Tips on how to take delivery in a dog

Having decided to tie his dog and having gone through this, the owner for a long time remains in ignorance: is his four-footed pet pregnant? But the days are added in a week. If it becomes known for certain that she is pregnant, when will she wait for the puppies?

Births in dogs occur on the 58-66th day after the last mating. How to properly prepare for childbirth? First, try to make your schedule so that after the 55th day you do not leave the dog alone for long.

There is the following method to determine the day of childbirth: approximately 24-36 hours before their onset, the animal falls temperature in the rectum by one to one and a half degrees. That is, it will be somewhere 36.5-37.5 ^o C. 2-3 days before the moment of "X" the stomach falls, and on either side of the spine "pits" are formed. Animal can worry, refuse to eat, dig in secluded places, it's hard to breathe for a few hours before delivery. What you need to do before they start:

1. Organize a place for the dog, where everything will happen. Do not do this on the sofas and armchairs. The floor is the best. It should be remote from windows, doors and central heating batteries place. If the dog is small, the box will fit perfectly. If the animal is large, a fenced space is required. Newborn babies will crawl and squeak - this bothers the bitch, forcing her to jump off the spot.

2. Prepare the following items: clean dry diapers (rags), hot water bottle or plastic bottles with warm water, alcohol, strong threads, syringe or a small syringe, sharp scissors, oil or ointment "Levomekol", or petroleum jelly, veterinarian's phone.

Usually births are successful for the bitch and puppies, but do not let things go by themselves. A dog needs your participation and support, and sometimes real help is needed.

So, how to take delivery in a dog? The duration of this process is from 1 hour to 1 day. The immediate expulsion of the fetus begins when the cervix is open and the fetus emerges into the birth canal. The dog starts to push. A puppy can go forward with a head or a pelvis, this is normal. A fetal bladder can be opened or not, often the baby is born in unopened membranes. Tearing them and gnawing the umbilical cord, and also caring for the baby is usually the pitoma herself. But how to take birth in a dog inexperienced or which for some reason does not do anything? Do not worry, do it yourself. Free the puppy from the bladder. The umbilical cord is cut, receding 2-3 cm from its abdomen. It is necessary to clean his mouth and the airways of the fluid, for this just come in handy syringe or syringe. Then wipe the puppy with a cloth. After the birth of the baby must leave the latter. Do not allow the dog to eat more than 2-3 drops, otherwise it will have diarrhea. Put the puppy to the mammary glands, make sure that he finds the nipple, took it and sucked the colostrum for 5-10 minutes. After this, it can be put in a box or just aside, where the hot water bottle lies. To Mom not worried, she must see the kids. Recalculate the succession, their number should coincide with the number of puppies.
If the latter does not come out within 24 hours, the veterinarian should be visited, otherwise the dog will have serious complications.

How to take delivery in a dog, if something goes wrong? There may be such deviations in the process:

• Childbirth was very protracted;

• The dog ceased to push at all, although pups are probed in the uterus;

• The animal is ineffectively strenuous for 30-60 minutes;

• There are purulent or abundant bloody discharge;

• The dog had seizures, rigidity (rigidity) of the muscles, seizures, pallor of the gums, abdominal pain, lowering of body temperature.

All this serves as an occasion for an urgent call to the vet. Be ready to take the animal to the clinic urgently.

How to take delivery in a small dog? The process is similar. However, it should be borne in mind that small dogs often have problems with the weakness of labor and stuck children in the birth canal. If the dog is very small, it is better to invite the veterinarian beforehand. Most likely, she will need specialized help or planned operation of cesarean section.