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The canine females are able to raise to all the puppies of a born litter whenever the number of is not very excessive, in this case, weakest will be displaced by their brothers, preventing them to receive the minimum amount of necessary milk for a normal development and without complications.

The good destiny of the healthy puppies and that finishes their lactancia and alive it will depend on different variables and certain biological constants like the race, age of the mother, vigor of the ancestors, feeding of the gestante female, exercise, type of life during the gestation, etc.

The races considered mean-great or great will be able to support the lactancia of 6 or 8 puppies without no special reinforcement, except for the logical increase of amount, quality and frequency of the rations that are provided to the mother, always are advisable to use during the gestation and the lactancia a balanced food of the type premium for puppies or high performance that will cover all the nutritious requirements with the gestante female. Nevertheless they are not infrequent litters of more than 8 puppies, and in some races it is very common that it will requirirá specific attentions.
In the first place, the size and competitiveness of the small dogs are very different, being observed one or two that choose the most abundant nipples and separate to their brothers, relegating to them other breasts. Asismismo, we found unit smaller and weak than hardly they accede to receive the most elementary cares. The numerous litters must be treated so that all the animalitos can suck first the eight or ten days of life to receive the antibodies and substances that, contributed by maternal milk, assure a previous immunization against the most frequent diseases.
So that all the small ones can have the same opportunities, the excessive animals from six to eight will retire in turns of two hours until rotating all the brothers. As of the week of age, an artificial milk for orphaned puppies can be complemented with canine maternizada milk or be prepared. (to see related articles)

The period of hard lactancia between 30 to 45 days, whenever the female can support the acute pinchazos of the finísimos dientecitos that their children have as they are growing.

When the circumstances advise to reduce the number of cachorritos, we never must sacrifice the excesses, but that will try the baby's bottle raising. The small dogs will put themselves in a drawer sheltered to a temperature of 37 °C by means of a lamp.
The takings will repeat every two hours or when they cry previously with artificial milk for puppies it deciphers.

The cleaning of excrements and rust takes place with a smooth and humid cloth, rubbing the perianal region smoothly to stimulate the physiology of its necessities. The bottom of the bed changes in periodic form treating that stays clean and dry, can be used pricked paper, clean wood shaving or old rags so that discomfort does not feel.

If one leaves to the female all the children of a great litter, the slow death of smallest is more probable or worse equipped, than it will be able to be avoided with the recommendations previously named.

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