How many days after a dog is born do his eyes open? This article gives you the answer

 9:29am, 9 October 2025

Nowadays, there are many people raising dogs. Friends who raise female dogs will all experience the situation of giving birth to babies. For puppies, you may not have much experience. Let’s talk about how many days after a dog’s eyes open after birth.

A dog's eyes will slowly open 7-15 days after birth, but each dog's body is different, and some dogs need to wait until 17-18 days before they start to open their eyes, so it is best for owners not to worry.

Before this, be sure not to forcefully open its eyes, otherwise it may cause inflammation of the dog's eyeballs, damage to vision, or even degeneration. If the puppy does not open its eyes, it needs to go to the hospital for examination in time to avoid delaying the condition.

When they are just born, most dogs can only perceive the world through touch and smell, so they cannot grasp specific directions. Some puppies may not be able to grab milk. At this time, the owner needs to place it on the nipple of the mother dog. If there is obvious emaciation, the owner needs to raise it alone and use goat milk instead of breast milk to increase the survival rate.