Precautions for postpartum care of female dogs: Hygiene aspects

Female dogs during the confinement period should be fed separately from the puppies, but it is best not to let the puppies leave the sight of the female dog. During this period, the mother dog should also be wiped regularly all over her body, focusing on the area around the breasts, to prevent bacteria from being transmitted to the puppies during breastfeeding. It is best not to bathe a female dog during her confinement period, because bathing may irritate the female dog's nerves and cause her to stop secreting milk. In addition, try not to touch the female dog’s anus and other places to avoid infection. After the uterus has recovered, you can gently wipe the anus to prevent bacterial infection.

Precautions for postpartum care of female dogs: diet

Dogs before giving birth will eat less or go on hunger strike due to physiological reactions. After giving birth, dogs will suffer from weakness and excessive energy consumption due to excessive body energy consumption. Temporarily not wanting to eat. Therefore, within one or two days after the female dog gives birth successfully, she does not need to feed her dog. She only needs to feed her some glucose water. After the female dog's body gradually recovers, give her some liquid food, such as meat porridge, vegetable soup, etc., and eat small and frequent meals. After a week, the female dog can eat dry food as before. At this time, it should also be allowed to maintain the habit of eating small meals frequently to help the body absorb it.
In order to increase nutrition for female dogs, high-protein and high-calorie foods, such as animal offal and meat, can be added to the dry food. In addition, dogs after giving birth need a lot of calcium. The female dog can often be fed pig trotter soup, crucian carp soup and other lactation soups to ensure that the female dog has enough milk to feed the puppies.

Precautions for postpartum care of female dogs: Quiet environment

After the puppies are born, the female dog will do her best to protect her children. Anyone or even any animal that approaches will be attacked by the female dog. hostility. Therefore, from the time when the mother dog gives birth to one month after the puppies are born, try to avoid letting strangers and other animals approach her. Even the closest owner of a dog should wear a long coat when approaching a postpartum dog to avoid being bitten by a crazed bitch. During this period, do not touch or tease the female dog frequently to prevent the female dog from becoming nervous and swallowing the puppies. If conditions permit, it is best to maintain a quiet environment, avoid making loud noises, and give the mother dog and puppies a quiet resting environment.