My dog just had puppies, why is she attacking them when they nurse?

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My min pin chiuaua just had her first litter of 2 puppies about 4 hours ago and shes growling and attacking them when they nurse what do i do? I had to remove her bed and have already givin her towels to have she made a bed and brought her pups with her but now shes become aggressive toward them. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 1 month old

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

IF you see that she keeps doing that you will have to separate the puppies from her and start feeding them yourself with puppy milk replacer that you can buy from any pet shop. feeding will need to be given every 2-4 hours and you will need to keep them in a warm environment.

My dog just had puppies, why is she attacking them when they nurse?

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