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Sunday, 23 January 2011

Puppy Care

Puppy Care

Newborn puppies are like newborn babies who require immense care and love. Keeping a puppy is a big responsibility and demands consistent commitment.Puppy care is a very demanding job. Like infants, the early 36 hrs after their birth is very critical and especially if it has been separated from his mother. The puppy can be kept in a separate bed or a box with a heated lamp in it. This is done to maintain the temperature at 97degrees during the first week after his birth. In the second week it can be lowered to 80 degrees and further to 70degrees in the third week. This lasts for first few weeks as the puppy does not emit his own body heat. They require the warmth; otherwise their body becomes too cold and vulnerable

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