Female dogs are weak after giving birth, and diseases are very easy to come to her door during this period. If the female dog does not receive proper care after giving birth, the root cause of the disease may fall.
Postpartum, the most common problem when a bitch is breastfeeding is the high fever and convulsions caused by postpartum calcium deficiency. This situation occurs in the stage of rapid growth and development of puppies, usually after 7 days postpartum, especially bitches with a large number of litters, who cannot afford too many puppies' nutritional needs, and manifests as insufficient nutrition, which leads to low blood pressure. Calcium convulsions.
Clinical symptoms include head twitching, clenching of teeth, foamy mouth, and high fever of about 40C. At this time, if it is misdiagnosed, it is very dangerous, and there is a possibility of death due to delaying the disease. Intravenous calcium supplementation is the mainstay of treatment, without cooling and sedatives.
After a bitch develops postpartum hypocalcemic convulsions, treatment is one aspect; on the other hand, the number of lactation of the bitch should be reduced, thereby reducing the bitch's nutritional expenditure. At the same time, artificial feeding of puppies must be Amount of food to ensure puppy growth and development needs.
Postpartum mastitis and endometritis are issues that should be addressed in female dog care. After mastitis, puppies have sore breasts while feeding. Bitches will refuse to breastfeed. Endometritis can cause pyometra and even lead to sepsis.
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