How to care for a bitch during lactation?
How should a dog owner care for a bitch during lactation? What about dog mothers who have to breastfeed hard?
1. Always check the swelling of the bitch's breasts to prevent mastitis. It is best to wipe the breast once a day with a cotton ball soaked in clean water.
2. Create a quiet environment. All kinds of strenuous exercise are prohibited, and the delivery room is kept quiet. In particular, it is not allowed to beat, scold and frighten, so as not to irritate the bitch, causing the phenomenon of trampling to death and swallowing the puppies.
3. Proper health care and breast massage. For bitches with insufficient lactation or lack of lactation, on the basis of improved feeding and management, they should be fed with protein-rich and easily digestible feeds, and they can also be fed or injected with oxytocin or vasopressin that has a prolactin effect. The effect is short-lived. In addition, regular massage of the breasts can also promote the development of the breasts. At the same time, the bitch should be exercised properly every day.
4. Pay attention to maintaining the hygiene of the bitch and the environment. Brush your pregnant bitch regularly. The dog room should be spacious, clean, dry, well-lit, well-ventilated, and quiet. The female dog that is more than 40 days pregnant should not be watched by outsiders to ensure that the pregnant dog can rest well.
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