Dogs
- How To Get Puppies Off To A Great Start
By Suzanne Alicie I was toying with the idea of titling this “What to Expect When Your Dog is Expecting,” but because I’m going beyond simple dog pregnancy and into caring for your puppies successfully in order to give them a great start in life,...
- Caring For Newborn Puppies And Their Mom
By Julia Williams If your dog is pregnant and you’re wondering how to care for the puppies once they’re born, the good news is that most likely, all you’ll need to do is keep a watchful eye on the momma dog. Most canine mothers have a strong maternal...
- Whelping Box Plans
Would you, as a human, give birth to your child in a dirty place or even bring up the newborn child in an unhygienic place? Guess not. Even dogs, like humans, need to give birth in proper clean conditions and they too need a proper hygienic place...
- Best Dog Food For Puppies
Nothing is more pleasant than having small cute puppies at home. Their affectionate and innocent face, brings so much of happiness in our lives, that within a short span of time we get very attach to them and start considering them as members of...
- Dog Pregnancy Stages
Pregnancy is always an exciting and a beautiful experience for living beings. The happiness or joy to see their own little ones, is very unique. Dog pregnancy, puts a lot of responsibility on the owner. It includes health care and safety of both...
Dogs
Caring For New Born Puppies Without Their Mother
There are times when you may need to separate young puppies from their mother due to some traits you don't want the young ones to emulate from their mother. Although this is a rare case, there comes times when puppies may be orphaned and you are the only source of hope they have. You will really need to have some skills on how to take good care of these orphaned puppies. The following instructions are there to guide you for a successful orphanage.
Nutrition
You really need to feed these puppies well but even before going to the feed itself, it's worth noting that a special mode of feeding needs to be adapted. You may have all the nutritious foods for the puppies but if you lack bottle feeders, your attempts may be futile. After having bottle feeders, you need to buy a milk re-placer. This is a type of food that has been carefully balanced to have all the nutrients found in dog's milk.
The nutrients also tend to be almost proportional to that found in dogs' milk. Accompanied with the milk re-placer is the direction of how it should be mixed and taken. Carefully follow the directions of the manufacturer, warm the milk re-placer to room temperature, fill in the bottle feeders and feed the puppies. Very young puppies need to be fed after a duration of two to three hours.
Handling and care
Secondly, there is nothing as injurious and as catastrophic to the lives of puppies as cold. Puppies that are subjected to cold usually die within a very short period of time. It is therefore important that you keep them warm. You can either make a box or use a bucket that is filled with either blankets or cotton to keep the dogs warm. On the lower surface of the bucket, ensure that there is a hot water bottle or alternatively a heating pad to constantly supply the puppies with warmth. Puppies that are less than three weeks old should only be handled when necessary. Ensure that only a grown up does this and not children. Lastly, it's worth noting that the new-born puppies should also experience the least disturbance possible since they do spend most of their time sleeping.
Urination and defecation
Puppies are very unique creatures since for them to either defecate or urinate; their mother needs to lick them so as to stimulate this. It is therefore your responsibility to take the mother's role and stimulate the urination and defecation of these young ones by the use of artificial methods. By the use of a damp cloth used for washing dogs, massage the urinary parts and the anal parts of the puppies. It is not until the third to the fourth week that the puppies will be able to pass urine and fecal matter on their own.
Take your time to ensure that these orphan animals are given a second chance of living and they will pay you back through selling them or by offering you security.
- How To Get Puppies Off To A Great Start
By Suzanne Alicie I was toying with the idea of titling this “What to Expect When Your Dog is Expecting,” but because I’m going beyond simple dog pregnancy and into caring for your puppies successfully in order to give them a great start in life,...
- Caring For Newborn Puppies And Their Mom
By Julia Williams If your dog is pregnant and you’re wondering how to care for the puppies once they’re born, the good news is that most likely, all you’ll need to do is keep a watchful eye on the momma dog. Most canine mothers have a strong maternal...
- Whelping Box Plans
Would you, as a human, give birth to your child in a dirty place or even bring up the newborn child in an unhygienic place? Guess not. Even dogs, like humans, need to give birth in proper clean conditions and they too need a proper hygienic place...
- Best Dog Food For Puppies
Nothing is more pleasant than having small cute puppies at home. Their affectionate and innocent face, brings so much of happiness in our lives, that within a short span of time we get very attach to them and start considering them as members of...
- Dog Pregnancy Stages
Pregnancy is always an exciting and a beautiful experience for living beings. The happiness or joy to see their own little ones, is very unique. Dog pregnancy, puts a lot of responsibility on the owner. It includes health care and safety of both...