Now, more and more people are raising pet dogs, and giving birth to puppies is a common thing, but puppies need to pay attention to more than adult dogs. The puppies have weak physical fitness and poor resistance, so parents need to pay attention to...
Now, more and more people are raising pet dogs, and giving birth to puppies is a common thing, but puppies need to pay attention to more than adult dogs. The puppies have weak physical fitness and poor resistance, so parents need to pay attention to all aspects. So for the puppies that have just given birth, what care and special care should they receive?
1. Breastfeeding
It is best for newly born puppies to have breastfeeding from their dogs, because the puppies can absorb antibodies to ensure that they can spend the first ten weeks safely, because in the few weeks when the dog is born, it is necessary to ensure that the supply of breast milk is as much as possible. Not only that, the nutrients in breast milk can make the pups grow healthier and stronger.
2. Trim the paws
When the puppy grows to about 14-21 days, parents can use special tools to trim the paws for the dog. If not, they can use baby-specific nail clippers instead. Otherwise, when the puppy is breastfeeding, its paws may scratch the female dog's abdomen.
3. Feeding
For puppies, you must ensure a regular life, including rest and diet. Dogs within two months can be breastfeeded. Dogs over two months can be weaned. Feed some wet food soaked in water, or they can be matched with some high-quality pet dog milk powder. Adhering to the principle of feeding less and more meals, feed regularly and regularly, and do not let dogs have the bad habit of being picky about food. At the same time, pay attention to giving dogs vitamins and calcium supplements.
Do not feed poor and spoiled food to dogs, and the puppy's gastrointestinal digestive and absorption capacity is not strong. You cannot feed too much each time, so you can just be about 70% or 80% full.
4. Hygiene
The physical resistance of puppies is relatively poor, so the requirements for the surrounding environment are higher. If the bacteria are growing more severely, the puppies are very prone to illness. Therefore, the dog's food bowl, water basin and mats are best to disinfect and sterilize regularly. If conditions permit, they can be placed in the sun to expose the sun to prevent the puppies from getting sick.
5. Temperature
Temperature is an aspect that must be paid attention to for pups. Generally, the temperature for pups to develop and survive in the uterus is about 38.5 degrees. After the pups leave their mother, they do not have the ability to regulate the temperature mechanism. Therefore, it is recommended that parents control the living environment temperature of pups to around 30-33 degrees. As the puppies grow, the temperature is allowed to be lowered by about 2-3 degrees per week.
6. Judging the body of the puppy based on the urination and defecation situation
Parents must learn to judge the physical condition of the dog based on the urination and defecation situation of the puppy. The feces of healthy puppy should be in normal strips, the color is light yellow, and the urine should also be clear and light yellow. If the puppy's feces are found to be particularly thin, it means that the dog has not digested and absorbed well the day before, and it can reduce the amount of feeding; on the contrary, if the feces are particularly dry and hard, the amount of feeding can be appropriately increased the next day.
For pups, if they want to ensure that their physical condition is good and parents are more at ease, they can also take their dogs to the pet hospital for a physical examination every month. The necessary vaccines and deworming treatments must be done to increase the disease resistance of pups.
