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The best time to wean
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Great Danes
The best time to wean
Just like with human babies, it’s important to understand the right way to wean. This is because you have started feeding them real food, not just surviving their mother’s milk. Weaning a dog is an important step in the development of caring for your dog. Many people often don’t know how to wean, especially if they have time to care for their first child.
Puppies are usually started immediately after care at birth. Some nurses usually 2 to 3 hours after birth. The first nursing is very important for all dogs because they get antibodies in the mother’s colostrum.
These antibodies help keep the body away from many dog diseases. The dogs you will see will feel hungry every two hours and weeks of the nurse’s life. Gradually, they usually end up every three hours during the second week of nurse, and then every four hours after the third week. The mother will lick the dog around the anal genitalia and then recover. This process helps stimulate defecation and urination in the puppy.
However, breeders need to give up their dogs for adoption the most. This is why they are interested in weaning dogs.
Weaning dogs is a place where dogs are being gradually taught to eat solid food and not to drink as the primary food of breast milk. Many breeders think weaning dogs is a better idea for the fourth week, and some think 6 weeks after weaning will prove to be a better option.
Dogs that are weaned too early often have detrimental effects on their health. Their digestive systems are not fully developed to handle solid food. That’s why the right time for their mother to wean her dog is three weeks. Weaning dogs for four weeks or even a few weeks takes a lot of planning. This is because they are not getting the nutrition they require from their mothers. This makes them susceptible to contracting the microscopic virus. Let’s have a way to see how to wean a puppy right.
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For pet dogs, breast milk is the best nutritional food. As puppies grow, their nutritional needs increase accordingly. The amount of breastmilk and the ingredients in breastmilk do not meet the needs of the puppy’s growth and development. At this point, it is necessary to add dog food, dog treats and other supplemental foods to the puppy and eventually wean it.
Weaning is a gradual process. Generally, dogs are added to dog food and other supplemental foods after three weeks, eat less frequently, and are completely weaned within six weeks. Weaning time should not be chosen in the summer. In the summer, weaning can be delayed until the fall. Some owners blindly prolong the nursing period, disregarding the dog’s growth needs. Therefore, even if the dog loves milk and does not want to eat dog food and other supplemental foods, it can easily lead to thinness, malnutrition, disease, and even affect growth and development. Therefore, weaning should be done at the time of weaning.
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II. Weaning method
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Poodle
II. Weaning method
1. Based on the number of breastfeeding sessions]
Gradually weaning your pet dog means gradually reducing the number of times you nurse each day.
For a few days before weaning, separate the puppy from the mother for a period of time, then breastfeed the mother into the puppy, then separate the puppy after feeding. In this way, the number of feedings gradually decreases, the puppy feed gradually increases, and the mother and child are separated during the day and brought together at night until feeding is stopped altogether.
There are many ways to wean, such as a one-time weaning, where you decide to stop nursing and stop feeding; in addition, there are batch weaning and gradual weaning.
1 Due for weaning.
Abrupt weaning occurs as soon as weaning is due or about to be due. The advantage of this method is the short weaning time and early litter separation. The disadvantage is that the sudden weaning and the sudden change in food and environment can easily cause indigestion, affect the growth and development of the puppy, and lead to nervousness. Bitch with sufficient milk may also cause mastitis, so be careful.
2 Weaning in batches.
Weaning is determined in batches based on the puppy’s fitness, adaptability, and use of the dog. Well-developed ones can be weaned first, weak ones later, and the nursing time is extended appropriately to promote growth and development. The disadvantage is that the weaning time is prolonged, which brings trouble to management.
Weaning is determined in batches based on the puppy’s fitness, adaptability, and use of the dog. Well-developed ones can be weaned first, weak ones later, and the nursing time is extended appropriately to promote growth and development. The disadvantage is that the weaning time is prolonged, which brings trouble to management.
3 Gradual weaning.
This method involves gradually raising the puppies away from the mother, gradually reducing the number of nursing sessions, spacing them appropriately before weaning, and after a period of time, holding them together for milk, separating them after milk, and reducing the number of milk sessions day by day until complete weaning. This method can avoid the stimulation of sudden weaning of puppies, which is a safe and reliable method.
Post-weaning puppies are at an important turning point in their lives as they move from living completely on milk to living completely independently. At this time, the puppy is still in a period of rapid growth and development, and its digestive function and resistance are not yet fully developed. If the feeding management is not proper, not only the growth and development is hindered, but also easy to get sick or die. Therefore, feeding management during this period should not be relaxed and careful care should be taken to ensure the normal growth of the puppy, reduce and eliminate the attack of diseases and produce strong puppies.
2. According to the adaptability of dog food
During weaning, allow the dog to slowly adjust to the dog food.
Because his gastrointestinal function is really poor, if he can’t adapt to it ahead of time, a sudden change in dog food can easily cause problems.
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Every dog is like a child and always needs the care of its owner to grow up better. We all know that weaning babies is very difficult and can cause anger, so it is important to do it the right way. Likewise, it is especially important for pet dogs to be weaned the right way.
When weaning a puppy, it is important to pay attention to the dog’s mental state. Many dogs are most susceptible to illness at this stage and need careful care and companionship from their owners to keep their pets happily weaned.
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III. Post-weaning dietary considerations
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III. Dietary considerations after weaning
1. Food feeding
Weaning to 6 months is a major stage of physical growth and development and a critical time for raising a quality dog. Therefore, the food fed must meet the nutritional requirements for its growth and development. Generally speaking, the first three months of a puppy’s life are mainly about weight gain and re-growth of body parts, 4-6 months are mainly about body length gain, and after 7 months are mainly about height gain. Therefore, puppies have different nutritional needs at different developmental stages. According to the developmental stages of the dog, we explain how to raise a newly weaned dog separately.
1 The first month after weaning
The first month after weaning is the most difficult month for puppy rearing and management. At this time, the dog often has a poor appetite and is anxious due to the sudden change in eating habits. If this continues, the dog can easily become ill. So during this time, feed foods that taste good and are easy to digest, preferably containing protein.
During this time, the food you prepare for your dog is very simple: add the right amount of chopped fish, meat, or cooked vegetables to soy milk, milk, porridge, and other liquid foods for a delicious meal for them.
In addition, organs such as lungs from pigs and cows can be cooked and chopped and mixed into cooked foods such as greens and cornmeal. This type of feeding is economical and nutritious, and is also very popular with puppies.
During this period, you should eat small, frequent meals. Feed 4-5 times a day, only 80% full each time, so that your dog does not overeat. For dogs with a low appetite, you can eat first and then eat well and eat fewer meals. Eating first and then better can improve the attractiveness of food to the dog and mobilize the dog’s appetite; eating fewer and more meals can make the dog always have a sense of emptiness and make it want to eat something so that the dog will not be a picky eater.
2 4-6 month old puppies
Puppies during this period gain weight rapidly, eat more food, and require more feed per day, at which point they should be fed at least three times per day.
3 Puppies after 6 months of age
During this period, the dog’s diet was gradually getting on track in terms of structure and habits, with twice daily feedings.
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1 The composition of your dog’s food during the months between 2-3 months and 3 months of weaning will determine its diet for life. If you are going to continue with a special dog food in the future, you must acclimate him to the taste of the special dog food.
2 Once you know the correct age to wean your puppy, you will need to know how to wean your puppy. When the dog is weaned for 4 or 3 weeks, you should start keeping them away from your mother. In feed away from the mother about an hour before. This will make them hungry and they will try to eat semi-solid food as close to them as you can. Start out with semi-solid food because it will be easier to swallow then to digest. The dish is rarely placed in a shallow area and you will find that most are swallowed hungrily. If one or a few people are still worried about aversion, try to encourage them to eat. Put the food on the tongue or near the tip of the nose. They will soon catch up with their siblings.
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2 Nutritional supplementation
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Chihuahua
2 Nutritional supplementation
As parents of a new dog, we should spend more time with our puppies to set them up for future growth. Now experts tell you three nutritional concepts for puppies to help you choose the best food for your dog.
After 45 days of nursing, puppies have the ability to eat and digest and absorb food, but puppies cannot accept food that is not easily digested. Weaned puppy food should be nutritious and easy to digest and absorb, but it must be full-valued. It is worth noting that palatable foods are different
nutritional values, and foods that are high in nutritional value and energy are not necessarily suitable for the puppy’s taste. In other words, the nutrition of the food is centered on full price, and too much or too little nutrition is not good.
Some pet owners like to feed their puppies liver products, ham and lots of meat without paying attention to their puppies’ skeletal growth and development needs for minerals such as calcium and phosphorus, resulting in deformed bones and even rickets.
Compared to homemade food, commercially available puppy food is a full-price, wholesome food that is good for teeth and gums, such as Prolu puppy food. It should be noted that dog food with high fat content is palatable but tends to lead to obesity in puppies, so tasty is not always the best.
1 Food digestion safety
When babies are first weaned, their digestive systems are not mature enough to absorb large amounts of food and digest starches properly. If you ignore this, it can lead to more digestive problems, such as diarrhea. In general, choose a dog food that is specifically tailored for puppies.
2 Enhancing natural immunity
The dog’s immune system will go through a serious period between the ages of 4 and 12 years. The immunity that the mother passes on to her infant through breast milk colostrum gradually declines, and her own immune system is not yet fully developed. Good food choices can help stimulate the puppy’s immunity and safely survive this immune vacuum. Also, vaccinations are recommended to help build the immune system.
3 Meet the required nutrition and energy
Baby dogs develop bones rapidly in the first three months and require twice the energy needs of an adult dog. Then comes the period of consolidation of the baby dog’s muscle growth. During this phase, the baby dog still needs adequate energy, but energy intake must be strictly controlled to avoid overweight, which can lead to skeletal deformities or joint wear. In addition, calcium intake also needs to be strictly controlled, too much or too little is not good for the baby dog’s health. Therefore, choose the right dog food according to your dog’s energy and calcium needs.
How to make a smooth transition from eating mother dog’s milk to solid dog food is the most critical issue facing owners during this period. We all know that when babies are weaned, they start with rice flour and other paste-like supplemental foods. So, is there a similar product for baby dogs? Of course, the answer is yes. Milk cake is the best choice for baby dogs during this period.
Like infant rice flour, milk cake not only meets the various nutritional requirements of milk cake, but also has the outstanding feature of high rehydration. The so-called high rehydration property means that it can be mixed with different kinds of water to form a variety of soft and hard textured foods. First, a large amount of warm water is added to the dog food, soaked and stirred to form a paste that is easy to lick. The amount of warm water gradually decreases as your dog gets used to solid food, eventually allowing your dog to gradually transition from being used to liquid food to successfully accepting solid food.
In addition, dogs and babies of different sizes have different growth periods and, of course, different nutritional needs. Milk cakes are also divided into special corresponding products according to the size of the dog. Each type of milk cake is developed and produced in a targeted manner taking into account the different sizes of dogs and infants during the rapid growth period and different energy and nutritional needs. Therefore, owners should choose the most appropriate type of milk cake for their dogs and babies based on their body size.
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If they are going to be raised as a family meal in the future, the food should be animal protein based with more high calorie foods. When puppies are 2-3 months old, meat should be cut into fine pieces before feeding because the teeth and lower jaw are not fully developed. Milk, butter and cheese are also more appropriate. But don’t give them hard bones first.
From 6 months to about 1 year after birth is equivalent to about 10 years of age, so a Satsuma can develop into the equivalent of an 18 year old within 1 year. This is the period when the dog is growing the most, and the city has about double the calories equivalent to growth, so you can feed more animal protein food. 6
IV. Post-weaning disease control
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Corgi
IV. Post-weaning disease control
Because of the many factors that can cause diarrhea in weaning young rabbits, in practice it is important to analyze the various causes and to take comprehensive and integrated measures to prevent and control diarrhea in weaning young rabbits.
[1. Nutritional diarrhea]
Prepare a nutritionally complete puppy diet with coordinated nutrient ratios, paying attention to the addition of vitamins and minerals. Reasonable choice of food ingredients and reasonable protein content and digestible energy level should be given priority to the addition of high quality animal protein feeds such as fish meal, DPS intestinal protein powder, whey powder, milk replacer, puffed soybean meal and other high quality protein ingredients, and control the protein content of the feed within a reasonable range. The balance between protein, digestible energy and crude fiber; the balance between calcium and phosphorus; the balance between amino acids; the balance of pH in the feed; and the balance of other nutrients vitamins, trace elements, etc..
Contemporary animal science has demonstrated that by precisely balancing the supply of amino acids, crude protein levels in feed can be reasonably reduced without compromising animal performance, but rather improving it.
Adding the right amount of acidifier to the puppy’s diet can alleviate the lack of acid secretion in the puppy’s stomach and play an important role in preventing and controlling diarrhea. It is best to add complex acids, usually at 0.05 to 0.1%.
Appropriate addition of exogenous enzyme complexes such as protease, cellulase, and glucoamylase helps digest ration protein, carbohydrate, and crude fiber and reduces nutritional diarrhea. Generally, the addition is 0.5% to 1%.
Appropriate addition of micro-ecological additives such as oligonucleotides, bifidobacterium bifidum and herbal immune enhancers such as astragalus and ganoderma lucidum can improve cellular and humoral immunity.
2 Stress diarrhea
To reduce the side effects caused by stress, anti-stress additives such as electrolytic multivitamins, organochromium, and glutamine can be added. In addition, weaning puppies should maintain the original feed formula, feed method and original litter cage and ensure adequate clean drinking water can alleviate diarrhea in rabbits.
[3. Disease-related diarrhea]
Vaccination against E. coli, Clostridium perfringens, etc. 15 d before parturition. It gives good passive rabbit disease antibodies in puppies. E. coli vaccine and Clostridium perfringens vaccine can be given at 25 years of age. You can make your own vaccine if you can, for better results. Since there is no specific treatment for viral diarrhea, affected dogs are treated mainly symptomatically, such as administration of the astringent antidiarrheal agents ellagitin, nitrate?G antibiotics and sulfonamides used to prevent secondary bacterial infections. In view of the development of bacterial resistance, antibiotic drugs should be used alternately and the dose should be accurate. Prevention and control of diarrhea in weanling puppies should be based on integrated control measures in three areas: feeding management, vaccine control and drug control.
Anti-coccus drugs such as chlorpheniramine, diclazuril, and gram coccus powder should be added to the feed to prevent diarrhea caused by coccidia anti-coccus drugs are used alternately. When adding antimicrobial drugs to feed to prevent diarrhea, attention should be paid to the fact that bacteria are prone to drug resistance and should be reasonably matched, with attention to the rotation of drugs.
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Many factors can contribute to diarrhea due to the specificity of stunting and sensitivity of weanling puppies to the internal and external environment. To achieve satisfactory results, a combination of measures must be taken for prevention and control. Although many factors contribute to diarrhea in weanling puppies, they are ultimately related to improper feeding management. Therefore, the most important thing is to improve and standardize the daily feeding management of weaned puppies in a comprehensive manner.
