If you treat your dog as a member of the family, waiting for a four-legged replenishment causes a fuss in the house and a pleasant excitement. Your pet needs support, so your presence at delivery will facilitate this process.
For a couple of weeks before birth, prepare a place where the dog will give birth. Divide it into a lounger and a paddock for toddlers, accustoming him gradually to his pitomitsu. Prepare everything you need for the birth of a dog: diapers (preferably disposable ones), cotton rags, threads (preferably a floss), sterile scissors, clamp, bowl, box and heating pad (in case you have to put puppies there), umbilical cord treatment and a clyster. Of the medications, you must have cordiamine, oxygen canister, no-shpu and 5% glucose solution for injection, calcium gluconate. Do not forget to have the phone number of the veterinarian with you, which is useful to you if you need help with the dog at delivery .
Experienced breeders recommend writing down how the delivery takes place in dogs, fixing the weight of the puppies and the time of their birth. It is necessary to know that the birth of small breed dogs can take place three days earlier, which is usually indicated by a decrease in body temperature.
Harbinger of birth in dogs
Before giving birth, your baby can become restless and even give up food. And, if you notice that she often lies, stretching her front paws, and looks at you piteously, it is soon to expect childbirth. When there are only a few hours left before them, allocations appear. The frequency of breathing changes in dogs, they tremble and scratch. This is normal behavior, and you do not need to worry.
In the beginning of birth the ancestral ways expand, and then contractions begin and a water bubble appears with the puppy. At the final stage, the placenta and the membrane are excreted. If the dog does not remove the shell, so that the puppy does not suffocate, you need to do it yourself. To avoid umbilical hernia formation, it is better to take the umbilical cord treatment. A dog at birth may need your help when the bubble bursts, and the baby is stuck in the birth canal, or when she is exhausted does not lick him. It is often important to change the litter and count the after-effects. The number of born puppies must necessarily correspond to the number of successions.
Childbirth can last a day, and puppies are born with a break, usually up to half an hour.
Childbirth in chihuahua dogs
For the birth to be normal in this dog breed, its weight should be at least 1.8 kg. Chihuahua gain this weight to 1.5 years. The time of mating is determined by carefully looking at the behavior, since the estrus may be bloodless. The dog can throw off the puppies. Therefore, it is necessary to protect it from stress, and from day 40 to replenish its body with calcium. It is not superfluous to review her diet, as puppies in the womb can become fat. They are born on the 60th day. In one litter there are only two or three babies. If the birth of your dog is first or delayed, insure yourself with the presence of a specialist.