Precautions for puppy pregnancy

Date: 2024-06-15

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Precautions for puppy pregnancy:

1. Dogs need to pay attention to balanced nutrition during pregnancy. You can change the food during pregnancy, and at the same time supplement with beef, chicken breast, fish, mutton and other foods with high protein, vitamins and minerals to ensure a balanced intake of dietary ingredients. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the amount of feed per meal to avoid excessive nutrition in dogs, which may cause the fetus to be too large and cause dystocia.

2. Dogs can exercise appropriately during pregnancy, which will benefit the healthy growth of dogs and fetuses in their stomachs. But do not let the dog exercise vigorously, otherwise it may cause miscarriage in the dog.

3. The place where the dog sleeps should be kept ventilated and dry. Avoid being too cold in winter, and remember to prevent heatstroke in summer.

4. For short-haired dogs, it is generally not necessary to cut their hair before giving birth to puppies, but for long-haired dogs, for the convenience of giving birth to puppies and feeding, you can trim the hair under the dog's belly and behind the buttocks.

Precautions during puppies production:

1. The time interval between two puppies is usually no more than two hours. If the next puppy has not been produced within two hours, it is recommended to take the mother dog for an ultrasound examination as soon as possible to confirm the fetal status.

2. Pay attention to the number of placenta. The number of placenta is the same as the number of puppies. If the number of placenta is found to be less than the number of puppies, it may be that placenta retention has occurred. You need to seek medical attention as soon as possible to help the placenta discharge through medicine or surgery.

3. When the puppy has flowed out a large amount of thin liquid from the vulva for several hours, or the fetus cannot be fully produced after 10 minutes of exposure to the vulva, it means that the puppy is dystocia, and midwifery or caesarean section should be given at this time.