Puppy Care
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Puppy care isn’t as easy as it looks. It entails a lot of responsibilities that you need to attend to as a breeder. Dog breeding doesn’t end when your female dog gets pregnant; it’s only the beginning.
For the pre whelping preparation, you should have a proper-sized box that’s clean and sturdy. Try to incorporate some sort of ‘pig rail’ so that the mother dog will not smash or lay on the puppies. The female should be able to move freely from one position to another inside the box but it shouldn’t be too big because the puppies might get lost in the box’s unused portions.
Breeders have their own preference when it comes to preparing the whelping box. Some do not like using newspapers and plastic because the puppies get dirty due to the feces and prints. There are those who use synthetic materials and they place it on top of the absorbent materials. Other breeders prefer to use about 6 inches deep of pine shavings. Well, no matter what you put inside the whelping box, you’ll still need to ensure that everything is clean from time to time.
Newborn pups should always be kept comfortable and warm. You need to ensure that the temperature inside the whelping box is around 90 degrees Fahrenheit; then you need to decrease it about 2 degrees in the succeeding days. If the puppy chilled, do not attempt to feed it. If you see any chilled puppy, keep it warm by tucking it under your shirt or even your armpit; you can also put it in a separate whelping box with a heating pad. Put a towel over the chilled puppy but you need to ensure that the temperature isn’t too high.
If the female gives birth to many puppies, you should prepare supplemental feeding to ensure that all pups survive. You can also arrange shifts for the feeding time of the pups. Buy a milk supplement for puppies. You can also consult milk recipes and do not forget to get feeding bottles. However, if the pups won’t suckle, you need to tube-feed them.
Caring for pups needs time and effort. Make sure that you know a lot of information about puppy care so that they can survive the most critical times of their life.
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