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.
Puppies receive a parvovirus vaccination as part of their multiple-agent vaccine series. It is recommended to be given at 8, 12, and 16 weeks of age. In some high-risk situations, veterinarians will give the vaccine at two-week intervals, with an additional booster administered at 18 to 22 weeks of age.