Due to the sudden change of living conditions, weaned puppies often feel uneasy, lose appetite and get sick easily. At this time, the feed chosen should be palatable and digestible. Puppies within 3 months should be fed at least 4 times a day. For dogs with poor appetite, we can feed them first, then feed them well, and feed them less often. Good food before eating can keep the dog's appetite strong, and less feeding can make the dog feel unsatisfied all the time, so that he will not be bored and picky about the food.
Puppies of 4~6 months have increased food intake and gained weight quickly, and need more feed every day, at least three times a day. Dogs after 6 months can be fed twice a day-the puppy's diet should be fed according to the original dog owner's diet first, and gradually change.
Puppies within 3 months should be fed porridge, milk or soybean milk, and appropriate amount of chopped fish and cooked vegetables should be added. In order to reduce the feed cost without affecting the nutrition of puppies, pigs, cows, lungs and other organs can be cooked and chopped, and mixed with cooked food such as vegetables and corn flour to feed dogs. This is economical and practical, and dogs like to eat it. Some people think that if all dogs are fed meat, they can grow strong, but this is actually wrong. Eating whole meat can not only make dogs strong, but also lead to diarrhea in most dogs because of indigestion and difficulty in absorption. Although meat contains a lot of protein, there are less vitamins A, D, E and E, and there are less calcium and more phosphorus in meat. Eating meat for a long time is easy to cause bone formation disorder in puppies due to calcium and phosphorus imbalance, and it is easy to fracture or break limbs. It is not advisable to feed large dogs, such as Great Dane, too early, otherwise the forelimbs may bend.
In puppy breeding, water is absolutely indispensable, so you should always put a basin of clear water in a fixed place for it to drink at will before and after eating and exercising. If a dog can drink enough clean water from an early age, it can make its development normal and its stomach healthy. Especially in summer and autumn, the weather is hot and the water in the body evaporates quickly, especially for active puppies. If water is not replenished in time, it is often easy to cause tissue water shortage or even dehydration, which will affect the health of dogs. It is best to let the dog drink some glucose water after exercise every day. (1~2 tablespoons of glucose powder, with appropriate amount of water).
In feeding management, puppies need to invest more energy than adult dogs. Generally speaking, the degree of satiety or hunger can be seen from the feeding performance of dogs. If the dog eats quickly and swallows it, it means that there is no problem with appetite; After eating, there is still feed left in the basin, indicating that too much feeding may be too full; If the dog continues to lick the empty food bowl with its tongue, or looks at its owner with expectant eyes, it means that it is not full. Puppies should not be overfeed, and 70% to 80% is the best. In addition, because the gastrointestinal tract of puppies is still developing, more attention should be paid to hygiene to prevent gastrointestinal diseases.
Feeding suggestion supplement
1.2~8 months old is the fastest growing period of puppies, so the food during this period should be based on completely nutritious puppy feed. The special feed for fully nutritious puppies contains all the nutrients needed for puppies' growth, and has high unit protein quality. A high level of protein is necessary for the rapid growth of puppies. In fact, some completely nutritious puppy feeds already contain enough calcium and vitamin D (to help the absorption of calcium), A, B and E, so there is no need to give him calcium tablets and vitamin tablets. As for what kind of fully nutritious puppy feed is suitable for your puppy, please consult a qualified veterinarian if you need to supplement other nutrients.
2. It is a good way to prevent anorexia by using cooked ground beef or leftovers as seasoning and feeding the completely nutritious puppy feed to golden retriever after softening it slightly. Golden retrievers don't like pure feed, especially puppies.
3. If you don't finish it within 10 ~ 15 minutes, you must take the food away and don't form bad habits. Let alone get into the habit of eating snacks.
After 4.8 months old, the growth rate slows down, and more general foods can be added slowly. Leftovers at home (rice is a good staple food for adult dogs) are a good choice, but be careful not to be too salty.
You can give the puppy egg yolk, but not more than three times a week. Feeding is forbidden in protein. Pig liver and beef liver can be fed in small amounts, at most once a week. Visceral foods must be cooked thoroughly before feeding.
6. Only the whole uncut cow bone or pig bone can be given to your dog. Giving him chicken bones, boiled or cut bones, is endangering his life.
7. Train your dog to take things out of his mouth at any time to prevent him from eating harmful things. When training, use big bones, hold them tightly, chew them twice, take them away and repeat these actions, so that he knows that you have the right to control them until you can easily take the food out of his mouth.
The training of defecation is the most important and takes a lot of time. After the dog gets up. After dinner, before going to bed, when having fun, he will spin around on the ground, indicating that he wants to pee or poop in my good feng shui. At this time, it is convenient to ask him to wait and take him to the designated place. If you are indoors, you can choose the drain of the bathroom as a fixed point, and lay a newspaper next to it. After the dog is discharged, you can wash it. If it is in the right place, you can pat it on the head, say "well done or well done" and give it a delicious reward. When it urinates everywhere, take it to the place where it urinates, tell it to smell its urine and give it a reprimand. It is best to grasp education on the spot and repeat it to learn to urinate in a fixed place.
Sometimes, because of excessive excitement, panic, resistance, or to get your attention, or illness, the puppy will urinate everywhere. At this time, it is necessary to find out the reason and carry out patient correction and treatment. Puppies digest and absorb quickly, excrete quickly and more, so don't worry, because the muscle control of excretory organs is not mature, and the natural frequency will be more; Babies can wet their pants, but puppies can't. Bear with it and try again!