Taking care of a
puppy can be one of the most fulfilling and joyful things to do. Like newborn
babies, your new born puppy requires the same loving attention and care. And
just like newborn babies, your new born puppy will require more sleep than adult
dogs and constant feeding.
A new born puppy is very weak. A good way to
prevent health complications is provide your new born puppy with all nutrients
that it can get by allowing it to drink it’s mother milk. Never stop them ever
and constantly take a peak at them to see if they had their mothers milk within
the first 12 hours. This is crucial for it’s nutritional value.
Like all
mothers, the mother dog has a natural instinct to care for it’s baby. But in
certain rare cases, the mother dog may neglect one of them. Then you have to
take the responsibility to care for your new born puppy.
Newborn puppies
don’t have the ability to produce ample body heat in the first few weeks, it
will be a good idea to allow it’s mother to keep them warm to prevent catching
pneumonia.
During the first week, prepare and place your new born puppies
in a large dog basket or an extra large dog crate with some soft bed sheets.
Also place a dim lamp beside them to keep them warm. A good temperature would be
a about 97 degrees.
Check in with your vet or a puppy owner for
recommended commercial nutrient formulas for new born puppies. It is extremely
important to bottle feed them during their first 48 to 72 hours, every two -
three hours.
Gently pat their backs after feeding them to allow burping.
Make sure that the bottle nipple hole is not too big when bottle feeding them.
Don’t take any chances and be very careful as they can choke and develop
pneumonia due to excess liquid going to their lungs which lead to
fatality.
Make sure you do these thing in the first crucial couple of
weeks. After that, you can start by feeding him blended puppy cereals combined
with a puppy formula. I wish you all the best in caring for your new born puppy.
Consult with your vet or check in with your local pet store to get more
additional tips, how to care for a puppy guides and new born puppy care
magazines.
» left by Michelle from Michigan (251 days 12 hours ago.)
I have a 7 day old puppy, for some very odd reason our female gave birth to one puppy, versus her usual 8 pup litter. Last night when coming back from our walk she was hit by a car and died. My vet gave me a great homemade recipe for puppy formula and we are using the natural baby bottle with the liners to keep it as natural as possible for our young pup. I did find this article useful, however a puppy formula would have been nice if I would not have been lucky enough to have gotten it from my vet (most vets sell you the formula versus just give you the $2.00 to make recipe) also I am concerned with stimulation to encourage bowel movements and urination. I have the urination stimulation down, but I am worried about stimulating a bowel movement. These are all very critical for someone looking for information on how to properly care for a newborn pup.
» left by amanda (240 days 17 hours ago.)
I was told to take a warm cloth and wipe the genitles to stimulate bowel movement. I think thats all you really have to do. But incase I would just call your vet and ask, thats something they could answer over the phone probably. Good luck
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