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Pet Incubator, Portable, Small
$ 168.43
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Description
Small Portable incubator keeps puppies warm and safe. Newborns need warmth more than food!Perfect for transporting pups to and from the veterinarian and for assisting those having trouble maintaining a safe body temperature.
Computer-controlled temperature using safe 12-volt power. Comes with adapters for use at home and in a vehicle.
Heat radiates through the floor of the P.A.W. Incubator and does not dry the air surrounding puppies.
Typical incubators pass air over heating elements and dry it and therefore require a humidifier.
With the P.A.W. incubator, there is no need for a separate humidifier.
Super easy to clean and sterilize.
Vented for safe air circulation.
Ships UPS ground and arrives within 2-6 business days depending on your location.
Dimensions:
Outside: 15x15x10 inches
Inside Floor: 13x8 inches
Weight: 7 lb.
Color may vary from photos.
Larger Size Also Available:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174815713583
Puppy Information:
Newborn puppies need warmth more than food. At birth the puppy's body temperature is the same as the mother's, after delivery the core temperature will drops several degrees the body (rectal) temperature should fall between 95° and 99°F. If it drops below 94°F, your puppy could be facing life-threatening hypothermia. Puppies depend on their mom to maintain their body temperature. Without external heat, it doesn't take long for a puppy to become chilled. Chilling gravely reduces the puppy's metabolism. Newborn puppies can't generate their own body heat until they develop the shiver reflex at around two and half weeks. Hypothermia is the single greatest problem for infant puppies. Low puppy temperatures during the first few weeks also makes it more likely for viruses to infect a litter.
It is very important to keep puppies warm for the first week to ten days of age. If the puppies are not gaining weight and suckling properly, this should be considered as abnormal and be investigated. Most healthy young puppies will double their birth weight in the first 7 to 10 days of birth and then double it again within the next three weeks. Weak, less active, sick puppies need special care to ensure their best chance for survival. Remember the loss of body heat and chilling is a common reason for rapid decline in puppy health.
Distressed Puppies:
Despite our instinct to want to immediately feed a puppy in trouble, warmth is far more critical than food. Cold puppies can't nurse or digest food. Their heart rates drop, and the circulatory and respiratory systems collapse. They won't last long under these conditions. Warming a chilled puppy too quickly can also be fatal. Puppies that have a low body temperature should be warmed slowly over a few hours to a normal temperature of about 97°F. A normal body temperature should be reached before feeding these puppies.
Before use, place clean towels or puppy pads in the incubator. If puppies are open-mouth panting, the box is too warm. Your litter can help you gauge their comfort level easier than just one puppy can. Chilled puppies will cry and gather in a pile trying to keep each other warm. Puppies that are too warm will separate and sleep apart.
Dangers:
Manufacturers of heating pads made for people do not recommend them being used on animals. Even on the low setting temperatures, they can get dangerously hot and may shut themselves off after a certain time and allow puppies to get too cold.
Heat lamps will warm them up, but can also dehydrate the puppies make it difficult to regulate their temperature. The puppies can easily become overheated with no way to escape using these methods to warm puppies.