The whole process of female dog midwifery

This article will introduce to you the midwifery procedure for dogs. It is recommended that all dog owners preview this midwifery procedure several times before the actual birth of their female dog, so that they will not be in a hurry when the actual birth occurs.

1. Midwifery equipment that should be prepared

1. Alcohol: disinfection equipment; 2. Iodine: when tying the umbilical cord, sprinkle it on the umbilical cord for disinfection; 3. Thread: for tying the umbilical cord; 4. Scissors: for cutting the umbilical cord; 5. Hemostatic forceps: for stopping bleeding; 6. Electric heater Pad: used to keep the dog warm; 7. Toilet paper: used to wipe the dog’s body;

2. Production process

1. When the water breaks, let the mother dog enter the delivery room as soon as possible

When the mother dog's water begins to break, a light pink liquid will flow out of the vagina. The amount is so large that the entire butt and hind legs will be wet. This means that the mother dog has officially entered the stage of giving birth. At this time, if the dog has not entered the delivery room, please try to let it enter the delivery room you prepared for it and start giving birth.

2. Give encouragement and massage during delivery

When giving birth, the baby will pass through the birth canal. If the mother dog's birth canal is open, the baby will be delivered smoothly. If the mother's birth canal is still tight, you can give the mother some time or even massage her abdomen. Some experienced dog owners will also give their female dogs an injection to induce labor, hoping to help the puppies give birth smoothly.

3. After birth, arrange the afterbirth and cut the umbilical cord

When a dog owner delivers a female dog, it is best to wash both hands with soap and then disinfect them with iodine.

If the mother dog has not torn the afterbirth, you should take the initiative to tear the baby's afterbirth, and then use scissors to cut the umbilical cord about 3 cm above the baby's belly button through visual inspection.

And starting from the baby's navel to a distance of 1 cm from the umbilical cord, it is necessary to disinfect it with iodine, and then tie the umbilical cord (about 1 cm in length). When the umbilical cord dries, it will fall off naturally.

4. Place the puppy and keep it warm

First use a towel to dry all the mucus on the baby, then observe to confirm whether the puppy is breathing (newborn dogs will appear in a state of suspended animation), and then continue to rub and caress their back (similar to a mother dog licking her dog) The dog's body movements) until they are breathing, and then place the dog in a cardboard box covered with towels and an electric heating blanket (preheated first).

After this process is completed, then go and help take care of the next baby to be born.

5. For the final finishing touch, clean up the parent environment first

After all the babies are born, dried and arranged, and confirmed to be breathing, don’t forget that there are still weak ones in the delivery room.Dog mom. We now enter the final stage of midwifery.

3. Finishing work

1. Prepare another carton containing towels and a preheated pet electric blanket.

2. Then take the mother dog out of the delivery room first. One person will clean the delivery room again, and the other person will use a hot towel to wipe the mother dog's body, especially the abdomen, so that the baby will Relatively clean.

3. After the mother dog is cleaned and the delivery room is reorganized, the pet electric blanket is moved to the delivery room, and all the babies are moved next to the mother dog.

Finally, the production process has come to an end. After that, you should observe the dog's condition every 2 hours: Is it breathing? Did the mother dog press the baby? If the mother dog wants to eat or drink water, take it out of the delivery room to eat and finish eating. Then he was carefully returned to the delivery room. Because next, it will continue to feed.