The most common problem with mother dogs after giving birth is lack of milk or insufficient milk.
Milk is the best nutritional product for newborn dogs. If the newborn dog cannot eat enough milk, the body’s resistance and various skills will be deteriorated. That is to say, milk is related to the healthy growth of newborn dogs.
There are many reasons why a mother dog may have no milk or not enough milk. For example: mammary gland hypoplasia, infection, endocrine dysfunction in dog mothers. Or the mother dog is born with a weak constitution, obesity or serious illness will cause the mother dog to have insufficient milk.
If the mother dog is nutrient deficient throughout the production period, it can also lead to insufficient milk. In addition, if the dog mother is giving birth for the first time, she is extremely nervous and will also cause helplessness or insufficient milk.
When the mother dog has insufficient milk, the owner needs to pay attention to promoting lactation for the mother dog, and prepare milk powder for the newborn in time.
When breastfeeding mother dogs, you can do it from the following aspects:
1. Improve Mommy Dog Diet.
Improving your diet isn’t just a matter of postpartum, it’s to be taken care of throughout your dog’s delivery. When the mother dog is finished giving birth, feed the mother dog a nutritious food or soup to help the mother dog to promote lactation.
For dog mothers who are nutritionally deficient in the late stage of production, they can appropriately feed calcium powder, supplement a variety of calcium, trace elements, and vitamins to promote calcium absorption, and balance the nutrition of the dog mother. After conditioning the body, the bitch will naturally have enough milk.
2. Help the mother dog to warm compress and massage the breasts.
Warm compress or breast massage can stimulate mammary gland function and help mother dog to promote lactation better. Warm compresses or massages are required 2-3 times a day.
3. Use drugs to promote lactation.
When the mother dog’s milk is insufficient, you can also feed lactation syrup or lactose tablets to promote lactation.
You can also try traditional Chinese medicine to promote lactation: 25 grams of Wangbuliuxing, 10 grams each of Tongcao, Shanjia, and Atractylodes, 12 grams each of Baishao, Angelica, Astragalus, Codonopsis, and then grind it into a foam and add it to food Breastfeeding the mother dog.
When the mother dog’s physical function is normal, but the mammary glands are not well developed due to weight loss and malnutrition, it is best to promote lactation for the mother dog through food. Choosing fish, shrimp, pig’s trotters, etc. can quickly help mother dogs to promote lactation. After lactation, if the mother dog still has insufficient milk or no milk, then it is necessary to artificially feed the newborn dog.
