How long will it take for newborn puppies for there eyes to open
my dog a chiwawa she just have 4 puppies and i want to know how long it will take for their eye to be open
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By: Kara McCarty El Segundo, CA
Replied on 04/19/2011The first 10 to 14 days puppies can't see or hear. They learn about their environment by touch and spend most of their time sleeping and eating. Puppy's eyelids won't open until they are 12 to 14 days of age but even then they won't see normally. It will take time for their eyes to develop and for them to process what they are seeing. Their ears will open at about two to three weeks. At around 3 weeks their deciduous (baby) teeth may start to come in and their sense of smell develops. They start to try and get up on their feet and move around at this age to explore their environment. This is a perfect time to introduce soupy puppy food so they start to learn to eat dog food and it gives mom a break as well.
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