Pregnant females in the animal world are relatively ferocious, and domestic dogs are no exception. Especially when the puppies are just born, it is the time when the female dog's maternal instinct is strongest. A dog that is eager to protect its offspring may be aggressive to any person or animal. It will be hostile if it comes near, so parents should be very careful when approaching it to avoid being bitten. How should you care for a female dog after giving birth?

Maintain a quiet environment:

Parents need to try their best to restrain over-excitement, avoid noise and commotion, and allow mother and baby dogs to have a quiet resting environment, because once the mother dog is frightened, she will try to resist and not only has no intention to take care of the baby, but may also trample the puppy or cause other accidents. s damage.

Food nutrition:

Postpartum female dogs also need "confinement" to recuperate their bodies, so they must be given high-calorie, easy-to-digest food. However, improving nutrition does not mean increasing the amount. It is ideal to feed 3 to 4 meals a day. You can add some meat, eggs, cheese, etc. to the dog food, and it is best to change the dog food to high-calorie dog food for the development period. In addition, calcium intake is very important. In addition to absorbing it from food, it is best to supplement calcium powder.

Physical health:

It is best to use a warm towel to wipe the whole body of the bitch, especially around the "little peach" on the abdomen, to avoid letting the puppies eat unclean things or transmit bacteria during breastfeeding. The timing of bathing can be 2 weeks after giving birth, when the condition of the bitch is relatively stable.

Nipple care:

In addition to keeping it clean, you must pay attention to the nipples every day to see if there are any abnormalities, because when a puppy sucks milk, if you use too much force, it can easily injure the nipples. Once there is a bacterial infection, the nipples can easily get mastitis and become red and swollen. In this way, The female dog may not want to nurse. Once the milk secreted by the inflamed mammary gland turns yellow, it should not be sucked by the puppy.

Care during the weaning period:

Puppies can be weaned after 21 days of birth, and the mother dog needs to fast for one day. During the weaning period, the bitch’s food intake should be reduced and water should be controlled, and then the original food should be slowly restored after the milk has subsided. If the bitch still continues to have milk engorgement after weaning, you can ask a doctor to inject a milk withdrawal injection. If the nipple has swollen and hard lumps, it may be adenitis and must be treated. However, milk-reducing injections are hormonal, so try not to use them if possible, so as not to interfere with the bitch’s normal endocrine system and cause side effects. During this period, calcium must still be fully supplied until one month after weaning, so that the female dog will not be weak and have poor coat quality due to the loss of calcium during childbirth.