How to take care of a confinement dog
One , Hygiene aspects
After the female dog gives birth, its vulva, hindquarters and breasts are usually contaminated with a lot of dirt, the owner needs to wash it with warm water or a hot wet towel in time, and keep it. The female dog’s body surface is clean; the contaminated mattress is replaced, and insulation measures are taken at the same time. After the female dog has given birth, you can give her a shot of oxytocin to help the female dog contract the uterus, stop bleeding and promote milk, and give her antibiotics for three consecutive days to prevent the occurrence of postpartum infections.
Second, diet
The female dog will usually eat the afterbirth of the calf in the process of giving birth, so the female dog that has just given birth will generally not eat, this situation can be It is recommended to feed the bitch some warm water with calcium gluconate, and feed it some eggs and milk 5 to 6 hours after the end of labor, so as to supplement the abdominal pressure for the bitch and promote its physical recovery. Generally, the female dog can be officially fed a day after giving birth. In the days after the dog gives birth, you can feed it some nutrient-rich liquid food, such as meat porridge, bone broth, etc. After 1 week of giving birth, you can gradually feed it a drier feed.
The diet of a nursing bitch must be adequately nutritious to meet the needs of breast milk. You can feed a nursing bitch 3 to 4 meals a day. If the bitch’s milk secretion is insufficient, you can add an appropriate amount of brown sugar water or milk to her food. In addition, you can also feed the bitch some crucian carp soup, bone kelp soup, etc. to help her milk, and you can also give her calcium supplements. Lactating bitches should have sufficient calcium in their diet, because bitches are prone to calcium deficiency after giving birth. If calcium is not supplemented in time, bitches may experience postpartum paralysis, which is more common in large dogs.
Three, intensive care management
After giving birth, bitches usually become very ferocious in order to protect puppies, especially It’s a neurotic bitch. So be careful not to let strangers watch them, let alone pet the puppies with your hands, try to let someone familiar with the dog take care of it, so as not to be bitten by the bitch. In addition, some bitches will become neurotic when disturbed, and may swallow puppies. Once bitches develop puppy eating, it is difficult to eradicate them, and they are generally eliminated.
4. Physiological aspects
The female dog will enter the uterine recovery stage after giving birth, during which there will be lochia discharge. The bitch’s lochia is dark red, and the lochia that appears within 12 hours after giving birth is a blood-like secretion; after 2 to 3 weeks, it becomes a colorless and transparent mucus. If the bitch sheds black mucus with a foul-smelling smell, the owner should pay attention to check whether her body temperature is normal, and ask the veterinarian to check whether the dog has a stillbirth or the afterbirth has not been discharged, or whether there is uterine inflammation, etc., and deal with it accordingly. After 4 weeks postpartum, the uterus was repaired and the lochia was stopped. If the bitch still has lochia or blood flow out one month after giving birth, you need to take her to the veterinary hospital for treatment in time.
5. It is forbidden to bathe nursing bitches
Owners should not bathe nursing bitches, especially in the first few weeks after giving birth. Because the stimulation of the bitch by bathing may cause milk stop syndrome, or cause a cold due to bathing, the owner should pay attention to avoid the bitch from being stimulated by various adverse factors. For nursing bitches, you can help the bitch clean by grooming and wiping with a warm towel.
Six, pay attention to training bitches and inducing puppies
Some bitches have poor motherhood and may not Willing to take care of the puppy, if this happens, the owner needs to scold it severely and force it to breastfeed the puppy. In addition, some young bitches do not know how to take care of puppies because of their first birth. In this case, they need to be trained artificially to avoid starvation of the pups.
In addition, the puppies are usually licked by the bitch to stimulate defecation. If the bitch does not lick, the owner can apply a small amount of cream or gravy around the puppy’s anus to induce the bitch to lick, Promote the smooth discharge of meconium in puppies. In addition, because the puppy is inconvenient to move, the owner should pay attention to observe them to prevent the bitch from squeezing the puppy.
7. Environmental aspects
After the puppy is born, the owner should pay attention to keeping warm for them according to the weather conditions at that time. At the same time, clean the delivery room every day, change the bedding in time, and keep the delivery room clean and hygienic. In addition, it is necessary to keep the delivery room and the surrounding environment quiet, to avoid the dogs from being strongly stimulated by loud noises or noises, strong light, etc., so that they can rest well.
