It usually takes about 60 days for a female dog to conceive and give birth to a puppy. So during these two months, what should the mother dog care for?

How is the breeding season of bitches Nursing?

1. Care for the first 20 days of pregnancy

During this period, because the fertilized egg has just implanted in the uterine wall, if the implantation is not stable enough, The mother dog is frightened or runs around, which can easily lead to miscarriage. (Note: It may not be all abortions. Dogs are multiple animals. Originally, they could conceive 6. After abortion, there may only be 2~3 left.)

In the first 20 days after pregnancy, don't let the mother dog be too restless, and don't bathe it within two weeks after breeding, because the bitch is easily frightened and causes smooth muscle contraction during the bathing process, resulting in miscarriage.

Second, 20-day care in the second trimester

At this time, the dog mother will feel strange, eh? Why does the uterus begin to swell? The uterus is distended The first organ of great pressure is the bladder. The bitch may start to urinate frequently. Originally, the bladder can be swollen to 50ml before urinating. Now it is only 30ml. .

In the second trimester of pregnancy, the female dog begins to have secondary sexual characteristics: the mammary glands and breasts slowly begin to grow, some blue blood vessels appear on the skin, and there are signs of preparation for lactation. At 25 to 30 days, the dog The dog's appetite will become very poor and will not eat anything. Most of it is because the fetus starts to move. It feels strange in the stomach and in the mood. During this time, the bitch does not want to move or eat, and it will start to move. A little vaginal discharge appeared, the color was odorless, tasteless, and clear like fructose.

During the second trimester of pregnancy, the bitch can exercise moderately (such as a normal walk), but pay attention to the color of its secretions: if it turns dark red or even dark black, it means that there may be a miscarriage. If the bitch squeezes out a blood clot, the size of a sesame glutinous rice ball, and the color is soft and hard like molten asphalt, it is determined that it is a miscarriage, and an ultrasound can be used to check whether the remaining fetus is healthy.

3. Care in the late 20 days of pregnancy

At this time, the mother dog’s stomach sags, and her body becomes wider and larger, and she doesn’t want to move, Want to rest, to the last 5-6 days, the bitch begins to look for a place to give birth. It will choose a less frequented, quiet and dark place to make it feel safer. At this time, the dog owner can start to help him prepare a suitable delivery room.