When a puppy is born, it immediately sucks. The puppy should be placed beside the bitch for suckling. If there are many babies born in one litter, the last puppy (usually thin and weak) should be placed on the last two pairs of teats to suck the milk. After repeated several times, each puppy will have a fixed teat.

Newborn puppies suddenly leave the mother's womb and come into contact with the outside world. At this time, temperature and lung respiration are the biggest differences. The body temperature of newborn puppies is low (the body temperature is 34.5-36 ℃ within 1-2 weeks after birth, and there is no tremor reflex, and it is completely dependent on external heat sources (such as the mother) to maintain normal body temperature. Therefore, it must be kept warm (death within 1 week). About 50% of the puppies are caused by cold.

The puppies from birth to weaning (about 45 days old) are called puppies. The puppies only open their eyes and move about 12 to 15 days after birth. The ability is poor, but the growth rate is fast, and the need for nutrition is high. Therefore, the following aspects should be done when raising puppies.

Some puppies can't breathe when they are just born When the dog is called, the phenomenon of suspended animation occurs. At this time, the head can be turned down, the dog body can be swayed left and right, the amniotic fluid in the mouth and nose of the puppy can be sucked out with a suction ball, and the nostril mucosa and the whole body can be wiped with an alcohol cotton ball, and gently and rhythmically. Press the chest wall, usually after 3-4 minutes of artificial respiration, the puppy can start to breathe on its own. At this time, put the puppy into 39°C warm water to wash off the dirt on the body, then dry it with a towel, and put it in the incubator. Yes.

Eat colostrum in time: The milk secreted by bitches one week after giving birth is colostrum. Colostrum is rich in r-globulin, which can enhance the resistance of puppies The puppy has a digestive function in the stomach 5 hours after birth, so the puppy must eat colostrum within 12 hours to 48 hours after birth, and it is best to eat colostrum within 6 hours after birth. In general Under normal circumstances, the colostrum of the bitch can be enough for the puppy to eat. If artificial feeding is required, it should be fed every 3 hours in the first week; every 4 hours in the 2nd to 3rd week: after 20 days, every 6 hours Feed once. The formula of artificial milk is: 1 egg, 300 grams of concentrated bone broth, appropriate amount of baby cake powder, 200 ml of fresh milk, mix and cook, after cooling, add 1 gram of lysine, 0.6 grams of methionine, and fast fat 2 grams, appropriate amount of salt (0.5%), filtered through gauze.

Artificial feeding: When breast milk is insufficient, milk or milk powder should be used for artificial feeding. It is not enough to feed milk alone, so it is necessary to add some milk powder to the milk to feed the puppies. In addition to the death of the female dog, the newborn puppies must be allowed to eat colostrum to enhance disease resistance and improve the survival rate.

Artificial supplementary feeding:After 20 days postpartum, the milk production of the female dog begins to decrease. Generally, supplementary feeding starts a few days after birth. Fresh milk or rice and meat are supplemented every day. Milk is about 100ml per day , milk temperature between 27 ℃ ~ 30 ℃, divided into 3 to 4 times to feed. After 20 days of age, feed 200 ml of milk every day. You can also refer to the following supplement formula: 500 grams of lean meat or viscera (minced ), 3 eggs, 300 grams of cornmeal, 300 grams of flour, 500 grams of green vegetables (chopped), appropriate amount of growth hormone, 4 grams of salt, after mixing, add water to make steamed buns. Add 5 grams of lysine and methionine when feeding 3 grams, 10 grams of fast fat, appropriate amount of multivitamins, sprinkle on the head of Liangwo, add a little bone broth for the baby Dog licks.

Artificial feeding method Within 10 days after birth, the puppy should feed about 100 ml of milk every day. The tool can be replaced by a baby feeding bottle, and feed 4 to 6 times a day. After opening their eyes, let them exercise their ability to eat, feed them with a plate, and let them lick. From 10 days to 20 days after birth, the amount of milk supplement is about 300 ml. After 25 days, the puppies were trained to eat porridge-like food on their own. Around 45 days, milk can be completely stopped and porridge-like food can be eaten instead.

Foster care: This method is suitable for the case that the female dog has too many litters, the female dog dies after giving birth, and the female dog has little or no milk after giving birth. At this time, let the puppies be nursed by other nursing bitches (nanny dogs). This method is more beneficial to the growth and development of puppies than artificial feeding. However, the two litters have similar delivery time requirements, the breed is basically the same size, and the age difference is generally no more than 3 days.

Breastfeeding method Bitches identify their puppies by the smell of their puppies. Before breastfeeding, first apply the babysitter's milk or feces to the puppies to be fostered. A little, so that it has the smell of the nanny dog, so that it is easy to be accepted by the nanny dog.

By the age of 6 weeks, the puppy has the function of trembling reflex and self-regulating body temperature. The eyes are opened at the age of 10-16 days, the ears are opened at the age of 15-17 days, and the breathing rate is accelerated. Both help to promote and maintain a higher body temperature, from 2-6 weeks of age, the body temperature rises to 36-39 ° C, and after 4 weeks of age, it is close to the adult body temperature. It is necessary to strengthen the supervision of the puppy to prevent the death of the puppy due to squeezing, trampling, abandonment and starvation by the bitch (the puppy is not allowed to eat because of less milk).