Puppies That Require Hand-Rearing (पिल्ले जिनको आवश्यकता है हाथ-पालन की)

Puppies That Require Hand-Rearing

Young puppies are often orphaned as a consequence of losing their mothers which may be due to childbirth or road accidents. It is also not uncommon to find an entire litter that has been abandoned by humans. It is usually unlikely that people may have accidentally picked up the pups while the mother was away for a while but it is best to ascertain the cause of displacement before accepting the pups. Pups that may have a mother waiting for them must be returned to her at the earliest. Often, a puppy may be too weak to suckle or may not be accepted by the mother. Such puppies will require your assistance and will need to be hand-fed. Sick or unfit puppies may be rejected by the mother – in addition to care, such puppies will require veterinary attention. Often, the mother may accept the pups after a few days or the puppy regains sufficient strength to suckle without help. In all other instances, the puppy will need to be cared for.

Cross Fostering

Cross-fostering is a technique commonly used to foster non-biological offspring where orphaned young are offered to lactating mothers with puppies of her own. Due to a surge of maternal hormones during lactation, most females readily accept introduced babies and will care for them as attentively as she would her own. It is ideal for new-born young to be fostered by another mother if you know of any lactating females with puppies of her own. In fact, it is not uncommon for lactating bitches to have even fed leopard and tiger cubs but mothers that do not accept an orphaned puppy must never be forced to do so and the puppy must be hand-reared.