Nowadays, more and more people like to keep a few pet dogs around. They can provide us with good companionship. However, in the process of raising dogs, poop collectors will also encounter many things that they have never experienced before. For example, why does a female dog eat her own babies after giving birth? Even those who experience it for the first time will be frightened. In a few days, we will find out the specific reasons.
1. Abnormal hormone levels
Most pregnant dogs will give birth naturally, but a small number of dogs will choose to go to the pet hospital for a caesarean section due to dystocia. Because of the effect of hormones, the dog may think that the puppy is not born by itself. When the puppy keeps barking and affects the mother dog, it may eat its own baby. Therefore, if it is a female dog that has had a caesarean section, the owner must always pay attention.
2. Unhealthy puppies
A dog will consume a lot of energy just after giving birth, so when it finds that a puppy is too weak to survive, it will choose to eat it to restore its strength and to take better care of other healthy puppies.
3. Puppies have other smells
If we frequently pet the puppies after the mother gives birth, causing the puppies to be contaminated with human odor, then the mother will have difficulty distinguishing her children and regard her children as enemies, so she will bite or even eat her children. Therefore, owners must not touch their dog’s newborn puppies casually.
4. Frightened
If the dog is frightened after giving birth, such as a stranger coming to the house or hearing loud noises, etc., it will make it feel that the current environment is very unsafe, and it will easily eat its own babies in this anxious moment. Therefore, owners should pay attention to keeping the environment quiet after the dog gives birth to avoid frightening the dog.
5. Insufficient milk supply
Dogs generally give birth to many puppies. When it feels that its milk supply is insufficient, in order to protect the health of itself and most of the puppies, it may choose to eat a weaker dog to obtain a more adequate milk supply.