The immediate environmental temperature should be kept between 85 and 90 degrees for the first five days of life. From the seventh to the tenth day, the temperature can be gradually reduced to 80 degrees; by the end of the fourth week it can be brought down to 75 degrees.
All puppies eyes have a clear film on them when they first open...don't be alarmed, it should go away in a couple days!
6 weeks. You should start giving them softened puppy food.
a dog will only eat her puppies if she feels like she is not ready for puppies after the first one you should be fine but still keep an eye on them for the first few days
when the dogs temperature goes up and milk comes out of her teats then she is due in a couple of days
Check with your Veterinarian about his/her specific protocol, but generally puppies should get their first Distemper Vaccine at 8 weeks of age.
All puppies should be checked for worms and dewormed by 6 weeks of age. They should also start their first of a series of vaccines at that age.
The ideal room temperature for newborn puppies is around 85-90 degrees Fahrenheit (29-32 degrees Celsius) for the first week of their life, and then gradually decrease to around 80 degrees Fahrenheit (27 degrees Celsius) by the end of the first month.
My neighbors Golden had eleven pups in her first litter. She had another litter a couple of years later and had nine.
I would think yes.
My dog had six puppies in her 1st litter of puppies.
watch when your dogs goes to the bathroom,usually it`s the first couple of times after it`s given.
let them do whatever they want for the first 5 months and then start training them