What are the key points for postpartum female dog care? The master must also have a good understanding

Giving birth consumes a lot of energy for the female dog, so the physical resistance of the female dog who has just given birth to a puppy will decrease. Therefore, at this time, the owner needs to pay more attention to the care of the female dog to ensure that her body is protected from external harm.

The owner should also have a good understanding of the key points of care for the dog in order to better take care of the dog.

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 that 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. Female dogs who have just given birth generally do not eat. They can feed some glucose water first, supplement some eggs and milk after 5-6 hours, and 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 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. You can also feed some calcium powder, such as Pet Large Instant Calcium Viline, which contains a variety of calcium, 12 trace elements and 8 vitamins. Adequate calcium can increase the amount of milk for dog mothers and supplement a lot of nutrition to prevent dog mothers from getting calcium deficiency and exhausting after childbirth.

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.