Preparing the Dogs for Mounting and Mating

If before I said that the owner of the female must make sure that the male go through a complete revision of the urogenital apparatus in order to dismiss any possible infections that might be transmitted to the bitch and, also, confirmed that the quality of the semen is appropriate, is also important to make sure that the female is in the best physical conditions at the moment of mounting and that there is no risk that any disease that has been hidden until then can mean complications during pregnancy, or in the moment of birth or nursing. Therefore, it is more than necessary to go to the veterinarian with time in order for him to make sure that she is out for the process; this includes a blood and urine analysis which will discard any renal, hepathical, uterine, anemic problems, etc.; in addition, he will confirm that there are no skin, ear, eye or teeth problems because any bacteria that is present in dental or oral afflictions is transmitted to the puppies when the mother licks them, especially around the belly.

It has been demonstrated that the ideal thing for the protection of the newly-born puppies is what a mother to have been revaccinated against coronavirus, parvovirus, this temper, hepatitis, adenovirus, Leptospirosis, canine golf and rabies in the six months prior to the scheduled date of birth. Until only recently, there was the custom of revaccinating the female against parvovirus in the days prior to mounting and even during pregnancy, but this practice has been proven to be more harmful than useful. In any case, the particular endemic conditions of each zone will be determining factor for the veterinarian to indicate what should be done. You should also deworm your dog 48 hours before mounting.