how to care for Puppies Newly Born

 Once in the previous article we discussed about the treatment of the mother dog after giving birth, it is time we pay attention to something else that is equally important: taking care of a newborn puppy. 

Sanitation 
When replacing the whelping box, make sure you also pay attention to the consistency and color of your puppy feces. Stools normal puppy brown and a bit loud, but not too dense. If you find something different with your puppy feces, immediately contact your veterinarian.Early on, introduce the puppy to the concept of the division of space to play, eat, sleep and defecate. Usually, a puppy will begin to move actively looking for a special place to defecate. So you need to set up a low-sized divider boards in the whelping box area to separate the play area / eating / sleeping area with impurities. Cover this with a piece of newspaper, and place objects characteristic odor, such as cedar or pine wood inside. When the puppy starts out of the whelping box, it will be helpful to introduce a special place to pee. Simply put cedar or pine was in the place you want as a puppy defecate, then the puppy will learn that in the area that she should throw feces. 

Temperature 
In addition to the distribution area, the temperature in the whelping box also need your attention. Temperature under the lights (in the middle of whelping box) should be maintained at about 29.5 ° C for the first 2-3 days. Thereafter, the temperature can be lowered to 23 to 26.5 ° C depending on the surrounding temperature. The temperature in the whelping box corner can be maintained at approximately 21-23o C. For sure, you could hang a thermometer on the side of the whelping box.You also need to consider the propensity position your puppies. Generally, puppies happy clustered and tightened her body with the other puppies in order to warm up to each other. If the puppies you tend to split-split and away from sources of light, meaning that the lamp temperature is too high, so you need to adjust again. Conversely, if they are seen to rest on each other, which means that the temperature is too low.Puppies require temperatures hot enough to help customize their own body temperature. We recommend that you also check the puppy's body temperature regularly. Normally, the body temperature of newborn pups, measured from the anus (rectal), is 36o C. Temperature will increase regularly every week until the age of 4 weeks, and his body temperature with body temperature normal adult dog, which is about 38-39o C.FoodHealthy pups well-built, features and vibrant. To achieve this condition, the newly born puppies need feeding every two hours. Size of the stomach can not be the main criterion for determining whether a puppy is enough to suckle, because it could have a puppy that actually looks full stomach to swallow too much air.A puppy that will look cool enough to drink, and sleep soundly. In the meantime, if your puppy was restless, noisy and moving erratically, meaning he has not been drinking enough. Beware if afterwards he seemed lethargic and just lay there silently, as puppy sign you start to run out of energy.No need to worry if your puppy's body weight decreased during the first 24 hours after birth. Granted only when your pup weight decreased about 10% of its weight at birth. After some time, he will begin to experience weight gain. Weighing will double approximately 7-10 days after birth.During the first two weeks after she was born, the puppy should be weighed every day. Food scale can be used to get the right size. Healthy pups will experience a weight gain of about 1-2 grams / day, depending on the type. If the puppy does not get worse, it could be the first sign of your puppy unhealthy. You should immediately consult with a veterinarian.The age of 3.5 weeks, puppies begin to eat soft foods. You can prepare them in how to blend 2 cups of dry puppy food is high quality with 270 ml of liquid milk replacement for puppies and hot water. All materials must be blender until consistency resembles cereal for babies. The food is enough to eat 6-8 medium sized puppy.Puppy food can be as much as 3-4 times per day. Each week, add the amount of dry food and reduce the amount of milk replacement, hot water and a blender it. That way, at the age of 7 weeks, the puppies are ready to consume dry food.When the puppy at the age of 6.5 to 7 weeks, he should no longer suckle from its mother, and was able to eat solid food and drinking water, the same as its parent.