When dog is giving birth, the person most nervous is probably you. A bitch may give birth for a few hours or a day, and it needs your owner to accompany you.

1. How to deal with the umbilical cord of the fetus?

Bitches can instinctively Bite off the umbilical cord of the fetus with their own teeth, the breeder does not need to help, but the female dog with too many fetuses or old age often forgets to bite off the umbilical cord due to excessive fatigue, at this time, the breeder needs to use sterilized surgical scissors shear. After cutting, there will be a small amount of bleeding, the bitch will lick it clean, its saliva has a disinfecting effect, and the wound will heal after about 2-3 days.

2. How to give first aid to puppies who are in suspended animation after birth?

Some puppies may be born with a Suspended death, if you encounter this situation, you can try several methods for first aid:

1) Wipe the mucus from the puppy's nose and mouth with a clean, dry towel or cotton. Help it breathe.

2) Immerse the puppy in hot water of about 45 degrees to raise its body temperature and promote its blood circulation.

3) Give the puppy artificial respiration.

4) Put a small amount of wine or whiskey into the puppy's mouth, and inject a cardiotonic if necessary.

Repeatedly do first aid in the above-mentioned manner, and the rescuers should be patient, persevere to the end, and never give up.

3. How to take care of puppies that are particularly weak at birth?

Even the same puppies are not necessarily the same weight. Puppies with vigorous energy are healthy Germansheepdogs. However, if there are dogs who are weak and cannot get enough breast milk due to their small size, they should pay attention to strengthening their care, let them pump breasts with more milk, or feed them with milk from a bottle, and also need to add some nutrients or injections to help development 's medicine. As long as you pay attention to care and management in the early period of birth, the lack of body shape can be completely made up for.

4. Pay attention to the warmth of the puppy

If the puppy is born in winter, the temperature of the external environment is very important. If the indoor heating is not hot enough and the temperature is low, then you have to find some way to heat up, such as buying an electric heater. Because the newly born puppies are weak and cannot regulate their body temperature by themselves, the body temperature after birth will drop from 38 degrees to 32 degrees. At this time, they can't express their feelings, and they don't even know how to shiver.

Also, the quilt for puppies must be soft and warm. In fact, there is no need to buy a new blanket, the old fleece and sportswear can come in handy at this time. While artificially maintaining the bed temperature, try not to separate the puppies from the bitch, because they are very dependent on external heat sources and especially like to lie next to the belly of the bitch. Unless the puppies are sick and need to be isolated and treated individually - puppies are very weak against disease and isolation prevents them from infecting each other. Wait until 6 weeks of age to sleep separately.

Puppy likes to act like a spoiled puppy. It is normal for puppies to make humming and chirping sounds in the nest. Whether the temperature is too low, or if you are hungry.

5. If you want to increase the milk secretion of the bitch, what food should be fed?

The milk secretion is sufficient, and the puppy has enough food to develop good. If five puppies are born in one litter, if milk production is normal, the bitch can be allowed to breastfeed until the third week without additional breastfeeding.

Breast milk is the best food for puppies because it is the most nutritious, warm and contains antibodies to infectious diseases. From the tenth day of birth, the puppies' food intake will increase day by day, and the appetite of the bitch will also increase. At this time, nutrient-rich food should be fed 3-4 times a day to promote milk secretion. Fresh meat, offal, green vegetables, egg yolk, fish meat, emulsified butter, milk, etc. can all promote milk secretion. At the same time, vitamins, calcium tablets, milk secretion hormones and other drugs can also be added in an appropriate amount. In addition, taking the bitch outside twice a day, doing moderate exercise, and getting some sun exposure can help keep the mother healthy. Adding yeast and lactase to food can help digestion and prevent diarrhea or constipation. During this period, the breeding expenses of large dogs are relatively large, but in order to cultivate famous dogs in the future, these expenses are worthwhile.

6. What should be done when a bitch refuses to breastfeed?

Some neurotic bitches are often frightened when they give birth to their first baby. If you don't want to breastfeed, you should try to make the bitch emotionally stabilize, then make it lie down, take the puppy to the breast of the bitch, and the breeder takes care of the puppy and sucks breast milk.

Sometimes the puppies' claws are too long and the puppies scratch the breasts of the puppies, making the puppies unwilling to breastfeed. At this time, the claws should be cut short.

The most important thing is to correct the mother dog's refusal to breastfeed. Don't spoil the bitch, so as not to be unwilling to take the initiative to take care of the puppies when the mother dog is giving birth, and develop the bad habit of relying entirely on manual care.

7. Puppy defecation

When a puppy is born, it can neither see nor stand up, only hear small noises, and only Responds to some stimuli. The reflexes of newborn puppies are similar to those of human babies, such as crying, which the puppies use to tell the bitch that they need care. If a puppy's excretory organs are gently massaged, it will defecate immediately, and in the first 3 weeks of life, the puppy will only excrete when the bitch licks them. It is normal for bitches to eat puppy feces to keep the kennel clean so that the feces don't attract worms and bacteria. Puppies begin to know how to excrete themselves when they are 3 weeks old. In the first 3 weeks, do not interfere too much with the puppies, as long as the bitch is carefully cared for, often cleaning and grooming.