What should you pay attention to when your Maltese dog is pregnant? What should you do if your Maltese dog is pregnant? Then let’s share with you the content of the Maltese dog’s pregnancy diet and delivery.

Maltese dog’s diet from pregnancy to delivery:

1. Make sure the bitch has enough food and water every day. You can switch to puppy food (puppy food is more nutritious). For example: If you used to eat a handful of dog food at a time, now you give it two handfuls at a time, but you can’t eat it. Hold on!! Eat some vegetables, cucumbers and cabbage every day (just wash them and eat them raw, wash them and soak them, be sure to wash them)

One egg yolk (boiled egg yolk) a day, the light yolk supplements lecithin and is highly nutritious to avoid excessive hair loss after childbirth

PS: Don’t eat the bones to avoid danger! Chicken liver cannot be eaten at this time, it is not good for the female dog (my mother ate a little chicken liver before she was born, and she drew blood immediately, but it still worked) It’s okay. The doctor told Maltese dogs not to eat chicken liver during pregnancy)!

2. Exercise appropriately every day, go out for a walk, and bask in the sun. Going out for a walk increases the physical strength of the Maltese dog, which will help the Maltese dog to give birth smoothly and avoid dystocia (make sure you walk for about 15 minutes as usual every day, and remember to bring water for the Maltese dog to drink when you go out). Walking more can help breast release.

Baking in the sun can also promote calcium absorption,

3. Calcium supplementation! It is necessary, one calcium tablet a day (just buy the kind that Maltese dogs eat at the pet hospital, it costs more than 20 yuan for a bottle. What my family gave me at that time was liquid calcium for human consumption). You can appropriately supplement vitamin B complex and vitamin C (just what people eat, 1 yuan a bottle)

Just eat enough every day. Don’t let the Maltese eat too much to prevent the baby from growing big and fat (the Maltese always has a hard time giving birth, and excessive physical exertion will cause dystocia. Give the Maltese Both the dog and the baby are at risk).

There will be mucus flowing out of the Maltese dog’s vagina 1-2 days before giving birth, which means that the birth is about to happen. On the day of giving birth, the Maltese dog almost stopped eating and drank water occasionally (please observe carefully).

4. Before giving birth (usually in the early morning), you should stay with the Maltese dog as much as possible. The Maltese dog will start to tremble and will find a relatively dark corner to dig its nest (my Maltese dog was shaking all over the place while he was alive, and kept digging on the sofa). At this time, you need to take out the prepared birth box and put the Maltese dog inside (the one I bought has a dog cage, and the base mat and clean old clothes are laid in the cage. The Maltese dog will scratch it by himself. Planing makes it more comfortable)

PS: Now sort out the old clothes at home and unused small mats, wash them, expose them, and store them for easy use. The more the better, because after the Maltese dog gives birth, body fluids will flow out and wet the bedding, and you need to change them in time. , to keep it dry. After the baby is born, he lives in the delivery box for a period of time.Change the bedding to prevent the bitch and baby from contracting skin diseases due to moisture. If you don’t have a cage, just find a cardboard box that’s suitable for your Maltese dog. The bigger the better, put 20cm-25cm off the ground on the side of the cardboard box (to prevent the puppy from falling out when it first crawls back). Open a box on the left and right that is suitable for the Maltese dog to enter and exit. Big mouth.

5. The Maltese dog will moan and snort heavily when giving birth. There will be a membrane when the baby is born, and the mother dog will break it and lick it off. And bite off the umbilical cord, lick the blood clean, and lick the baby dry (let the Maltese dog give birth naturally, please do not help the owner. Generally, the female dog will have instinctive behavior, unless the owner does not care about the female dog at all!! The mother dog’s licking helps promote the development of the baby’s heart, lungs and gastrointestinal system)

6. During delivery, the Maltese dog will be very tired. During the interval, you should give glucose water appropriately to replenish the Maltese dog's physical strength. If there is an emergency and a baby is born with no afterbirth (that layer of membrane) and basically no breathing, you need to wrap the baby's body with a clean dry towel, and hold the wrapped Marzi with your hands together. For Sri Lankan dogs, fix the baby's head and shake it down hard to shake out the liquid that has entered the baby's mouth and nose (so the head must be fixed so that the head and body are in a straight line. The head must not look like a wave. Like a valley, a shake will break the baby's neck and kill the baby directly). When it can breathe, put it next to the Maltese dog and let the mother lick it.

7. When the Maltese dog is giving birth, keep away from strangers (the Maltese dog is very protective of the treasure, and a bite will be bad). It doesn’t matter if it is a family member who often stays with it.

(Low temperature will directly lead to the death of the baby) Pay attention to the warmth in the delivery box. You are going to give a hot water bottle to the Maltese dog after giving birth completely. Put the hot water bottle under the mattress (you can fill it with less hot water and wrap it well so as not to burn the baby. ) Keep the Maltese dog warm

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After the female dog has given birth, give it brown sugar water and buy a box of motherwort granules, one bag at a time, 3 times a day (a box of 20 bags costs 3 yuan, motherwort ointment costs about 6 yuan, and it lasts a week). Brown sugar nourishes Qi and relieves blood stasis under Motherwort. After giving birth, wipe the bitch's belly, vagina and nipples with warm water, and then dry them with a dry towel to avoid catching cold.

Wait for about 3-5 days after the Maltese dog has given birth, and then you can go out for a walk appropriately, which will help to produce milk. If the milk is sufficient, the health of the baby will be guaranteed.

You should start preparing things for Maltese dog production now so as not to be in a hurry

When a Maltese dog is born, the owner will be very tired if he has to take care of him. While taking care of the Maltese dog, you should also pay attention to rest ^-^

Diet:

In terms of diet, food rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients should be given. Pregnant female dogs have a sharp increase in demand for calcium, so they should pay special attention to it.Pay attention to the supplement. The female dog's nest should be regularly ventilated, kept clean and dry, to prevent drought in winter and heatstroke in summer. The female dog during pregnancy is relatively lazy and cannot be allowed to be free, otherwise the fetus will be too large and it will easily cause dystocia. It should be forced to exercise, which can accumulate strength for the birth, but excessive and excessive exercise should be avoided.

Things to note when Maltese dogs are pregnant:

1. The nutritional content is higher than usual, so eat less and more often;

2. Do not hug the Maltese dog’s belly hard;

3. Do not give medicine to Maltese dogs casually;

4. Do not exercise strenuously.

Prenatal preparation

The female dog is about to give birth, and people should prepare for the birth of the female dog.

Prepare scissors, sterile gauze, cotton wool, 70% alcohol, 5% iodine, 0.5% Lysol, 0.1% Xinjiang and other delivery tools. At the same time, the delivery room should be thoroughly cleaned and the mattresses should be replaced.

In addition, a birthing box must be made. The height of the birthing box is based on the principle of preventing the puppies from running out, and can be customized with wooden boards. There should be a gap on one side of the whelping box to facilitate entry and exit of the female dog. Lay some thin wooden strips with gaps on the bottom of the box, and put old blankets, old towels, rags, etc. on top. The inner wall of the birthing box should be smooth to prevent sharp protrusions from scratching the puppies. The farrowing box should not be placed on the ground. It is best to place it on bricks or wooden blocks to keep the farrowing box dry and ventilated.

Signs of labor

The body temperature of female dogs usually begins to drop two or three days before delivery. When the body temperature begins to rise, it indicates that delivery is imminent. In the two weeks before delivery, the female dog's breasts become larger and the mammary glands are fuller. Two days before delivery, a small amount of milk can be squeezed out from the nipples. The day before delivery, the female dog's appetite decreased greatly, and she even stopped eating. She acted impatiently and often scratched the ground with her paws.

3-10 hours before delivery, the female dog begins to have labor pains, is restless, often yawns, urinates more frequently, scratches the mat, breathes rapidly, and opens her mouth to scream or moan. The vulva is swollen and if there is mucus coming out, it could mean labor is coming within a few hours. Usually childbirth occurs in the early morning or late at night, so you should pay more attention during this time.

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Issues that should be paid attention to during childbirth:

Dogs are multi-fetal animals, so the pain during childbirth requires dogs to have greater tolerance. With the arrival of labor pains, the real birth process is about to begin. After all the fetuses were successfully delivered, the female dog began to become quiet and content. A very small number of female dogs also eat their cubs, so more attention should be paid. When necessary, the female dog will undergo midwifery. Before midwifery, washbasins, towels, gauze, scissors, tweezers and other tools should be prepared to ensure the safety of the birth. After the delivery begins, the fetus should be slowly pulled out. If the fetal position is incorrect, causing dystocia, the fetus can be pushed backCorrecting the fetal position in utero ensures smooth delivery. When the female dog is giving birth, she should avoid strangers visiting her, let alone touching the puppies, because the female dog is extremely sensitive at this time and is prone to impulsive attacks on outsiders and onlookers.

Postpartum female dogs are lazy to drink and eat, so be careful to feed them nutritious food.

The delivery process generally lasts 3-4 hours, and the interval between each fetus is 10-30 minutes. Under normal circumstances, female dogs will take care of everything without the need for human care, especially for native dogs. However, some luxury dogs have poor instincts and need someone to monitor them and deal with problems in a timely manner.

A bitch often lies on her side when giving birth, looks back at her abdomen, moans, breathes faster, and then stretches her hind legs. This is the thin liquid flowing out from the vulva, and then gives birth to the first fetus covered with fetal membranes. The bitch will quickly Use your teeth to tear the fetal membranes and lick the mucus from the fetus. If the first fetus can be delivered smoothly, there will generally be no problems with the other fetuses.

To judge whether the labor is over, generally the female dog becomes quiet after giving birth to several litters and keeps licking the coat of the pups. If no efforts are seen within 2-3 hours, it means that the labor is over. However, there are also a few dogs that give birth again after a few hours.

Things to note when giving birth

Delivery place: The place should be dark, and no people are allowed to watch around. It is best to have no noise, otherwise it will make the female dog difficult to give birth.

Pay attention to the female dog biting the umbilical cord: if you find that the female dog has "pup phagia", stop it in time.

It is normal for female dogs to eat placenta after giving birth. It has a lactation-promoting effect, but generally eating 2-3 pieces is enough. Eating too much can cause indigestion.

Difficult labor in female dogs: When the female dog has shed a large amount of thin mucus from the vagina for several hours, or the fetus cannot be fully delivered after 10 minutes of exposure to the vagina, it means that the female dog has dystocia, and it is necessary to provide assisted delivery or caesarean section.

Heavy bleeding: During childbirth, if there is still a lot of bright red excrement flowing out of the vagina, it indicates that there may be heavy bleeding in the birth canal. Use absorbent cotton to guide the blockage and quickly send it to the clinic for treatment.