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.
-- and throw it away to instantly
clean the whelping box.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.
Dams keep their
whelping box clean by eating afterbirths and puppy urine and feces.
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.
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!»
The
whelping box should be kept
clean.
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.