The lack of culture and civic awareness causes that every day there is a greater number of abandoned dogs and cats, often just a few hours old or a few weeks old, representing a great challenge to be able to raise these little ones than due to negligence. or carelessness were conceived and the owners of the female do not want anything to do with the little ones.
There are many people who have formed support groups to find homes for these pets, both young, adult and senile that have been abandoned to their fate. Definitely the biggest challenge is getting the puppies to survive since they are generally helped without the guidance of a veterinarian and are generally fed cow’s or goat‘s milk. It must be emphasized that cow’s milk is not the same as goat’s, much less bitch’s; Dog’s milk lacks a sugar, lactose, which is present in cow’s milk, and the amount of fat in cow’s milk is much less than that of dog’s. These differences cause cow’s and goat’s milk to cause acute diarrhea in puppies that can become chronic diarrhea with consequent weight loss, lack of muscular and physical development due to nutritional deficiencies. In the case of kittens, the problem is even more complicated since not only can they have diarrhea, but their visual capacity can be diminished, leading to blindness due to a deficiency of an amino acid called taurine (essential for cats).
Thanks to the investigations carried out by pet food producers, we can now count on infant milk for puppies or kittens; These milks are perfectly balanced and supplemented with the essential nutrients for their good development. However, when people find themselves in trouble, the first thing they do is give them cow’s milk, baby milk, or a formula that someone gave to a friend’s cousin, which causes, in addition to what has already been mentioned, significant dermatological problems, Being able to appear on the head or on the body pimples that scab easily and come off with everything and our puppy’s hair, and in many situations death occurs due to nutritional deficiencies of these homemade diets.
Many formulas can be handled to raise the puppies and if we are very meticulous in every way, such as in the selection of the ingredients, we will be able to achieve their survival. However, the use of milk replacers for puppies will always be more complicated. We must keep in mind that it is not only important to feed the pup in an adequate way, especially when they are orphans of hours or a few days after being born, we must also provide them with an appropriate room temperature, between 32 and 35°C, because they are not capable of to regulate their body temperature until 15 days after birth, they also do not control their sphincters, so they must be stimulated so that they can urinate and defecate, all this always under the supervision of a veterinarian.