Some friends who love puppies take great care of the mother dog who is about to give birth, but there are also novices who tend to ignore some problems during this period, causing the puppies to die after birth. So how did the puppy die after birth? What happens if a puppy dies after birth? Next, let’s take a look at why puppies die after birth.

1. Hypothermia

The body immunity of newborn puppies is particularly poor. If the owner does not pay attention to keeping warm, the dog will freeze to death. Therefore, after puppies are born, owners should monitor the temperature in the nursing box to ensure that all puppies are warm enough and are receiving sufficient nutrients. If necessary, owners can artificially feed weaker pups to ensure they have adequate nutrition.

2. Female dogs infected with bacteria or viruses

If a female dog is infected with bacteria or viruses during pregnancy, it will cause fetal death. For example, Escherichia coli, staphylococcus, streptococcus, parvovirus, and herpes virus are all causes of infection and death of newborn puppies. Therefore, during the dog’s pregnancy, the owner must do a good job of disinfection to prevent bacteria and viruses from harming the dog.

3. The female dog is malnourished or injured

If the owner raises and manages the female dog improperly during pregnancy, such as insufficient vitamins and minerals, etc., or the dog is injured during pregnancy, such as frightened stress or severe mechanical impact, etc., it will cause the female dog to be stillborn. Therefore, during the pregnancy of the female dog, the owner needs to strengthen the protection and care of the female dog and enhance nutrition, so that the female dog can give birth to healthy puppies.

In order for the mother dog to give birth smoothly and the puppies to survive smoothly, care must be taken during pregnancy~