Can newly born puppies be bathed?

Just born puppies should not be bathed. After giving birth, the dogs become more alert and need to rest before bathing. Moreover, newly born dogs are physically weak and bathing at this time can easily cause them to catch a cold. If the dogs get sick or the wounds get infected with bacteria, the puppies drinking the mother's milk are also prone to getting sick.

Precautions after the dog gives birth:

1. No bathing

Bathing can easily cause the mother dog, whose immune system is still relatively weak, to catch a cold and may also lead to infection in the wounds. Therefore, we need to pay attention not to give the mother dog a bath within 30 days after giving birth.

2. Regular deworming

After giving birth, mother dogs often have more contact with the puppies due to breastfeeding. If regular deworming is not done, it can easily lead to mutual infection. Therefore, we need to pay special attention to regular deworming for the mother dog and frequently change and sun-dry the dog's bedding and other living supplies to keep the environment clean and tidy.

3. Ensure a safe and undisturbed environment

The mother dog is more sensitive during the period after giving birth. If a stranger comes to disturb her, she may become irritated and bite. Therefore, on the one hand, we need to create a relatively quiet resting environment to avoid disturbance, and on the other hand, we need to soothe her emotions.

4. Feed easily digestible food

Since the mother dog is still weak after giving birth, her appetite may be relatively poor, so we need to pay attention not to feed her hard or hard-to-digest food.

Recommended food for dogs after giving birth:

1. Feed the dog specialized lactation food or puppy food, both of which have high nutritional value and can meet the dog's postpartum needs.

2. Feed the dog some boiled chicken breast and eggs, or specialized lactation nutritional paste, all of which are rich in high-quality protein.

3. If the dog's milk production is low, you can also feed her some sheep milk powder, carp soup, and other foods that help stimulate milk production.

4. You can feed the dog some postoperative recovery prescription canned food, which contains a large amount of protein and energy and can help the dog quickly recover physical strength, while having a relatively low fat content.