What should I feed my golden retriever after she gave birth to one puppy?

Lylah would do well on a good-quality puppy food while she is nursing. Having it available for the next couple of months will also make sure that it is available when the puppies start to eat solid foods. I feed my dogs ProPlan: https://www.chewy.com/purina-pro-plan-focus-puppy-chicken/dp/52414

You can supplement them with puppy formula. I recommend KMR, which you can get from a pet store or your vet's clinic. Your dog can feed these puppies on her own, and I would only supplement them if they aren't thriving. Make sure your dog is feed a puppy formulated food, as she needs higher amounts of calories, protein, and calcium to support these puppies.

Congrats on Winnie's new puppy! You need to make sure that the puppy is nursing and is kept warm at all times, and Winnie has plenty of food and water. Winnie should get a puppy formulated food now because she requires higher amounts of protein, calorie, and calcium to support nursing a puppy. The puppy will need a deworming treatment at two weeks of age. I will put a link to a website below that details other things you need to do for her and her puppy. Any questions or concerns, feel free to post her again, or taking Winnie and puppy in the vet right away :-) https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/breeding-for-dog-owners-caring-for-newborn-puppies

Hi Vinutha, This puppy is very young to be away from it's mother already. You can try feeding him regular puppy food and if he is not interested you will have to go back to bottle feeding him. I really do not know what you have available to you in Bangalore. Can you post again with a link to a website where you can get dog products? That way we can direct you better after we can see what you will be able to get. Thank you!

I am very sorry to hear that you are experiencing these issues with Gretal. There are many conditions which can affect the recently postpartum female dog including exhaustion, infection, trauma, hypoglycaemia, severe blood loss causing anemia, and mastitis. Watch for collapse, lethargy, pale gums, dry gums, vomiting, diarrhoea, Loss of blood, complete loss of appetite or the signs of mastitis. Mastitis is a bacterial infection of one, or sometimes more then one, of the milk producing glands in the breasts. Other clinical signs would be; Swelling Firm Warm Discharge (other then milk) painful to the touch Loss of appetite Lethargy Neglect of puppies If you notice any of the above clinical signs, or suspect that Gretal could have mastitis, based on the above clinical signs I would suggest that you take her to see a veterinarian. The vet will be able to prescribe an antibiotics antiinflamatory medications and pain relief. In the meantime you can apply a cool compress to the affected area. Do not attempt any over the counter medications or ointments as they may cause pain or delay healing. It is fine for Gretal to eat only wet food as this will rehydrate her. Low sodium broth should be used. Try a bland diet of boiled boneless chicken breast and steamed white rice. The broth that the chicken is cooked with can be added to her food for extra hydration. I hope this was helpful and more importantly that Gretal starts to feel better soon.

The best thing you can do for her at this point is to feed her a high quality diet, start any needed training and start a gentle exercise routine. I recommend a diet like Royal Canin because it has high quality, easy to digest protein and most pets love the taste. Your veterinarian will need to do the rest. Oreo will need to be checked for worms, checked for heartworms and have a general physical exam. You can also discuss any needed care or testing to make sure she is healthy. I also recommend to discuss having her spayed as this has significant health benefits. Congrats on adding Oreo to your family!

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Adorable picture! Lucy should be eating puppy food. Any brand is fine, I like Purina, Hill's and Royal Canin, You can feed her dry, dry mixed with canned or all canned. Whatever she will eat. Be sure she is feeling ok and doesn't have a fever or abnormal vaginal discharge. If she is refusing to eat she should see a vet to be sure she doesn't have an infection. I hope this helps and I wish Lucy the best!