This video is an Overview of what its like to Raise a Litter of Puppies! There is too much information that I couldn’t put it all in this video but I did my best for you puppy lovers out there!
Summary:
Things you need to prepare before the puppies come.
– Welping box for the mother and puppies to live in
– Towels to help deliver the puppies and clean them off
– News papers or bedding to change out to keep the area clean
Before the puppies are born you need to have a relationship with a local veterinarian so they can help you during this time.
1) Gestation of a dog is 63 days. Around day 50 you can see skeletons on x-ray. You want to get an x-ray done of your pregnant mom dog so that you can count how many puppies there are and know how many to expect at the time of delivery. And when you can finally go to bed.
2) Have your welping box ready. It must be big enough so the mom dog doesn’t sit on the puppies and so she can move around.
3) Have towels ready to help clean off puppies as they are born.
4) Make sure puppies cry amd start nursing after they are born.
5) Always do a once over of the puppies to make sure they are not deformed. A specific area to check is inside the roof of their mouth to look for a common abnormality called Cleft palate. If the puppy has this it may not make it because it will aspirate milk and will need veterinary attention.
6) First 3-4 weeks the puppies will drink milk from the mom dog.
7) Prepare to feed the mom dog big meals 3 x a day and give her lots of bowls of water. Feeding puppies requires a lot of energy and she needs the water to produce milk for the babies.
8) At 2 weeks old the puppies eyes will start to open.
9) Weeks 4-8 are the hardest of raising a litter of puppies because they are eating real food and they become eating and pooping machines.
10) I recomemd using news papers to change them out and keep them clean
11) It is a full time job now keeping them clean
12) First vaccines are given by the breeder at 6 weeks old. The puppies are also dewormed at this time.
13) Remember to monitor your mom dogs milk color to make sure it is creamywhite and not green or blood tinged which can be a sign of mastitis or mammary infection.
14) When the puppies are 8 weeks old they are ready for sale. They will get another set of vaccines and deworming at this time. They will need a Health Certificate issued by a local veterinarian to make them legal for sale or adoption.
Thank you, I hope this video helped you learn about caring for a litter of puppies. ~ Dr. Lindsay Butzer
Summary:
Things you need to prepare before the puppies come.
– Welping box for the mother and puppies to live in
– Towels to help deliver the puppies and clean them off
– News papers or bedding to change out to keep the area clean
Before the puppies are born you need to have a relationship with a local veterinarian so they can help you during this time.
1) Gestation of a dog is 63 days. Around day 50 you can see skeletons on x-ray. You want to get an x-ray done of your pregnant mom dog so that you can count how many puppies there are and know how many to expect at the time of delivery. And when you can finally go to bed.
2) Have your welping box ready. It must be big enough so the mom dog doesn’t sit on the puppies and so she can move around.
3) Have towels ready to help clean off puppies as they are born.
4) Make sure puppies cry amd start nursing after they are born.
5) Always do a once over of the puppies to make sure they are not deformed. A specific area to check is inside the roof of their mouth to look for a common abnormality called Cleft palate. If the puppy has this it may not make it because it will aspirate milk and will need veterinary attention.
6) First 3-4 weeks the puppies will drink milk from the mom dog.
7) Prepare to feed the mom dog big meals 3 x a day and give her lots of bowls of water. Feeding puppies requires a lot of energy and she needs the water to produce milk for the babies.
8) At 2 weeks old the puppies eyes will start to open.
9) Weeks 4-8 are the hardest of raising a litter of puppies because they are eating real food and they become eating and pooping machines.
10) I recomemd using news papers to change them out and keep them clean
11) It is a full time job now keeping them clean
12) First vaccines are given by the breeder at 6 weeks old. The puppies are also dewormed at this time.
13) Remember to monitor your mom dogs milk color to make sure it is creamywhite and not green or blood tinged which can be a sign of mastitis or mammary infection.
14) When the puppies are 8 weeks old they are ready for sale. They will get another set of vaccines and deworming at this time. They will need a Health Certificate issued by a local veterinarian to make them legal for sale or adoption.
Thank you, I hope this video helped you learn about caring for a litter of puppies. ~ Dr. Lindsay Butzer