People have to go to confinement after giving birth, and supplement the nutrition of giving birth to a child. During the confinement period, you cannot touch cold water, blow cold wind, or be too tired. Anyway, there are many taboos. For newborn children, because their intestines have not grown, they can only drink milk. There are many things to pay attention to. In fact, dogs are the same as humans. There are many things to pay attention to after giving birth. So there are some precautions? How should newborn puppies take care of?
① The female dog's vulva, tail and breast should be washed and dried with warm water; replace the contaminated mattress and keep warm.
② The female dog becomes very ferocious after giving birth because of protecting the baby dog. The female dog who has just given birth should keep a quiet for 8-24 hours. Strange people should not approach it to avoid being harassed by the female dog, which will cause the female dog to be neurotic and cause biting or swallowing the baby dog.
③ For female dogs who have just given birth, they usually do not eat. They can feed some glucose water first, and supplement some eggs and milk after 5-6 hours, until they officially start feeding after 24 hours. It is best to feed some foods that are palatable and easy to digest. In the first few days, feed nutritious porridge-like feed, such as milk-making eggs, meat porridge, etc., and eat a small amount of meals, and gradually feed dryer feed after a week.
④ Pay attention to the breastfeeding situation of the female dog. If you do not breastfeed the baby dog, you should find out whether it is milk deficiency or disease, and take corresponding measures in a timely manner. Female dogs with low lactation can be fed milk or pig's trotter soup, fish soup and pig's lung soup to increase lactation.
⑤ Some female dogs have poor motherhood and are unwilling to take care of the baby dog. They must be harshly responsible and force them to feed the baby dog. For female dogs who don’t care about the baby dog, you can also take intentional catching a baby dog and making it scream, which may awaken the female dog’s mother’s instinct. In addition, if the puppy is not moving at this time, the female dog should prevent it from squeezing the puppy at any time. If you hear the puppy's short scream, you should go and check it immediately and take out the squeezed puppy in time.
⑥ Do a good job in preventing freezing and keeping warmth for winter puppies. You can add straw and bedding, and hang cold-proof curtains at the door of the dog kennel. If the kennel temperature is too low, an infrared padding device can also be used to indicate that the temperature is too high. According to this, the appropriate temperature required by the kennel can be adjusted.
In order to stimulate the excretion of a baby dog, the female dog must lick the baby dog's buttocks with her tongue. If the female dog does not lick it, she should apply butter near the baby dog's anus to induce the female dog to lick it. After the female dog has finished delivery, she should give her some glucose water, milk and light salt water. 1-2 days after delivery, sufficient drinking water and a small amount of meat should be supplied, and the amount of meat should be gradually increased in 3-4 days. In addition to increasing meat in 5-6 days, the number of meals per day can be increased to 3-4/day, and always keep drinking water clean; 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 should be different from the disease at this time. It is also common for them to eat less within 1-3 days.
The mother enters the stage of restoration of the uterus and expel lochia after giving birth. The lochia of the female dog is dark red, and it can become blood-sample secretions within 12 hours after delivery, and the number increases. It becomes mucus-sample after 2-3 weeks. After about 4 weeks, the uterus will be restored and the lochia will stop being discharged. The first estrus will take 5-6 weeks after giving birth. During the delivery and breastfeeding stage of female dogs, 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 breast absent from the female dog, and be careful to avoid the stimulation of other drinking factors. At this time, the food should have a balanced nutrition level and pay attention to ensuring protein, vitamins and trace elements.
The dog born with a child is confined to both eyes and can open his eyes for about 10 days. After about 21 days, he can have extremely active hobbies. When he is 3 weeks old, he can have liquid food and he can be tried to wean him at 5-6 weeks old. For newborn puppies, they should be allowed to eat colostrum in time, because the colostrum content is very high, which is very important for the healthy growth of the puppies in the future. In addition, you should also pay attention to the occurrence of pressing and frostbite, and assist the weak puppies to breastfeed.