Chihuahua (definite introduction)
Pregnant dogs, no matter what their diet is, Regardless of care, we all need to pay more attention than usual to avoid causing the dog to miscarry due to some small mistakes. Of course, for pregnant dogs, how to arrange their diet reasonably is still the most important. So let’s talk about how to raise a pregnant Chihuahua.
The weight of a pregnant female dog will begin to decrease rapidly in the last 4 weeks of pregnancy. If you feed too much during the early stages of pregnancy, it will lead to obesity and affect its consumption, especially for dogs such as Chihuahuas who generally lack exercise. Generally speaking, the feeding amount of a pregnant female dog should be reduced by 10% to 15% every week starting from the 15th week of pregnancy. At the time of consumption, the amount of feed should be 50% more than the amount of feed at the time of mating. During pregnancy, the female dog’s stomach cannot relax normally because the uterus occupies a large amount of space in the abdomen. Therefore, it is best to eat frequent and small meals every day. The food should be high in nutrients and delicious to meet its needs.
The nutritional and energy needs of lactating female dogs will suddenly decrease. During this period, it will eat 3-4 times the food of an ordinary dog in order to provide sufficient milk for the puppies while maintaining its own good physical condition. During the peak period of lactation (about 3-4 weeks), it provides the puppies with milk equivalent to 4%-7% of their body weight every day. At this time, it still needs to eat more and less frequently (about 3-4 times a day), and the food still needs to be nutritious and delicious. Moreover, it is best to feed once in the middle of the night. You can feed it as much as you want without making it overweight. In addition to this, you should also ensure that it has plenty of water during this critical period.
For pregnant dogs, we must pay attention to the nutritional nature of their diet, exercise them naturally and appropriately, and do not let them lie still all day long, if they are too fat. , it is likely to cause dystocia in dogs.
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