At the birth of long-awaited puppies various unforeseen situations are not excluded. It is possible to refer artificial feeding of newborn pets to those. This need can be connected with absence at milk boughs, existence of contraindications to feeding, of desire at it to feed with the death of a dog or just lack the posterity. In this case responsibility for life of puppies falls on the owner.
Feeding of newborn puppies
The owner of puppies has to make every effort that they were provided with good nutrition from the very first days of life. Whenever possible, newborns need to try to be given to drink at least in one portion of the decanted milk of mother called colostrum. It will allow to provide them with initial immunity that is very important for development and growth of puppies.For the first week of remains it is necessary to feed up each 2 hours. It concerns not only day time of day, but also night. Gradually the interval between feedings needs to be increased so that by the end of the first month the frequency of this procedure was 5-6 times a day. About two weeks until at puppies eyes open, the forage has to consist of the substitute of whole milk (SWM). Mixes can be bought already ready in shops, and it is possible to do independently. Similar mix can be prepared from 1 fresh chicken crude egg and 100 g of milk. Milk is added to the shaken-up egg, everything mixes properly up and decanted through a gauze. It is possible to add couple of drops of vitamins A and D. Dostatochno to the received forage nutritious one more structure is considered. 1 yolk of egg, 20 g of cream, 20 ml of glucose (40%), 3 ml of ascorbic acid and on couple of drops of vitamins A and is added to 80 g of milk. When feeding newborn puppies it is possible to use children's small bottles with a rubber pacifier. Special tanks for feeding of puppies can be got in pet-shops. It is necessary to choose such option that the hole in a nipple was not too big, otherwise the puppy can choke. Too small hole is also inconvenient for feeding as the animal will be tired to suck still before uses a necessary portion. And it, in turn, can affect growth of a puppy. In certain cases feeding can be carried out by means of the pipette or from the syringe without needle. Mix for feeding has to be optimum temperature. It is possible to define this indicator, having dripped a little on an elbow joint. If liquid not hot, but warmish, it is possible to start the procedure of feeding of the pet safely. Before the beginning of feeding it is necessary to massage a tummy of a puppy. It promotes improvement of a vermicular movement. To understand that the puppy gorged on it is possible on his behavior – he begins to turn away from a pacifier. At the same time it is important to watch that the kid had no malnutrition. On packings with ready-made feeds the necessary norm, depending on animal weight, as a rule, is specified. The subsequent feeding to a shchenkovposla of that as pets will open eyes, they need to allow to drink up from a bowl and to accustom to cottage cheese. It is better to do the last independently. The bank with kefir should put in the pan filled with water. After liquid begins to boil, it is necessary to wait several minutes, stirring slowly at the same time kefir. After that the turned-out product is recommended to be filtered through a gauze and to wring out. Passing to feeding with cottage cheese, throughout a long time in parallel with it it is necessary to continue to give to puppies and ZCM. 5 days later after the beginning of feeding by cottage cheese to it it is necessary to begin to mix also other food. When using dry feeds previously they need to be softened in hot boiled water. Gradually the food allowance of pets needs to be enriched with various food. It will provide them healthy growth.