When to wean a dog? Dogs a few months weaning better? I think this is a lot of parents want to know the problem, then the following small beans to tell you puppies a few months weaning better!

What is the best month to wean a puppy?

The weaning period for puppies is generally 2 months after birth, but this does not mean that they must be breastfed for the whole 2 months, and in fact very few bitches are breastfed for the full 2 months. Usually around 30 to 40 days after birth, the bitch will gradually become bored with breastfeeding, and at this time the production of breast milk will decrease rapidly, especially when there are a large number of puppies in a litter.

A bitch’s breasts are usually five on the left and five on the right, with the back ones producing more, so there should be moderate artificial intervention to allow the puppies to exchange suckling on each breast to ensure that each suckles an average amount of milk, and less developed dogs should suckle more on the breast that produces a larger amount of milk. Preparation for weaning can begin as soon as the puppy enters its second month. Gradually reduce the number of feedings and increase the proportion of complementary foods, and by the 45th day the puppy can be completely weaned, but can be allowed to continue to live with the mother until the third month.

The transition should be done naturally as sudden changes in food can be dangerous for your puppy and will likely lead to indigestion and loss of appetite. The transition from breastmilk to regular food should be gradual and should not feel unusual to your puppy; using formula goat’s milk to complete the transition without your puppy realizing it is ideal.

The ideal puppy food is minced meat and fish (less fat) is the puppy can not lack of food, taking into account about 2 months of the dog is too small, not just weaned to give him to eat these, it is best to weaned to eat a period of time after the goat milk powder, wait until three months after the gastrointestinal function of the development of the various aspects of the full, you can join the solid particles of food.

Then some parents will ask, after 3 months can continue to give the dog drink goat milk powder, want to give it usually drink to supplement nutrition. The answer is yes, if there are conditions, you can give your dog to drink all the time, goat’s milk is not the patent of puppies, adult dogs and older dogs can drink milk powder, different formulas of goat’s milk powder can meet the nutritional needs of dogs of different ages.

In addition to goat’s milk powder, eggs, greens, noodles, rice, bone meal, various vitamins, liver oil, cow and pig offal, chicken and duck heads, etc., grated carrots are very nutritious and inexpensive, and mixed with honey is an excellent puppy food. In order for your puppy to have strong teeth and chew properly, it should be allowed to chew on cow bones regularly. In addition, fresh, clean water is an absolute must. Adequate nutrition, not picky eaters can make the dog healthy growth Oh, do not feed the dog dog people eat food, parents should control themselves Oh.

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