What should you pay attention to when taking care of your puppy after birth?
After the little puppies are born, they all look small, fleshy and very delicate. So what should puppies pay attention to in their diet?
1. Dogs should pay attention to adjusting the position of the puppy and do not have polarization. After the puppy is born, its head swings left and right, and walks tentatively towards the female dog's nipples. Find the nipples by touching it. As soon as it touches the nipples, it will immediately roll up its tongue and suck. However, weak puppies are unable to find their nipples in time or are easily squeezed out. Some female dogs often abandon puppies that are not grown and push them out of the delivery box or block them outside.
At this time, the dog owner should adjust the position of the puppy, so that the weak puppy can eat nipples with more milk, and let the strong eat nipples with less milk in the front first. This will allow a litter of puppies to grow evenly and not polarize.
2. You can appropriately add milk-free powder
The puppy will not be weaned for 1 to 1 and a half months when growing up with the mother. There is no need to add other diets to the puppy during this process. Until weaning, then give the dog free food.
Dog owners can buy milk free powder (powdered feed, which makes puppies less likely to have diarrhea and have a higher absorption rate) or brew dog milk powder for puppies to drink, and they can also use puppies to soak the feed softly for puppies to eat. Then, the dog gradually reduces the number of times he eats breast milk until he finally eats soft puppy feed.
3. If the mother of the dog has mastitis, the puppy should be weaned in advance
If the mother of the dog is unable to breastfeed himself because she has diseases or has severe mastitis, she can only be forced to wean, but at least 20 days after birth, so that the puppy will be easier to raise. Generally, small dogs start to remove breasts until 40 days, while medium-sized dogs can remove breasts after more than 35 days.
