic …show more content…
Only approved USDA, FDA and EPA products are to be utilized on the dogs. These products must be in accordance with the approved product use guidelines.
j. Contractor shall have appropriate staffing with the ability to recognize common health problems and know how to utilize dog health products and other control measures.
k. If prevention and control methods are ineffective, the contractor and/or staff should promptly contact a veterinarian for a diagnosis and treatment program to minimize dog suffering and dog …show more content…
Special veterinary care, approved by COR in advance, is to be performed by a certified veterinarian. In the case of emergencies outside of business hours, contractor has the rights to perform necessary care, not exceeding $2,500, to prevent any harm to the dog(s). COR shall provide emergency notification numbers that can be used outside of normal business hours. It is imperative that the contractor make every available attempt to contact the COR prior to procuring special veterinary services.
m. If any dogs are found to be pregnant, contractor shall:
a. Provide suitable warmed clean area for whelping and care of newborn puppies. This includes a whelping box and other supplies to assure the safe birth of the litter and a small warm box with heating pad for newborn puppies after birth.
b. Consult/provide an individual with experience to monitor the whelping process. This individual will ensure that the puppies are being properly fed, either via suckling from the mother or being hand fed if there are suckling issues with either the mother and/or puppy.
c. Provide a report via email to the COR within 48 hours of birthing to include at minimum the quantity of puppies, date of birth, gender and weight for each puppy.
d. Provide a safe area for confining the puppies when they become mobile
e. Assure vaccinations are given at six to eight weeks after birth.
f. Report any incidents related to the puppies to the COR within 24