Symptoms of pregnancy in Alaska

Signs of pregnancy in female dogs appear about one week after mating. The specific manifestations are: the vagina of a pregnant female dog will shrink rapidly, and pregnancy reactions such as vomiting and loss of appetite may occur at three or four weeks of pregnancy. At 20-30 days of pregnancy, the mammary glands of pregnant dogs will protrude, the breasts will swell, and the nipples will turn pink. In the fourth week after breeding, touch the location of the uterus on the female dog's abdomen with your hands. The pregnant female dog can feel an embryo as big as an egg.

Pay attention to nutrition when feeding during pregnancy

The nutrition of female dogs during pregnancy is important. It plays a decisive role in the health of the female dog, ensuring the normal development of the fetal dog, preventing abortion, and the secretion of the female dog’s milk. . Pregnant female dogs should be fed foods with higher nutritional value to increase the protein, heat energy, calcium and phosphorus content in the diet. In the early stages of pregnancy (within about 35 days), pregnant female dogs can be raised according to the original feeding method. On days 35-42, 42-49, and 49-60, the feed should be increased by 10%, 20%, and 30% respectively on the original basis. %, especially in the later period, attention should be paid to adding some feed that is easy to digest, high in protein, rich in calcium, phosphorus and vitamins. From 35 to 45 days of pregnancy, the baby should be fed 3 times a day, and from 44 to 60 days, it should be fed 4 times a day.

Abdominal bulging will occur in the second trimester of Alaska

In the second trimester, the Poodle’s pregnancy condition gradually becomes stable, and the Poodle’s mood will ease slightly. However, because the bulging abdomen is getting bigger day by day, this will also make the pet dog's behavior become more uncomfortable, and their character will become more lazy and less interested in exercising. During pregnancy, the breasts become enlarged, elastic, and droopy, and the nipple color changes to light red. In the morning on an empty stomach, gently touch your abdomen with your hands. You can feel elastic meat balls about the size of eggs, but you should pay attention to the difference between them and inelastic fecal balls. Do not use too much force when touching to avoid hurting the fetus. In 30 to 45 days, the fetus in the female dog’s belly begins to grow gradually! The most direct change you can notice is that the female dog has frequent urination. If you originally walked the dog once in the morning and evening, you need to walk the dog once or twice a day to ensure appropriate walking. Increase its amount of exercise.

Alaska will become very lazy in the later stages of pregnancy

From 45 to 60 days, you can clearly see that the female dog’s belly is gradually bulging! In the last few days, you can still touch it Until the fetus is rolling in the belly! Let the female dog maintain a certain amount of exercise. If the female dog can no longer run, take her for more walks. At this time, the female dog is like a hungry wolf, never having enough to eat! To control the amount of feeding, just feed about 20% to 50% more than usual.