If the puppies are not gaining weight and suckling properly, this should be considered as abnormal and be investigated. ![]() It is very important to keep puppies warm for the first week to ten days of age. Low puppy temperatures for the first few weeks is also one of the biggest reasons for herpesvirus ** being able to successfully infect a litter. Hypothermia is the single greatest problem for infant puppies. Newborn puppies can’t generate their own body heat until they develop the shiver reflex at around two and half weeks. Chilling gravely reduces the puppy’s metabolism. Without external heat, it doesn’t take long for a puppy to become chilled. Puppies depend on their mom to maintain their body temperature. If it drops below 94☏, your puppy could be facing life-threatening hypothermia. At birth the puppy’s body temperature is the same as the mother’s, after delivery the core temperature will drops several degrees the body (rectal) temperature should fall between 95° and 99☏. Newborn puppies need warmth more than food.
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