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Does any one here know the importance of caring for new born puppies?

i already did alot of research, but when caring for new borns u can nvr be too safe, soo yeah can someone help

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Answer #1

Well… if the mother is still around, she’ll do most of it.. the important thing is to make sure the mother gets plenty of food and water, she’ll need more than usual.. if you personally are taking care of the puppies, it’s important to keep them on a regular feeding schedule (usually every 3 or 4 hours, feeding them a mixture of “Pet” milk in small amounts).. when they hit 3 weeks old, start introducing them to meat flavored baby foods (my vet had me do this when my dog was 3 weeks old).. i don’t know what all information you need, but, feel free to funmail me and i’ll help you all i can :)

Answer #2

Gently rub a wet cotton ball on their bung hole to evacuate their bowels. Do this until they can poop on ther own.

Answer #3

wait it really depends on if these are orphan pups or if they are with their mother…like chantygirl said if the mom is there all you really need to do is take good care of the mom. Also a big thing that is never a problem for people is play with the puppies! you can handle them form the time they are born if the mother doesn’t mind i worked at a breeders and we had moms that would let me pick up their puppies from the minute they were born, also are you going to have to be in charge of the deliveryt of the puppies too?

Answer #4

wait it really depends on if these are orphan pups or if they are with their mother…like chantygirl said if the mom is there all you really need to do is take good care of the mom. Also a big thing that is never a problem for people is play with the puppies! you can handle them form the time they are born if the mother doesn’t mind i worked at a breeders and we had moms that would let me pick up their puppies from the minute they were born, also are you going to have to be in charge of the deliveryt of the puppies too?

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