Hopefully the mom is doing much of the puppy care at this point. Puppies need to nurse and sleep most of the time. Puppies need milk from their mother or if unable to nurse from puppy milk replacer until around 4 weeks of age. At around 4 weeks moisten puppy food or gruel can be introduced along with milk.
Monitor each puppy to make sure they have access to mom and are all nursing equally. If there is a runt that is not getting access to mom or is unable to nurse you will need to feed this puppy yourself with a milk replacer.
Have the puppies examined by a veterinarian. Also keep a weekly account of their weight to make sure they are all gaining weight appropriately.
A puppies biggest enemies are dehydration, hypoglycemia, and hypothermia. Monitor puppies closely and intervene if there is a problem as soon as possible. Puppies do not have the reserve adult animals do.
Puppies are usually weaned at 6-8 weeks of age and should be on a high quality puppy food.
Monitor each puppy to make sure they have access to mom and are all nursing equally. If there is a runt that is not getting access to mom or is unable to nurse you will need to feed this puppy yourself with a milk replacer.
Have the puppies examined by a veterinarian. Also keep a weekly account of their weight to make sure they are all gaining weight appropriately.
A puppies biggest enemies are dehydration, hypoglycemia, and hypothermia. Monitor puppies closely and intervene if there is a problem as soon as possible. Puppies do not have the reserve adult animals do.
Puppies are usually weaned at 6-8 weeks of age and should be on a high quality puppy food.