20 days after the mother Tibetan Mastiff gives birth, why don’t the Tibetan Mastiff babies eat milk when they are born? What will be the impact? It will also cause malnutrition and affect growth and development. In addition to malnutrition, what are the feeding methods? Let’s learn together!

Why doesn’t the Tibetan Mastiff baby drink milk when it’s just born?

1. Generally speaking, if a newborn Tibetan Mastiff does not take breast milk and the mother does not have a particularly strong desire to feed, the Tibetan Mastiff may have a very serious congenital defect or disease.

2. The amount of breast milk gradually decreases. After 15 days of age, breast milk cannot meet its needs.

3. If the little Tibetan Mastiff cannot eat, artificial feeding can be done if necessary. Use a small syringe or other tools with the needle removed to feed the little Tibetan Mastiff special pet milk powder or human infant formula, or squeezed mother's milk. Well, it is not recommended to feed milk directly. It contains ingredients that young Tibetan Mastiffs cannot eat and can easily cause diarrhea. It is also not recommended to feed milk-containing drinks with low nutrition and high additives.

4. The gastrointestinal tract of a Tibetan Mastiff has the ability to digest and absorb 5 hours after birth. Therefore, the Tibetan Mastiff must eat colostrum within 12 to 48 hours after birth. It is best to eat colostrum within 6 hours after birth. Tibetan Mastiffs that cannot feed should have their nipples fixed manually or be fed artificially.

How to feed Tibetan Mastiff puppies:

1. Feeding and weaning Tibetan Mastiffs

Under normal circumstances, a litter of Tibetan Mastiff puppies is suckled by the female dog until they are 3-5 weeks old. After 3 weeks of age, some milk or breast milk can be placed in a dish so that the Tibetan Mastiff puppies can learn to lick food from the dish to supplement their nutrition. This can avoid undernutrition and development. Obstructed to reduce the burden on the bitch.

2. Feeding Tibetan Mastiffs at three weeks of age

1) When the Tibetan Mastiff is almost three weeks old, it can start giving creep food. Commercial creep food can be used according to the instructions. You can also prepare it by yourself. The method is to mix the milk with baby cereal and put it on a plate. Bring the little Tibetan Mastiff to the plate, dip some with your fingers and put it into the puppy's mouth, twice a day, and the little Tibetan Mastiff will eat on its own. When giving creep food, in some cases, the mother dog must be taken away to prevent the mother dog from interfering with the puppies' eating.

2) When the little Tibetan Mastiff gets used to eating from the plate, the feeding amount can be gradually increased to three or four times a day, and then meat food can be given. If fresh meat is given, some bone meal needs to be added to maintain nutritional balance because meat lacks calcium. Use various brands of canned puppy food in rotation. Canned meat food for adult dogs is better than fresh meat, but you still need to add some bone meal.

3) Tibetan Mastiff puppies develop and grow rapidly and should be fed several times a day more than adult dogs. If the female dog has sufficient milk and is breastfeeding well, do not rush to wean it off. However, if it is 5 weeks old, it should be weaned according to the above steps. A 6-week-old Tibetan Mastiff no longer needs the mother dog to breastfeed.

3. Feeding of developing Tibetan Mastiff adult dogs

When the Tibetan Mastiff reaches 12 weeks of age, it should be fed three times a day until it is 6 months old, and then reduced to two meals a day until it is 9 months old. After that, it can be fed one or two meals a day depending on the individual or the environment. Generally speaking, it is appropriate to eat two meals a day.

Precautions for feeding Tibetan Mastiff puppies:

1. Tibetan Mastiffs aged 30 to 90 are usually weaned at 30 to 45 days old. The little Tibetan Mastiff transitions from relying on breast milk to living independently. This is an important turning point in its life, and it faces the test of adapting to a new environment. The young Tibetan Mastiff is in a period of vigorous growth and development, but its digestive function and resistance have not yet been fully developed. Therefore, special feeding and management are required at this time, otherwise the growth and development will be hindered, and they will easily become sick and die.

2. Feeding of 30- to 60-day-old Tibetan Mastiffs: Although newly weaned puppies can eat on their own, in order to gradually adapt their gastrointestinal function, the feed can be mixed with gruel for a period of time, and then gradually As the age increases, the feed can be thickened to make it look like dry rice. The feed at this time should be mainly energy feed corn, rice, rice bran, wheat bran, etc., and appropriately increase protein feed: meat, animal offal, bone meal, meal leftovers, etc. And feed feed additives. The feed should be cooked but not burnt or raw. Young Tibetan Mastiffs of this age should be fed 4 meals a day.

3. Feeding of 60- to 90-day-old Tibetan Mastiffs: Tibetan Mastiffs at this stage should appropriately increase fat feed and slaughter the viscera of livestock and poultry to facilitate fattening. Their daily food intake can be calculated based on 2% to 2.5% of their body weight, and they should be fed 3 meals a day.

Do you all understand the relevant knowledge about why Tibetan Mastiffs do not drink milk when they are born? All owners must read the above content carefully in order to better raise Tibetan Mastiffs.