Diet management of puppies

Puppies are weaned about 6 weeks after birth.

From weaning to about the third month, feeding times should be set at 7 a.m., 12 noon, 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. 4 times a day.

From the 4th month to the 8th month after birth, puppies can be fed three times in the morning, noon and evening. The amount of food given to puppies during this period is approximately equivalent to 1/3----1/ of adult dogs. 2.

Within 2-3 months to 6 months after weaning, the puppy's food composition will determine its lifelong eating habits. If you plan to continue feeding your dog with specialized dog food in the future, you must adapt to the taste of the special dog food during this time.

If they are raised with family meals, the food should be mainly animal protein and feed more high-calorie foods.

When puppies are 2 to 3 months old, because their teeth and jaws are not fully developed, meat should be cut into fine pieces before feeding them. Butter, cheese, etc. are also suitable.

The period from 6 months to 1 year after birth is approximately equivalent to a human being in his teens. This period is the period when Poodles are growing most vigorously, and the calories they need are about twice as much as those of adult dogs! They should be fed more animal protein foods.

Food selection for puppies

(1) Food specifically for puppies: such as dog food and canned food.

(2) Calcium: Supplement calcium products with high natural content, such as super calcium, to promote bone and tooth development of puppies.

(3) Milk powder for puppies: There is special goat milk powder for puppies.

(4) Egg yolk: The advantage of egg yolk is that it is not only rich in protein, but also contains vitamin A, calcium and minerals that are easy to digest and absorb.
(5) Vitamins and minerals: For poor puppies, consider supplementing some vitamins and minerals. You can consider feeding 21 kinds of golden vitamins. Puppies also have pet-specific golden vitamins.

(6) Meat: Although beef, pig, chicken, etc. are excellent foods, when raising puppies, you should choose fat-free portions because fat is easy to deteriorate. But feed cooked meat, not raw meat!

Disease prevention and treatment for puppies

Weird steps: First of all, you should think about whether there is a foreign object stuck in the sole of the dog's foot, whether it is injured, whether there are fleas between the toes, etc. . If no obvious trauma is found, it may be due to pain caused by arthritis that affects walking, or rickets or bone dysplasia. Touch its feet. If it screams, it may be broken or dislocated.

No appetite: If you have no appetite and energy, you can observe for another 1-2 days, but if you have no appetite and are accompanied by obvious weight loss, you should pay attention. If the food intake is less than half of the usual amount and the baby always likes to lie still, we should send it to the hospital for examination. This situation can basically beTo detect other diseases we should pay attention to.

Drinking more water: Dogs drink more water after a walk to regulate their body temperature. If they drink a lot of water without much activity, you should first consider whether the dog has eaten food that is too high in salt. In addition, high fever, dysentery, diabetes, kidney disease, diabetes insipidus, etc. are all reasons why dogs drink a lot of water. If the cause cannot be found, a veterinarian should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment.

Odor: Poodles themselves have no body odor. If they emit a stink, you should pay attention to it. Odor in the mouth is mostly caused by tartar or stomatitis; stinky ears are caused by otitis externa, otitis media or ear ulcers; stinky body hair should be considered due to skin inflammation or anal cysts; stinky genitals are caused by inflammation of the uterus and reproductive organs. Causes such as ulcers and abnormal urinary secretion. Once you find the cause of the odor, you should see a veterinarian.

Cough: Usually a cough indicates an abnormality in the dog's respiratory organs and bronchi. If a cold is not diagnosed and treated promptly, it may also lead to bronchitis or pneumonia. If the cough is severe, it's mostly asthma. Coughing can be painful if a foreign object is inhaled. You may also cough when you have infectious bronchitis. Please consult your doctor as soon as possible.

Dry nose: It is normal for a dog's nose to be dry when he first wakes up, but be careful if he also has a fever at the same time. In addition, symptoms such as runny nose, nosebleeds, nasal swelling, and blocked nostrils should not be ignored. The causes of these symptoms are mostly rhinitis caused by colds, head trauma, abscesses, ulcers, vitamin A deficiency, nutritional deficiencies, etc.

Intraoral salivation: Check whether you have stomatitis, whether the mouth is punctured by foreign objects such as bone tips, sawdust, etc., whether the color of the tooth roots changes (such as white, yellow, excessively red, black, etc.), and whether there are other traumas .

Vomiting often: If your dog's spirits improve after vomiting, it won't cause any harm. If he vomits repeatedly, or becomes paralyzed, there may be something wrong with him somewhere. Possible causes include foreign body obstruction in the esophagus, ingestion of non-digestible materials (such as plastic bags), intestinal obstruction or twisting, Barbovirus infection, leptospirosis, or other illnesses. At this time, the owner should take the dog's vomit to the doctor for treatment.

Eye circles full of eye feces: If you see eye circles full of eye feces or eye swelling and other symptoms, you should consult a doctor. You should never use human eye drops to treat your dog on your own.

There are red blood vessel-like objects in the white part of the eyeball: pay attention to the eye drops and use Runkang eye drops. If it does not increase in size, leave it alone.

Otitis externa

Cause: Otitis externa is caused by the accumulation and deterioration of earwax, which irritates the skin of the external auditory canal and causes repeated bacterial infection of the earwax.

Symptoms: The sick dog is itchy and shakes its head frequently. If it continues to develop, it will cause pain. Therefore, it resists contact with its ears and surrounding areas. A foul-smelling yellow-brown pus can be found flowing out. If not treated immediately, the inflammation can spread to the middle or inner ear, damaging the eardrum and ultimately causing hearing loss.

Prevention: Regular checkups and ear canal cleaning areEssential, recommended once every two weeks.

Tracheal atrophy

Cause: The trachea is originally tubular, but when the annular ligament stretches and the tracheal cartilage can no longer maintain its normal state, tracheal atrophy will occur

Symptoms: Frequent coughing and difficulty breathing, and gradually resisting exercise. Dry cough occurs after exercise, excitement, eating, and drinking. The cough attack lasts for about 15 minutes. During the cough attack, he walks around in circles or sits still.

Prevention: Prevent excitement, control weight, replace the collar with a harness, and do not use medicine casually.

Gastric volvulus

Cause: Gastric dilation occurs after eating a large amount, and the ligaments supporting the stomach stretch. Sudden vigorous exercise at this time can easily cause gastric torsion.

Symptoms: difficulty breathing, abdominal pain, sudden vomiting, and excessive salivation.

Note: If gastric torsion is not treated immediately, death will occur within 24 hours.