Be careful to avoid mastitis after giving birth to Samoyeds

Cause:

Mastitis refers to one or more mammary glands being infected by bacteria, and the cause of the infection can be ascending infection of the nipples , or the breast is infected due to trauma. If mastitis infection is not properly treated, it may cause a fatal systemic infection.

Symptoms:

Dogs with mastitis usually have a loss of appetite, poor energy, and neglect to take care of the puppies. The breasts are hard, swollen and warm when touched with hands. Most dogs will feel pain, and pus-like blood-containing fluid will flow out of the nipples. In severe infections, there will be lesions such as thick sores or gangrene on the breasts, and the dog will have fever and dehydration.

Be careful to avoid postpartum fever in Samoyeds

Cause:

Postpartum hypocalcemia leads to tonic and clonic contractions of skeletal muscles. This condition It can be fatal, so please be careful. If the puppies suck too much milk when they are ten or twenty days old, the bitch will suffer from serious calcium loss. Without proper calcium supplementation after giving birth, the bitch will be prone to childbirth fever.

Symptoms:

1. The dog will become restless and nervous.
2. Panting, breathing faster and whining.
3. Stiffness in walking posture and movement disorder.
4. Muscle tremors and twitching.
5. 8-12 hours after the initial symptoms occur, there may be fatal symptoms of muscle stiffness, straightening, and falling to the ground. This is usually accompanied by a rise in body temperature, hypoglycemia, dilated pupils, and no sensitivity to light. reaction.

Treatment methods:

1. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, large doses of antibiotics can be used.
2. Inject glucose sodium chloride injection, vitamin C, and sodium hydrogen phosphate solution intravenously to correct dehydration and acidosis.

Pay attention to avoid calcium deficiency in Samoyeds after delivery

1. Preventing calcium deficiency in dogs after delivery requires starting from the daily diet. In addition to feeding the dog a single dog food, you must also pay attention to the dog's daily diet. For a reasonable diet, the calcium content in dog food is very small, and some even have no calcium content. You can give your dog some foods with higher calcium content, such as shrimp skin, soy products, and you can also give your dog more vegetables and fruits. Supplement vitamins. When supplementing calcium for dogs, pay attention to vitamin intake so that dogs can better absorb calcium.
2. In the few days after delivery, you should pay attention to "eat small amounts and frequent meals". Generally, broth, porridge, milk and other foods that are easy to digest and absorb are the main ones. It can be fed 3 to 4 times a day. In addition to appropriately increasing concentrates and vegetables, more meat, liver, bone soup, broth, eggs and milk should be fed to supplement calcium for the female dog.
3. Owners can choose liquid calcium or professional calcium supplement products for pets such as calcium powder and calcium tablets. Taking the dog to bask in the sun will help absorb calcium more effectively.
 

Samoyeds should avoid lochia after delivery

Reason:

When breastfeeding, they usually lie on their sides. The vulva stays close to the bedding for a long time, so it is more likely to cause infection and there will be a lot of lochia. Blood and other substances are easy for bacteria to grow, so they can cause ascending infections.
Symptoms: Lochia contains blood in the first few days, so it will appear red; later it will gradually turn into a light yellow transparent liquid; finally it will become transparent and stop being discharged.

Treatment method:

Clean the Samoyed's vulva regularly and wipe it clean in time. Clinically, 0.1% potassium permanganate water is commonly used as a cleaning solution because it has strong oxidizing effect and is non-irritating. Dogs suffering from lochia and vaginal bleeding need to be injected with postpartum fast health or Houttuynia cordata injection to promote uterine contraction. Going to the hospital is just like this, maybe the name is different. You can eat motherwort and brown sugar water after delivery, which can warm and protect the uterus and help your Samoyed recover quickly.