The family dog is pregnant. But the owner has never given birth herself, so how do you take care of her? When a female dog gives birth, many novice dog owners are at a loss for words. The first thing we need to know is that the pregnancy period of a dog is counted from the first mating, and the normal pregnancy cycle of a dog is 58 to 67 days. If earlier than 58 days then pay more attention to the health of the puppy, if or 67 days then you must go to the hospital to check Oh. Pregnancy reactions Dogs also have pregnancy reactions, but different dogs react differently. Some dogs will react in about a week after mating. Specific manifestations are: the female dog whose pubic area will be rapidly contracted, three or four weeks of pregnancy may appear vomiting, loss of appetite and other pregnancy reactions, 20-30 days of pregnancy, pregnant dogs mammary glands protrude, breast swelling, nipples are peachy. In the fourth week after breeding, if you touch the location of the uterus in the abdomen of the bitch, the pregnant bitch can feel an embryo the size of an egg. How to take care of a pregnant bitch during pregnancy? There are three main stages: 1. Stage 1: Early Pregnancy (1-30 days) A newly conceived bitch (within about one to two weeks) should avoid strenuous exercise, as she is prone to miscarriage! Ensure that the usual feeding level of the bitch is fine, do not add too much meat, eggs, nutrition and food, because the fetus grows slowly and is very small, if fed too much food, nutrition will be absorbed by the bitch, which is equal to fattening the bitch! The second stage: the middle of pregnancy (30-45 days) the fetus in the mother dog’s belly begins to grow! The most direct change you can feel is the frequency of urination of the bitch, if you originally walked the dog once in the morning and once in the evening, it is necessary to add one or two more times a day, and properly increase the amount of exercise, so that the bitch’s body training is great! Properly increase nutrition, meat, eggs, yogurt …… must be a small amount, the fetus if you absorb too much nutrition, grow too fast, will also be difficult to deliver! 3. Stage 3: the end of pregnancy (45-60 days) you can very obviously see the bitch’s belly bulge up! In the last few days, you can feel the fetus rolling around inside her belly! Make sure the bitch gets some exercise, and if she can’t run, take her for more walks. She is like a hungry wolf, she can never get enough to eat! Control the amount of food you feed (about 20%-50% more than usual is enough), if you are too soft to feed more, you are doing her a disservice. How do dogs need to supplement their nutrition? If the dog’s body is good, the weight standard, then the first 50 days do not need to deliberately supplement nutrition, because after excess nutrition, puppies in the belly of the mother will embryo very large, especially small dogs to the time is easy to difficult birth oh. It is recommended that about 50 days to begin to give the bitch supplemental nutrition. 1. appropriate supplemental calcium: If the lack of calcium during pregnancy, then it will use to the calcium in the bones of the dog mother, which will lead to osteoporosis. The dog’s development will be affected by the calcium and the mother’s postpartum breast milk, so calcium is very important for the mother, but not too much calcium for the dog. 2. adequate vitamins: vitamins are important for the growth of the mother and the puppy in the belly, so do not forget to help the dog supplement vitamins. 3. adequate phosphorus: sufficient phosphorus in the mother’s food will make the conception rate of 80%. The mother’s food has enough phosphorus to achieve an 80% conception rate. If phosphorus is not enough can also cause rickets in puppies, postpartum osteomalacia or osteoporosis in female dogs, but the phosphorus supplement should not be excessive. The dog still needs to be dewormed during pregnancy: about 30 days after the dog is pregnant to carry out drug deworming, so as to avoid infection of the mother dog to the puppy in the belly, pay attention not to overdose so as not to lead to miscarriage. 2. replenish enough water: water is a necessary substance for us and dogs, and water has a great function, pregnant dog body water is quite important, because water can be the mother’s body in the 3. the right amount of exercise at the right time: the dog may be lazy during pregnancy, but pet owners still have to take the dog out for a walk, so that the dog more sun, but always remember not to finish with the dog too intense games such as: you throw me to pick up. 4. pay attention to the cold and heat: if it is winter to pay attention to the dog to keep warm, too hot in the summer do not dog dog fan and air conditioning. 5. abnormalities to seek medical attention: the body of the dog during pregnancy will certainly undergo many changes, in order to let the mother of the dog smoothly produce a healthy puppy, must give the mother of the dog appropriate care. If a dog is found to be sick during pregnancy remember to take it to the vet as soon as possible for examination never feed yourself medicine.
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