Doggy, a pregnant mother, gave birth to five healthy puppies on May 20, 2019. This is the first time that Doggy, as a "wolf grandmother", has had a close look at the process of dog birth. What should shoveling officials prepare before production? What is a pregnant mother like when she is about to give birth? Does the mother dog need help to give birth to a baby? In this issue, Doggy's mother will answer them one by one.
Prenatal preparation
VIP exclusive delivery room for pregnant mothers:
Dog mothers need to provide a comfortable environment for them before giving birth. They can buy ready-made pet delivery rooms directly on the Internet, or use cartons to make a semi-enclosed delivery room.
Doggy's mother does DIY directly with the dog cage at home.
Careful parents can boldly show your creativity and play freely. Just remember the following precautions:
① The delivery room is soft, shaded, warm, and relatively independent and quiet
. ② The space should be as spacious as possible, not only to accommodate the mother dog. Also consider the range
of activities of the puppy after production. ③ The carton should be strong enough and durable
as far as possible. ④ The height should be appropriate, so as not to prevent the mother dog from getting in and out. If it is too short, the puppy will climb out
easily.
Preparation AIDS:
Doggy's mother prepared a lot of things before delivering the baby, among which ① ② ③ ④ ⑩ must be used, and others can be used according to the situation.
① Scissors ② Iodophor disinfectant: used to treat the umbilical cord of
the puppy ③ At least two clean towels: dry the eyes, ears, mouth and nose of the puppy and the amniotic fluid
on the body ④ Goat milk powder and pet bottles: supplement the energy consumed by the mother dog; There are too many puppies for the mother to take care of, so they need to be artificially fed
with milk powder. ⑤ Newborn puppy birth identification circle: a sticker
used to identify the birth order of puppies. ⑥ Disposable gloves: to ensure more hygiene in the delivery process. If you really don't have it, you can wash your hands
. ⑦ Glucose/brown sugar water: Supplement the physical strength
of the mother dog. ⑧ Liquid calcium: After the mother dog is born, a large amount of calcium in the body will be lost with the milk. There may be spasms and convulsions, and even shock, which can be used to supplement calcium at any time to prevent the outside
. Hot water bag: Newborn dogs should pay special attention to keeping warm, which is essential for giving birth in winter, but not
in summer. Replacement sheets, cotton wool and urine pads: The bedding in the delivery room after delivery will definitely be dirty. Replace it in time, do a good job of cleaning, maintain hygiene, so as to avoid bacterial infection
. Contact the hospital telephone: Parents must contact the nearby pet hospital in advance. Dogs with high dystocia rate or dogs that have not been born should not be delayed. Send them to the hospital in time and let the doctor deal with them.
Prenatal omens
Usually the gestation period of a dog is 58 to 65 days, and it is normal that the birth period may be advanced or delayed. Pregnant dogs are mostly born between midnight and dawn. The closer the dog is to giving birth, the more obvious the signs of birth will be:
May 18 (day 58): Doggy's appetite has decreased, and he only chooses the food he likes to eat. The small peaches begin to show white secretion. When sleeping at night, he would walk around the house and dig the nest with his front feet frequently.
May 19 (Day 59): Doggy is completely anorexic, not eating, and not even interested in his favorite snacks. The little peach still has white secretions. Emotional anxiety, frequent visits to the toilet and the delivery room, and the act of digging the nest with the front foot (every time after digging the nest, Doggy's mother has to reorganize the delivery room again …)
May 20 (Day 60): Doggy started to have soft stools in the morning with labor pains. Not eating at all, the body temperature began to drop in the afternoon, the measured temperature was 37 degrees Celsius, and dropped to 36 degrees Celsius in the evening. In the evening, he began to show signs of amniotic fluid breaking. He went to the toilet every five minutes on average, but nothing came out. He was restless, his back arched, and there was a movement to give birth. During this period, I felt that Doggy needed us very much. Now I think that he was very strong at this time. Obviously, he was very uncomfortable, but his eyes were always focused on us. The phenomenon of frequent access to the toilet and dependence lasted for about two hours.
The above is what Doggy's mother observed about the omen of Doggy before the birth, for your reference.
Doggy actually doesn't like to show us the painful side. She has a strong personality. She is still smiling like the picture when she is close to giving birth. Doggy's mother is very distressed when she looks at these pictures now. Obviously, she is very uncomfortable and has to take care of our feelings. Doggy's mom didn't want companionship to be a pressure because of his independent personality, so Doggy's dad and I decided to leave him alone in the delivery room and observe him from a distance. During this period, in addition to the dog's closest people, do not let the dog unfamiliar people near the delivery room, so as not to be frightened. Some dogs because of labor pains, in the delivery room will be more severe digging nest, but also the sound of a cry.
The dog is giving birth!
Doggy is a really tough dog. He didn't say a word in the delivery room, not even the sound of digging the nest, which made us miss the birth of the eldest. It was not until Doggy's mother heard a faint "wow" in the delivery room that she realized that the eldest child had been born, that the afterbirth had been torn open by Doggy's teeth, and that the umbilical cord had been broken. At that time, I was really touched that the little girl who usually loved to play was so calm and calm when she gave birth.
Dogs are born one after another, usually after the first birth, the second will be born within 15-20 minutes, the third will be born within 20 minutes, from the first birth to the last birth, some even take half a day, or longer. Life is really amazing. When a dog gives birth, it hardly needs human assistance. Parents who can't rest assured that their dogs will give birth by themselves, we can also accompany them and help them give birth.
This is the birth of the second child. Quickly peel off the afterbirth of the puppy with your hands, otherwise it will affect the breathing of the puppy.
The puppy is born with the placenta, and the mother dog eats the placenta immediately. The placenta itself is the bitch's own thing, so it's okay to eat it, and it can help the dog produce milk.
Then give it to the mother dog to bite off the umbilical cord of the puppy. If the mother dog bites off the umbilical cord of the puppy for too long, we can use scissors to help them cut the umbilical cord, close to the abdomen of the puppy, 1-2cm away. Then use iodophor disinfectant to disinfect the umbilical cord of the puppy, which can prevent infection.
The mother dog will always lick the remaining amniotic fluid on the puppy, we can also use a towel to wipe the puppy, be sure to wipe the amniotic fluid in the mouth and nose of the puppy, you can hold the head with your hand, put the puppy upside down, let the amniotic fluid in the nose fall naturally under the action of gravity, or pat the back of the puppy, the purpose is not to let the puppy choke on the amniotic fluid, causing death, so this is the key!
Every time a puppy is born, it can be taken near the mother's breast and let them find their own milk to drink.
This is the whole production process of Laowu ↓
How to recover if the puppy has the symptoms of suspended animation?
Clean respiratory tract: According to the method Doggy's mother just said, wipe the mouth and nose, put the puppy upside down, and use gravity to make the amniotic fluid flow out
naturally. Give artificial
respiration immediately to stimulate the heart: Pinch the dog's abdomen
rhythmically to raise the body temperature: Soak the area below the head in warm water to speed up blood circulation
. If the dog's skin color changes from purple to pink, it means that the dog may survive smoothly; If there is no response after 5 minutes, the puppy is dead.
Doggy gave birth to five puppies in two hours from 11 p.m. on May 20 to 1 a.m. on May 21, with an average speed of 20 minutes. Only Laowu had a longer birth interval and waited for more than 30 minutes to come out. After the mother dog has finished giving birth and confirmed that there are no puppies waiting for delivery, after a period of rest, we can use warm water to clean up the mother dog's genitals and breasts because of the birth of dirty body parts, timely replace the contaminated mattress, replace it with a clean set, lay a urine pad, and then arrange the puppies back to the mother dog to drink milk.
After the mother dog rests, she feeds some food that is easy to digest and high in nutrients to supplement the physical energy consumed by childbirth. Glucose, goat milk powder and brown sugar water can be fed. Doggy's mother recommends drinking goat milk powder directly with warm water, which can be drunk by both big dogs and small dogs. If the mother dog produces too many puppies, we can help the mother dog feed the puppies artificially.
That's all about the full record of pregnant mother Doggy's delivery. Keep this precious memory for Doggy. At the same time, I hope it will be helpful to families with dogs who are waiting for delivery. I wish all dogs can grow up healthily. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment. Thank you for your patience in watching Doggy's experience sharing.
Here are the puppies for the next day ↓
