Who would
clean her whelping spot if it were in the barn or under the house?
Make sure he has
a clean whelping box.
Time also adds up, time to
clean the whelping box several times a day, socialize the puppies, talk to potential buyers and contact their references, and visit the vet clinic for initial vaccinations or emergency trips with Mom or pups.
Others may develop the habit of eating their own waste from puppy hood, particularly if they were not raised in
a clean whelping pen.
-- and throw it away to instantly
clean the whelping box.
They would have
clean whelping supplies as well.
Not exact matches
Gentle handling is recommended from birth onward, handling that can be done during the three - times - daily
cleaning of the
whelping area.
You should have a sturdy,
clean, proper sized
whelping box for the litter.
You will also have to
clean the feces out of the
whelping box after your bitch decides that's no longer her job.
As the papers become messy, you can just put a new layer down and
clean the whole thing up when the
whelping is over.
The eating of his poop is probably something he picked up from his mother, mothers do this to keep their puppies
clean and the
whelping box.
You will have to keep the
whelping box
clean.
Make sure all the bedding stays
clean and dry, new born pups can die from chill very quickly, we like to keep our
whelping room at about 75 degrees.
Many breeders use shredded newspapers to line the
whelping box, as they are easy to
clean.
They need daily handling if only to move them from one spot in the
whelping box to another while
clean papers are put down.
In good weather, housetraining is made easy by putting the puppies in an exercise pen outside after meals and keeping the
whelping area
clean.
Dams keep their
whelping box
clean by eating afterbirths and puppy urine and feces.
When a puppy is
whelped it should be
cleaned up, identified, and then regularly weighed.
Checking weights multiple times a day to make sure they are thriving adequately, keeping mom well fed, keeping
whelp area warm and
clean, loads of laundry, etc...
Puppies will make their way to the dam's teat as soon as they are
whelped and
cleaned up by the dam.
WHELPING BOXES VS WHELPING POOLS I personally like to use a plastic baby pool to
whelp our medium breed puppies because their easy to move around,
clean and the plastic material moves with my Dams which seems to help because we've never had any issues with Mom laying on her puppies and smothering them.
Oct -13-2010 REPEAT
Cleaning: Two primary enclosures in the
whelping area and one primary enclosure in the adult area were found with feces in the enclosure in excess of one day.
Mar -17-2010
Cleaning: (REMAINS UNCORRECTED) The garage area that provides access to the
whelping area and the kennels on the left side of the garage has a heavy accumulation of junk and discarded materials.
Even after delivery, mom needs special care and feeding, puppies need daily checking, socialization, and later feeding three times a day, then grooming and training, and the
whelping box and puppy areas need LOTS of
cleaning.
Oh and of course now, as we wait for the next phone call, we
clean, get rid of all the newspaper trash, take a look at the
whelping box, fix if needed, keep preparing the yard for the puppy playground and anything else we can think of!»
There is little to no vet care, water licks as opposed to bowls, cage
cleaning can consist of a power washer while the dog is still in the cage, and the minimal human touch is typically reserved for when dogs need to be moved in and out of cages for breeding and
whelping.
The
whelping box should be kept
clean.
Maintains,
clean and sanitizes facility including assigned vehicles / puppy development area /
whelping / stud dog area / treatment area / food prep / etc
VCA Hospitals recommend that you have a
clean, large box, known as a
whelping box, for her to give birth in as well as your vet's contact information handy should problems arise.
Just before
whelping your dog will start digging and chewing at her bedding and will probably start licking and
cleaning herself.