3 feeding points for newborn puppies

What are the feeding knowledge points that should be paid attention to for newborn puppies?

First of all: puppies will suckle immediately after they are born. Dog owners should let the newborn puppies lie next to the mother dog so that they can suckle. If there are many puppies born in one litter, the last puppy (usually thin and weak) should be placed on the last two pairs of teats to suck. After repeated several times, each puppy will have a fixed teat.

Secondly: Be careful in eating and supplementing milk. The newborn puppies have not yet produced antibodies, but the female dogs at this time secrete a large amount of breast milk rich in various antibodies, so the newborn dogs must eat enough colostrum. What’s more worth mentioning is that colostrum contains a variety of antibodies from the mother dog (maternal antibodies), which enable the puppies to gain disease resistance. Therefore, newborn puppies should be given the first dose as early as possible (preferably within 1 hour). milk.

Third: After the puppy gets a little older, the breast milk is sometimes insufficient, and it needs to be properly supplemented. Do not feed milk to puppies at this time, because the gastrointestinal function of puppies is very poor, and drinking milk at this time can easily cause diarrhea.

Note: If you want to breastfeed a puppy, it is best to use special dog milk powder. Try not to use milk, otherwise the puppy will be prone to diarrhea. After boiling and sterilizing, use a bottle to feed the baby at a temperature of about 27-30 degrees. Generally, there is no need to deliberately limit the amount of milk supplement, it should be fed until full.