It usually takes about 60 days for a female dog to give birth to puppies after she is successfully conceived. So during these two months, what should a dog mother pay attention to when caring for her?

How to care for female dogs during the breeding period?

1. Care during the first 20 days of pregnancy

During this period, because the fertilized egg has just implanted on the uterine wall, if the implantation is not stable enough and the mother dog is frightened or runs and jumps around, it can easily cause miscarriage. (Note: Not all abortions are necessary. Dogs are multi-pregnant animals. They can originally be pregnant with 6 babies, but after miscarriage, there may be only 2 to 3 left)

In the first 20 days after pregnancy, do not let the mother dog be too restless, and do not bathe her within two weeks after breeding, because during the bathing process, the female dog is easily frightened and causes smooth muscle contraction, causing miscarriage.

2. Care for 20 days in the second trimester

At this time, the dog mother will feel strange, huh? Why has the uterus started to swell? The first organ that the uterus will press is the bladder. The female dog may start to urinate frequently. The bladder can be swollen to 50 ml before it is discharged. Pee, it’s only 30ml now and it’s time to pee. Don’t scold it, it has no choice but to do so.

In the middle of pregnancy, the female dog begins to have secondary sexual symptoms: the mammary glands and breasts slowly begin to grow, and some cyan blood vessels appear on the skin, indicating signs of preparation for lactation. At 25 to 30 days, the dog's appetite will become very heavy. Poor, not eating anything, probably because the fetus starts to move, it feels weird in the stomach, and the mood becomes weird. During this time, the female dog doesn’t want to move or eat, and a little vaginal discharge will start to appear. , the color is odorless and tasteless, as clear as fructose.

In the second trimester of pregnancy, the female dog can exercise moderately (such as normal walking), but pay attention to the color of her secretions: if it turns dark red or even dark black, it means there may be a miscarriage. If the female dog squeezes out a blood clot, which is as big as a sesame dumpling and soft and hard in color like molten asphalt, it is determined to be a miscarriage. Ultrasound can be used to see whether the remaining fetus is healthy.

3. Care for the last 20 days of pregnancy

At this time, the mother dog's belly droops, her body becomes broad and wide, and she doesn't want to move or rest. In the last 5-6 days, the female dog starts to look for a place to give birth. It will choose a quiet and dark place where people are less frequent, making it feel safer. At this time, the dog owner can start to help him prepare a suitable delivery room.