Newborn Puppy Care Guide: Temperature Keeping warm and preventing heatstroke Newborn puppies live in an environment of 35-30°C within 1 week of age is appropriate, thereafter allowed to drop to 25°C. When born on a hot day, the air in the house should be well circulated to prevent heatstroke. Newborn puppies exposed to the hot sun can easily lead to death. The newborn puppy care guide: breast milk Let early colostrum mother in the days after birth secretion of milk is called colostrum, it is extremely important to promote the discharge of fetal stool and puppy growth, to prevent dysentery and infectious disease attack. It is best to let the puppy eat colostrum within 0.5-2 hours after birth, and no later than 24 hours after birth. However, if available, colostrum should be tested for hemolytic antibodies to prevent hemolytic disease (although rare) in puppies suckling colostrum. Newborn Puppy Care Guide “Umbilical Cord Protect the umbilical cord If the umbilical cord is dripping with blood or urine, it should be carefully re-ligated and purple drops should be applied to promote drying. Newborn Puppy Care Guide: Inducing Breastfeeding Some newborn puppies will not find the nipple, so squeeze out a drop of milk and leave it on the nipple, then let them lick it to induce them to suckle automatically. Raising a puppy that has lost its milk The average bitch has the ability to feed 8-10 puppies. For puppies with too many litters and the mother is unable to nurse or lose milk due to other reasons, foster care or artificial nursing can be implemented. Fostering: i.e. find a bitch with a similar delivery date and a small litter size. Newborn puppy care guide: Artificial nursing Fresh milk is heated to 92-95℃ and maintained for 10 minutes after sterilization. Milk temperature should be 36-38°C. Too low a temperature can cause dysentery. Small day old puppies can be fed slowly in drops to avoid choking due to swallowing. It is also necessary to wipe their anus with a hot towel several times a day during the first few days to induce feces. Disease prevention Observe the health of the puppy and deal with any abnormalities in time.
