The feeding and management of puppies should be regular. Feeding should be regular and quantitative and nutrition should be balanced. Dogs should not be allowed to develop the bad habit of picky eaters, leading to malnutrition. Attention should be paid to prevent excessive vitamin (especially vitamin A or D) or calcium deficiency. Puppies should not eat too much, usually 7-8 minutes full. It is forbidden to feed spoiled food, and it is best to clean the food basin every time to prevent diarrhea or food poisoning. It is necessary to pay close attention to the urine and feces of puppies to judge whether they are normal.
The frequency of defecation observation generally changes with the age of dogs. 1 month-old dogs use it several times a day, and about 3 times a day on average when they are 2 months old. The frequency of defecation is related to the type of food: for example, when feeding dogs meat and rice, the amount and frequency of defecation are less; Starchy foods are fed for a long time, with more frequency and quantity. Pay attention to the color, smell and presence of worms in puppy feces. Normal feces are strip-shaped, moderately soft and hard, and usually pale yellow. But it is also affected by food, such as eating more meat or feeding some liver, and the feces are generally black.
The frequency of urination observation also changes with the age of the dog. 1 month-old dogs, once every 2 hours or so, and about 5~6 times a day for 2-month-old dogs. Urine is light yellow, clear and transparent, which is beneficial to health. The first time I urinate in the morning, the color is slightly dark, but if I find that the urine has been dark, I will wonder if I am sick. It is best to go to an animal hospital for examination.
Dogs should not eat bones, especially sharp bones such as chickens and ducks, because dogs swallowing these bones with sharp corners or sharp edges are likely to cause mucosal damage in the bones and then develop into acute bone ulcers. The sick dog suddenly has acute symptoms such as vomiting, loss of appetite and abdominal pain. And delayed treatment will develop into chronic gastric ulcer, which is characterized by occasional vomiting, mostly occurring in the early morning and other fasting hours, and its appetite is good and bad, and its condition is easy to get worse and it is not easy to be completely cured.
The key tip is not to let the dog eat too much, so as not to cause acute diseases such as bloating. Overeating is more harmful to puppies. Because puppies have weak digestive ability and poor ability to control satiety, they are more likely to cause satiety, which leads to acute gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting, and even life-threatening.