Taking care of orphan puppies

If you happen to have the disgrace of losing the mother of the puppies during or after birth, you must totally assume her role and try to take care of the litter as well as possible. It is a task that demands lots of dedication, but it's worth it If they lost the mother during birth, they will not have had the chance to receive the collostrum, so you must do them the necessary antibiotic preventive treatment in order to protect them from any harm.

Apart from that, you must provide a warm and cozy environment, in the same way that their mother would have done. The puppies need to feel loved. Remember that the mother won't be around, so the puppies will feel more abandoned and lack attention, unless you can provide that company that they so much need, which means that you must spend more time with them, carrying them in your arms, petting them, spoiling them and not just limiting yourself to approaching them every three hours with the baby bottle in hand. In conclusion, give them a lot of love.