After giving birth, people have to confine themselves to replenish the nutrients they lost after giving birth. During the confinement period, they cannot touch cold water, blow cold wind, or be too tired. Anyway, there are many taboos, and a newborn child, because The intestines have not grown yet, so they can only drink milk. There are a lot of things to pay attention to. In fact, dogs are just like people. They have a lot to pay attention to after giving birth. What are some precautions? Newborn puppies How to care for it?

​Postpartum care for female dogs

① The female dog’s vulva, tail and breasts should be washed and dried with warm water; contaminated mattresses should be replaced and kept warm.

② Female dogs become very ferocious after giving birth to protect their puppies. Female dogs that have just given birth should be kept quiet for 8-24 hours. Strangers should not approach to avoid harassment of the female dog, which may cause the female dog to become nervous, bite or swallow. The consequences of puppies.

③ Female dogs that have just given birth generally do not eat. They can be fed some glucose water first, and then add some eggs and milk after 5-6 hours, until they officially start feeding 24 hours later. At this time, it is best to feed some food that is good in palatability and easy to digest. In the first few days, feed nutritious porridge-like feed, such as milk mixed with eggs, meat porridge, etc., with small and frequent meals, and gradually feed drier feed after a week.

④ Pay attention to the nursing situation of the female dog. If she does not breastfeed her puppies, find out whether she is lacking milk or is sick, and take corresponding measures in a timely manner. Female dogs with low lactation can be fed milk or pig's trotter soup, fish soup, pig lung soup, etc. to increase lactation.

⑤ Some female dogs have poor maternal qualities and are unwilling to take care of their puppies. They must be severely punished and forced to feed their puppies. For bitches that don't care about their puppies, you can also deliberately catch one of the puppies and make it scream, which may awaken the bitch's maternal instinct. In addition, the puppies are not moving well at this time, so you should always prevent the mother dog from squeezing the puppies. If you hear the short screams of the puppies, you should go to check immediately and take out the squeezed puppies in time.

⑥Do a good job of anti-freezing and keeping warm the puppies in winter. Bedding and litter can be added, and cold-proof curtains can be hung at the door of the kennel. If the temperature of the kennel is too low, you can also use an infrared pad to indicate that the temperature is too high. Accordingly, you can adjust the appropriate temperature for the puppies.

In order to stimulate the excretion of the puppies, the mother dog must lick the buttocks of the puppies with her tongue. If the mother dog does not lick, apply cream near the anus of the puppies to induce the mother dog to lick.

Care of bitches during the postpartum period and newborn puppies

After the female dog gives birth, she should be given some glucose water, milk and light salt water. Adequate drinking water and a small amount of meat should be provided 1-2 days after delivery, and the amount of meat should be gradually increased after 3-4 days. In addition to increasing meat food in 5-6 days, the number of daily meals can be increased to 3-4/day, and always keep clean meals.Drink water; pay attention to supplementing vitamins and trace elements, and exercise appropriately. It is normal for some dogs to eat very little within 1-3 days after delivery, but it must be distinguished from the disease at this time. It is also common to eat less within 1-3 days.

After giving birth, the mother enters the stage of involution of the uterus and discharge of lochia. The lochia in female dogs is dark red, and within 12 hours after delivery, it can turn into blood-like secretions with an increasing amount. After 2-3 weeks, it will turn into mucus-like secretions. After about 4 weeks, the uterus will complete its involution and stop discharge of lochia. The first estrus does not appear until 5-6 weeks after delivery. During the delivery and lactation stages of the female dog, it is best not to bathe the female dog, especially within a few weeks after delivery; because the stimulation of bathing may lead to the occurrence of dysgalactia in the female dog, and be careful to avoid other drinking irritants. Stimulate. The food at this time should be nutritious and balanced, and pay attention to the guarantee of protein, vitamins, and trace elements.

Puppies are born with their eyes closed. It takes about 10 days to open their eyes. By 21 days, they can be very lively and active. At 3 weeks old, they can eat liquid food. At 5-6 weeks old, they can be weaned on a trial basis. Newborn puppies should be fed colostrum in a timely manner, because colostrum contains high globulin content, which is very important for the healthy growth of the puppy in the future; in addition, pay attention to the occurrence of pressure and frostbite. , and to assist weak puppies in breastfeeding.