MONITORING OF WEIGHT LOSS AND GAIN IN NEWBORN PUPPIES OF BOXER BREED

In the first days after birth is common to see weight loss in pups that shouldn’t exceed 10% of weight at birth. The main causes of weight loss are urine and meconium issued followed by non-recovery of fluids expelled. In our study within 3-5 days the puppies retrieved birth weight and got back a weight gain that led to double in two weeks. We observed a mean weight loss of 2.27% in the first two days of life and they start recovery the birth weight on the fourth day (mean values).The puppies that regained birth weight earlier were those that showed a greater weight gain. The puppies with higher birth weight had lower weight losses.