All Puppies Needs Colostrum - Make Sure They Get It
Without colostrum a pup’s chance of survival can be drastically reduced. Colostrum is a source of protection and nutrition and is also playing a part in maintaining a puppy dogs diet. In order for a new pup’s heart to work, it needs a high volume of fluid. Colostrum helps balance this all out. After the first 24 hours and mother will start producing milk for their pups. Most experts agree that a pup should just nurse for about 3 to 4 weeks until their puppy teeth start showing. Once their teeth start coming through, the breeder should start adding in solid food because nursing might start to become too hard for the mother with their puppy teeth.