1. Food: For puppies that have just been brought home, it is necessary to understand the type, amount and feeding time of the food given to the puppy by the original owner. Try to keep it the same as the original owner until one week. Then slowly change the puppy's eating habits. Otherwise, changing its eating habits, changing the environment, changing to a new owner, or a series of drastic changes such as long-distance transportation will cause a strong stress response in the puppy's body, leading to a decrease in the puppy's resistance, gastrointestinal problems, Functional disorders can easily cause disease.
In addition, it should also be considered that puppies have weak gastrointestinal digestion capabilities. The food they feed should contain less fiber and should be soft and easy to digest. Some families feed large amounts of meat out of pampering. Gastrointestinal dysfunction will develop within a day or two. Usually within 3 to 4 months, it is best to eat porridge-like food or dry food soaked in water. Some other foods often cause indigestion and diarrhea in puppies. Flower Pet Aquarium Network reminds you: Puppies eating milk can easily cause diarrhea. The protein content of female dog milk is high, which is 3 times that of cow's milk and 7.5 times that of human milk. It is a kind of milk with high protein, high fat and low lactose, while cow's milk and milk powder used by humans are low in protein, low fat and high lactose. The substances in the mother's milk are different from those in the female dog's milk. Puppies have insufficient enzymes to digest lactose in their intestines. If the milk or food fed to puppies contains too much high sugar, it will ferment in the intestines and cause diarrhea. Therefore, 2-month-old puppies should be fed high-protein food plus some vegetables. For example, give chicken breast or beef with less fat, plus a small amount of vegetables, cut into thin strips, add some bread crumbs or rice and mix evenly. Feed 3 to 4 times a day. Appropriately add some calcium powder, or bone meal and active calcium to the food, and add 1 to 2 drops of vitamin A and D liquid to meet the needs of the puppy's bone growth and development.
2. Excretion: Pay attention to whether the puppy’s urine and feces are normal. The frequency of bowel movements changes with the age of the dog. Several times a day at 1 month, and about 3 times a day at 2 months. The frequency of defecation is related to the type of food. If it is meat plus rice, the amount and frequency of stool will be less. If it is fed more starch food, the frequency and amount will be more. Flower Pet Aquarium Network reminds you: pay attention to the color, smell and presence of insects in the poop of puppies. The normal feces is strip-shaped, moderately soft and hard, and generally slightly yellow. But it is also affected by food. If there is a lot of meat or some liver is added, the stool will turn black. The frequency of urination also changes with the age of the dog. At 1 month old, it’s about once every 2 hours, and at 2 months old, it’s about 5 to 6 times a day. Urine that is light yellow or clear and transparent is healthy. Usually the first urine color in the morning may be slightly thicker. If the urine color remains thicker, it may be a sign of illness and you should go to the pet hospital for examination.
3. Education: Puppies should be educated on good habits starting from 2 months old. At this time, first name the puppy, call it by name frequently, let it know that calling it means calling it, and establish a conditioned reflex so that it can come to you immediately. Teach them to urinate and urinate at designated places or go to the "toilet" to defecate. Generally, puppies before 4 months old cannot hold back their urine and will urinate when they do. By 4 months, they can urinate in large volumes.
4. Health: Make the puppy’s life regular. Feeding must be timed and quantitative, and the nutrition must be balanced. Do not allow puppies to be picky eaters to prevent malnutrition. Flower Pet Aquarium Network reminds you: Pay attention to prevent hypervitaminosis, especially vitamin A or D, or calcium deficiency. It is not advisable to overeat puppies, usually 70% to 80% full is appropriate; do not feed spoiled food to prevent puppies from diarrhea or poisoning.
Puppies are afraid of the cold. Whether it is winter or summer, keeping warm is a very important job for puppies. If a puppy catches a cold in its abdomen, it can cause diarrhea or a cold. Sunbathing and exercise: Whether it is a small dog or a large dog, it is not suitable to be taken outside for a walk before 5 months. Due to the bones of puppies, walking for too long can cause bone deformation in the limbs. In addition, they are also susceptible to diseases outside. Appropriate play and exercise can be carried out indoors or in the yard. Sunbathing when the sun is not too strong is beneficial to the bone growth of puppies.
Health examination: Conduct a physical examination for puppies once a month, and test their urine and urine. Flower Pet Aquarium Network reminds you: deworm your puppies on time.
Vaccination: 2 months after birth, the antibodies brought by the puppies from their mothers have been almost eliminated. At this time, various viral diseases may occur. Therefore, the most important thing is to vaccinate against canine distemper first. , canine parvovirus and infectious hepatitis vaccines.
It takes about 2 weeks after the injection for resistance to develop. At about 2 months old, if the puppy has not been vaccinated, and when an epidemic is prevalent or there is a possibility of infection, anti-virus serum can be directly injected to directly enhance the body's resistance, and then vaccinated again 2 weeks later. vaccine.