In this part of your bowels, stool is not fully formed. Your cecum absorbs remaining nutrients and fluid from the stool, starting its transformation to the waste you see in your toilet. Anatomically, the cecum sits in the right lower area of your abdomen, where your appendix is positioned.
1 Puppies should receive a minimum of three vaccinations between 6 and 16 weeks old, no more frequently than every three to four weeks with the final dose at 14 to 16 weeks.
The maternal antibodies for distemper are fairly predictable and are usually low enough for vaccination to be effective at eight or nine weeks of age. In the case of parvovirus however, the maternal antibodies last a lot longer in most puppies, so vaccinating at eight or nine weeks wouldnât be all that effective.