What to note about dog pregnancy and diet from pregnancy to delivery:
1. Make sure the bitch has enough food and water every day. You can switch to puppy food (puppy food is more nutritious). For example: If you used to eat a handful of dog food at a time, now you give it two handfuls at a time, but you can’t eat it. Hold on!! Eat some vegetables, cucumbers and cabbage every day (just wash them and eat them raw, wash them and soak them, be sure to wash them)
One egg yolk (boiled egg yolk) a day, the light yolk supplements lecithin and is highly nutritious to avoid excessive hair loss after childbirth
PS: Do not eat the bones to avoid danger! Chicken liver cannot be eaten at this time, it is not good for the female dog (my mother ate a little chicken liver before she was born, and she drew blood immediately, but it still worked) It’s okay. The doctor told the dog not to eat chicken liver during pregnancy)!
2. Exercise appropriately every day, go out for a walk, and bask in the sun. Going out for a walk will strengthen the dog's physical strength, which will help the dog give birth smoothly and avoid dystocia (make sure you walk for about 15 minutes as usual every day, and remember to bring water for the dog to drink when you go out). Walking more can help breast release.
Baking in the sun can also promote calcium absorption,
3. Calcium supplementation! It is necessary, take one calcium tablet a day (just buy the kind that dogs eat at the pet hospital, a bottle costs more than 20 yuan. What my family gave me at that time was liquid calcium for human consumption). You can appropriately supplement vitamin B complex and vitamin C (just what people eat, 1 yuan a bottle)
Just eat enough every day. Don’t let the dog eat too much to prevent the baby from growing big and fat (the dog always has to work hard when giving birth, and excessive physical exertion will cause dystocia, so bring it to both the dog and the baby) come to danger).
If there is mucus flowing out of the dog’s vagina 1-2 days before giving birth, it means that the baby is about to give birth. On the day of delivery, the dog almost stops eating and drinks water occasionally (please observe carefully).
4. Before giving birth (usually in the early morning), you should stay with your dog as much as possible. The dog will start to tremble and will find a relatively dark corner to dig his nest (my dog was shaking all over the place before he died, and kept digging on the sofa). At this time, you need to take out the prepared birthing box and carry the dog inside (I bought a dog cage with a basic mat and clean old clothes in the cage. The dog will dig and tidy it up by himself. comfortable)
PS: Now sort out the old clothes at home and unused small mats, wash them, expose them and store them for easy use. The more the better, because after the dog gives birth, body fluids will flow out and wet the bedding. You need to change them in time so that Keep dry. The baby will live in the birth box after birth, and the bedding must be changed for a period of time to prevent the mother dog and baby from contracting skin diseases due to moisture. If you don’t have a cage, just find a cardboard box suitable for your dog. The bigger the better, the side of the cardboard box should be 20cm-25c above the ground.m (to prevent the puppy from falling out when it first crawls back) open a large opening on the left and right suitable for the dog to enter and exit.
5. Dogs will moan and snort heavily when giving birth. There will be a membrane when the baby is born, and the mother dog will break it and lick it off. And bite off the umbilical cord, lick the blood clean, and lick the baby dry (let the dog give birth naturally, please do not help the owner. Generally, female dogs will have instinctive behavior, unless the owner does not care about the female dog at all!! Licking helps promote the development of the baby's heart, lungs and gastrointestinal system)
6. During the birth, the dog will be very tired. You should give glucose water appropriately during the interval to replenish the dog's physical strength. If there is an emergency and a baby is born with no afterbirth (that layer of membrane) and basically no breathing, you need to wrap the baby's body with a clean dry towel, and hold the wrapped dog with your hands together. , fix the baby's head, and shake it down hard to shake out the liquid that has entered the baby's mouth and nose (so the head must be fixed so that the head and body are in a straight line, and the head must not be like a wave) Yes, the baby's neck will be broken with one swing, and the baby will be thrown to death). When it can breathe, put it next to the dog and let the mother lick it.
7. When the dog is giving birth, keep away from strangers (the dog is very protective of the treasure, and a bite will be bad). It doesn’t matter if it is a family member who often stays with it.
(Low temperature will directly lead to the death of the baby) Pay attention to the warmth in the birthing box. You are going to give a hot water bottle to the dog. After the dog has completely given birth, put the hot water bottle under the mattress (you can fill it with less hot water and wrap it well so as not to burn the baby). Dog Insulation
After the female dog has given birth, give it brown sugar water and buy a box of motherwort granules, one bag at a time, 3 times a day (a box of 20 bags costs 3 yuan, motherwort ointment costs about 6 yuan, and it lasts a week). Brown sugar nourishes Qi and relieves blood stasis under Motherwort. After giving birth, wipe the bitch's belly, vagina and nipples with warm water, and then dry them with a dry towel to avoid catching cold.
Wait for about 3-5 days after the dog has given birth, and then you can go out for a walk appropriately, which will help to produce milk. If the milk is sufficient, the health of the baby will be guaranteed.
You should start preparing things for your dog’s birth now so as not to be in a hurry
When a dog gives birth, the owner will be very tired to take care of him. While taking care of the dog, you should also pay attention to rest ^-^
Diet:
In terms of diet, foods rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients should be given. Pregnant female dogs have a sharp increase in demand for calcium, so special attention should be paid to supplements. The female dog's nest should be regularly ventilated, kept clean and dry, to prevent drought in winter and heatstroke in summer. The female dog during pregnancy is relatively lazy and cannot be allowed to be free, otherwise the fetus will be too large and it will easily cause dystocia. It should be forced to exercise, which can accumulate strength for the birth, but excessive and excessive exercise should be avoided.
Things to note when your dog is pregnant:
1. The nutritional content is higher than usual, so you should eat less and more meals;
2. Don’t hug the dog’s belly too hard;
3. Don’t give medicine to dogs casually;
4. Do not exercise strenuously.
Prenatal preparation
The female dog is about to give birth, and people should prepare for the birth of the female dog.
Prepare scissors, sterile gauze, cotton wool, 70% alcohol, 5% iodine, 0.5% Lysol, 0.1% Xinjiang and other delivery tools. At the same time, the delivery room should be thoroughly cleaned and the mattresses should be replaced.
In addition, a birthing box must be made. The height of the birthing box is based on the principle of preventing the puppies from running out, and can be customized with wooden boards. There should be a gap on one side of the whelping box to facilitate entry and exit of the female dog. Lay some thin wooden strips with gaps on the bottom of the box, and put old blankets, old towels, rags, etc. on top. The inner wall of the birthing box should be smooth to prevent sharp protrusions from scratching the puppies. The farrowing box should not be placed on the ground. It is best to place it on bricks or wooden blocks to keep the farrowing box dry and ventilated.
Signs of labor
The body temperature of female dogs usually begins to drop two or three days before delivery. When the body temperature begins to rise, it indicates that delivery is imminent. In the two weeks before delivery, the female dog's breasts become larger and the mammary glands are fuller. Two days before delivery, a small amount of milk can be squeezed out from the nipples. The day before delivery, the female dog's appetite decreased greatly, and she even stopped eating. She acted impatiently and often scratched the ground with her paws.
3-10 hours before delivery, the female dog begins to have labor pains, is restless, often yawns, urinates more frequently, scratches the mat, breathes rapidly, and opens her mouth to scream or moan. The vulva is swollen and if there is mucus coming out, it could mean labor is coming within a few hours. Usually childbirth occurs in the early morning or late at night, so you should pay more attention during this time.
Issues that should be paid attention to during childbirth:
Dogs are multi-fetal animals, so the pain during childbirth requires dogs to have greater tolerance. With the arrival of labor pains, the real birth process is about to begin. After all the fetuses were successfully delivered, the female dog began to become quiet and content. A very small number of female dogs also eat their cubs, so more attention should be paid. When necessary, the female dog will undergo midwifery. Before midwifery, washbasins, towels, gauze, scissors, tweezers and other tools should be prepared to ensure the safety of the birth. After the delivery begins, the fetus should be slowly pulled out. If the fetal position is incorrect, causing dystocia, the fetus can be pushed back into the uterus to correct the fetal position and ensure smooth delivery. When the female dog is giving birth, she should avoid strangers visiting her, let alone touching the puppies, because the female dog is extremely sensitive at this time and is prone to impulsive attacks on outsiders and onlookers.
Postpartum female dogs are lazy to drink and eat, so be careful to feed them nutritious food.
The delivery process generally lasts 3-4 hours, and the interval between each fetus is 10-30 minutes. Under normal circumstances, female dogs will take care of everything without the need for human care, especially for native dogs. However, some luxury dogs have poor instincts and need someone to monitor them and deal with problems in a timely manner.
A bitch often lies on her side when giving birth, looks back at her abdomen, moans, breathes faster, and then stretches her hind legs. This is the thin liquid flowing out from the vulva, and then gives birth to the first fetus covered with fetal membranes. The bitch will quickly Use your teeth to tear the fetal membranes and lick the mucus from the fetus. If the first fetus can be delivered smoothly, there will generally be no problems with the other fetuses.
To judge whether the labor is over, generally the female dog becomes quiet after giving birth to several litters and keeps licking the coat of the pups. If no efforts are seen within 2-3 hours, it means that the labor is over. However, there are also a few dogs that give birth again after a few hours.
Things to note when giving birth
Delivery place: The place should be dark, and no people are allowed to watch around. It is best to have no noise, otherwise it will make the female dog difficult to give birth.
Pay attention to the female dog biting the umbilical cord: if you find that the female dog has "pup phagia", stop it in time.
It is normal for female dogs to eat placenta after giving birth. It has a lactation-promoting effect, but generally eating 2-3 pieces is enough. Eating too much can cause indigestion.
Difficult labor in female dogs: When the female dog has shed a large amount of thin mucus from the vagina for several hours, or the fetus cannot be fully delivered after 10 minutes of exposure to the vagina, it means that the female dog has dystocia, and it is necessary to provide assisted delivery or caesarean section.
Heavy bleeding: During childbirth, if there is still a lot of bright red excrement flowing out of the vagina, it indicates that there may be heavy bleeding in the birth canal. Use absorbent cotton to guide the blockage and quickly send it to the clinic for treatment.
