If you find a newborn puppy, or if the mother cannot take care of it as it should, what to do? During the first two months of the dog's life we have to take care of it the best we know how, providing heat and feeding it regularly so that it can grow healthy and strong.
It is not an easy task, but it can be done. Next we will explain how to care for a newborn dog.
Provide a safe place
In this place he will spend many hours and many days until he learns to walk. Therefore, I recommend place it inside a wide and tall plastic box, at least 60x40cm high, so that it can move without risking falling. And it is that, even if it is very small, when it feels hungry it could crawl and get out of the box.
give it heat
From experience taking care of a newborn kitten, I advise you to put your dog blankets. Newsprint works too, but think that you might have to put it back every day, and if you are not one to buy often, it might not pay off; On the other hand, if you put a blanket on it, if it gets stained you will only have to clean it and put it back on.
It is also important that you put a insulated bottle or glass bottles with hot water, which you have to wrap with a cloth to avoid burning.
Feed him regularly
The puppy has to eat every 2 or 3 hours for the first two weeks, and every 3-4 hours for the third and fourth. But you cannot give it just any type of milk, it is very necessary that it be given an artificial breast milk, prepared especially for dogs that you will find for sale in veterinary clinics.
The right way to give it to him is placing the animal horizontally, face down, with the head slightly tilted upwards. Never stand it up, as the milk could go to the lungs, ending its life.
Help him relieve himself
After each take, With a gauze or toilet paper moistened with warm water you should stimulate his perianal and anal area to urinate and defecate, using a clean gauze or paper for each area, in order to avoid infection.
Do not remove the umbilical cord
The umbilical cord will fall off only during the first week, so it is not necessary for us to remove it. Of course, if you see that time pass and continue with him, take him to the vet.
Much encouragement. 🙂