WHELP TO WEAN

Table of Contents

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Chapter 1 - PREGNANT DOG CARE

• HOUSING

• FEEDING

• VACCINES AND MEDICATIONS

• X-RAYS

• TEMPERATURE MONITORING

• PLAN ON A NIGHTTIME WHELP

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Chapter 2 - WHELPING

• BASIC RULES OF HOUSING

  • Sanitizing

  • Quarantine

  • Exceptions to Quarantine

  • Puppy Proofing

• HOUSING DURING & AFTER DELIVERY

  • General Discussion

  • Housing Options

  • Whelping Box Options 

  • Bedding

  • Temperature Control 

• LABOR AND DELIVERY

  • Whelping Supplies 

  • Whelping Phases

  • The Whelping Pause

  • Eclampsia, Calcium Deficiency and Dosing

  • Unsettled Mom (aka Meanie Moms)

  • After Whelping Expectations

  • Got Milk?

  • Newborn Monitoring

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Chapter 3 - NEWBORN PUPPY CRITICAL CARE FACTORS

• ​​HYPOXIA

  • What to look for

  • What to do

• HYPOTHERMIA 

  • Why don’t you feed a cold puppy

  • How do you know if your puppy is too cold

  • How to keep them warm

• HYPOGLYCEMIA 

  • Symptoms

  • Treatment

  • Frequency of Treatment

  • Maintenance Mode

• HYDRATION 

  • Causes and Symptoms

  • Testing Methods 

  • Treatment 

• INFECTION 

  • Symptoms & Treatments

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Chapter 4 - HOUSING - PUPPIES

• HOUSING BOTTLE BABIES – BIRTH TO 3 WEEKS 

  • Housing Options

  • Bedding

  • Temperature Control

• HOUSING PUPPIES – 3 WEEKS AND BEYOND

  • General Discussion

  • Housing Options 

  • Bedding & Zones 

  • Temperature Control 

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Chapter 5 - FEEDING & WEANING

• FEEDING BOTTLE BABIES 

  • How often to feed?

  • What to feed?

  • Feeding Tool Options 

  • How do I feed them?

  • How much?

  • Tracking Feeding and Growth

• FEEDING & WEANING PUPPIES 

  • Weaning

  • Puppies weaned from a mom

  • Bottle babies weaned from a bottle

• MASTITIS

  • Causes & Symptoms

  • Treatment

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Chapter 6 - PEEING AND POOPING

• GENERAL DISCUSSION

• STIMULATION

• CONSTIPATION & GAS

• DIARRHEA

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Chapter 7 - HEALTH AND WELLNESS

• PUPPY - DEVELOPMENT STAGES

• DISEASE PREVENTION - PUPPIES

  • Vaccines -DHPP

  • Routine Worming

• TREATMENT SCHEDULE & DOSAGE

  • Parvo

  • Roundworms 

  • Tapes, Hooks, Rounds, Whips

  • Giardia

  • Coccidia

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Appendix A: Whelping Supplies 

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Appendix B: Homemade Puppy Formula Recipe

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Appendix C: Medications and Dosing