Puppies have a high mortality rate within a few days of their birth

The neonatal period usually refers to the first week to 10 days after the puppies are born. Although the puppies are still in danger of death in the first three weeks after birth, the mortality rate is highest in the first week after birth.

Animals are good partners of humans. For them, the world they see is not much inferior to that of humans. Sometimes it’s even richer. Many emotions are not unique to humans. In many cases, animals have richer emotions than humans.

Xiaoya heard that whether they are humans or animals, for every mother who has just become a mother, her children are her darlings, and she cannot bear to see them in any pain. If their child unfortunately dies young, it must be heartbreaking pain for mothers.
Not long ago, Xiaoya heard a netizen tell a story about her own personal experience. This netizen lives in the countryside and has a Chinese garden dog. Dogs in rural areas are not squeamish at all, they can eat and sleep, and they are also very loyal to their owners. Netizens also love their dogs very much, and their bathing and inspections are not too short.
After the Spring Festival, netizens found that their dogs had become a little lazy, and upon inspection they found out that they had a baby. The netizen was so happy that he arranged a small delivery room for the new dog mother in the small storage room next to his room. Not long ago, the mother dog also gave birth to a litter of puppies smoothly. They haven’t opened their eyes yet, humming and crawling around on the blanket. They look so cute.

But the good times didn’t last long. When netizens were working in the vegetable garden behind the house, the mother dog who was supposed to be feeding the puppies in the den suddenly ran over for some reason, holding a curled up dog in her mouth. The little puppy kept whining at the netizen… Netizens were a little surprised, but they didn’t understand what happened to the dog.

He put down what he was doing and stepped forward. Then, the mother dog gently shook her head. After calling the owner, she led the owner all the way to the small storage room. Then she gently put down the little dog in her mouth on the blanket. Puppy. Only then did netizens realize that there was something unusual about this little puppy, which had not barked for such a long time. After taking a closer look, I found that the puppy was motionless. The netizen touched it, but there was no reaction. After checking, it was discovered that the puppy had unfortunately died.
At this time, netizens understood what the dog was whining and whining. It turned out that it was the mother dog asking for help. When he found out that his child had died, he went to the owner and begged him to save his child. But what is frustrating is that the poor little dog is gone, and the owner has no way to save it!
The mother dog made a sobbing sound on the side, touching and sniffing the poor puppy with her nose from time to time, while looking up at the owner hopefully. Seeing the mother dog so sad, netizens were also very sad, but the puppy could not be saved. He could only pat the mother dog on the head, squat down and prepare to take out the dead puppy and bury it. However, the mother dog didn’t seem to be happy for her child to leave her. She snatched the puppy back halfway, took it into her nest, then held it in her arms and licked it. Maybe she still had some hope. Wake up your children in this way!
This kind of ending is really something people don’t want to see. Xiaoya feels very sorry for the dog mother who lost her child. I heard from a friend that he had also encountered such a thing.

About a few years ago, my friend’s younger brother worked in a factory. A native dog was raised in the factory and gave birth to three puppies. When the puppy was just one month old, he was run over and killed by a forklift driven by a worker. The master casually threw it in a nearby garbage dump. Somehow, the dog mother discovered that one of her children was missing, and miraculously found the dead puppy in the garbage. It took its baby back and lay down to feed it. The puppy was dead and would not eat it. But the mother dog didn’t know that her baby was dead, so she used her mouth to hold it, held it with her paws, and whined. People’s eyes were blurred with tears. It could also be that the dog, which is usually very docile, bit two neighbors in one day because the mother of the dog died. We bought gifts for people and paid for their medical expenses, but a person in charge of the factory insisted on beating the mother dog to death. My friend’s brother loves small animals. He often plays with the mother dog at work and often takes care of the newborn puppies. After hearing about this incident, I desperately begged the dog mother for mercy. In the end, he was so angry that he said that if this happened to a human being, why don’t you fight to the death, so he gave the mother dog a way out?

Xiaoya was also very angry after hearing this story. The worker crushed the puppy to death and instead of burying it properly, he threw the dead puppy away like garbage. What’s even more disgusting is that the usually docile dog will drive people to death because of the slightest mistake, without caring about the past achievements. Is it okay to treat dogs this way just because they can’t speak human language? Xiaoya wonders how these people usually treat the people around them? Hey, people, dogs are man’s most loyal friends. Please treat them well, okay?
There is another story that makes Xiaoya sad: My family used to live in the courtyard of the hospital in the town. My dog gave birth to five puppies, one of which was relatively weak and died in the end. The mother dog ran away with the puppies in her mouth. Every department went to find someone to help him, and everyone told him, “Oh, we can’t do anything, we can’t save your child.” My dog really brought the dog back to the nest with tears in his eyes. Later, we took the little dog back to the nest. Buried in the garden!
Newborn puppies are so fragile! Xiaoya couldn’t bear to see the dead puppy. Such a small life has passed away before it could fully enjoy the beauty of the world. Not only is the dog mother sad, but the owner and friends who love dogs are also sad. A friendly reminder to all owners whose dogs have given birth to puppies, to take good care of the newborn puppies!
Newly born puppies have the highest mortality rate in the first 3 weeks, as high as 17-14%. The majority of puppies that die at this time (60%) die during birth and within the first week of life. Most deaths are caused by insufficient blood oxygen, such as premature separation of the placenta or disconnection of the umbilical cord.
A newborn puppy’s body temperature will drop significantly. Don’t worry, this is a dog’s own protection mechanism to slow down its metabolism to reduce its need for oxygen. A friendly reminder to all owners, when the puppy is just born, you must ensure that the puppy’s breathing is smooth and not suffocated. In addition, experience shows that newborn puppies have a higher survival rate in a lower indoor temperature environment. Owners must control the indoor temperature!
The drop in body temperature causes the newborn puppy’s breathing and heart rate to drop. Therefore, in the first few days after the puppies are born, owners can use a damp hand towel (the temperature is about the same as the puppy’s body temperature) to gently massage their stomach and genitals.