When can you feed your new puppies food?

Answer 1

u could feed them whenever when they have teeth , mush up the food though

Answer 2

depends on the size puppy. What kind of puppy is this? We have had shih-tzu puppies that were not ready to be away from mommy at 6-7 weeks and had shepards and such that at 3 weeks we let nurse momma only 1 or 2 times a day. If mom is trying to stay away you should've done been doing this. Start with a can food a smush it with a fork on a plate about 3-6 times a day while the mom is out doing her business. When the are eating enough start keeping mom away in the day except for a time to nurse for a minute and stay with them at night and then except to nurse a few times a day. Other than wening the pups the moms glands will start tapering off on the making of milk. When eating canned food well, start mixing in soggy dry food and work on switching to the soggy dry food. When eating this wet down dry food then work on slowly switching to just dry food. May need to limit the water intake when getting to dry food to keep from to much causing a liquidy stool and playing in the water. The dry food is better for dogs with the other being more of a treat. The dry food put some in a container with water let get soggy, pour off the water and keep refrigerated except for the bit feeding the puppies.

Answer 3

Feeding your newborn

Until the animal is 4 to 5 weeks old, bottle-feeding is necessary. There are formulas made especially for puppies and kittens. Human milk or formulas made for human babies are not suitable for baby animals. We recommend Esbilac for puppies and KMR for kittens. Baby animals should be fed every 3-4 hours. To mix dry formula, mix 1 part formula to 3 parts water. Microwave formula. Stir and check temperature. The formula should be lukewarm to warm. Hold the newborn in one hand supporting the animal's chest and abdomen. Do not feed the animal like a human baby (lying on it's back). It should be as if the animal was nursing from the mom dog/cat. You may notice that the animal will try to place its front paws on the palm of the hand which is holding the bottle. It may even "knead" as it feeds. Most animals will pull off of the bottle when full or when needing to burp. Burp the animal. It may or may not take more formula. If the formula has cooled, warm it again and offer it to the animal. Most like it when it is warm versus cool.

If, at any time, there is too much formula being delivered, the animal will begin to choke. Stop feeding, wipe away excess formula from the mouth/nose. Lower the angle of the bottle when feeding so less formula will be delivered. If, when feeding, there is too much air being sucked in, increase the angle of the bottle so more formula can be delivered. Most nipples are not pre-holed. Follow the directions on the nipple box. If it becomes necessary to increase the size of the hole, either use small scissors to create a larger hole or use a hot large diameter needle to increase the hole size. Sometimes, the newborn will not readily take to a bottle. Try to offer the bottle at each feeding. If unsuccessful, use an eyedropper or syringe to give the formula. Slowly give the formula. If too forceful, the formula may be pushed into the lungs. Most baby animals will learn to bottle-feed.

Once the animal is approximately 4 weeks old, teeth begin to erupt. Once the teeth are present, and it is taking a full bottle at each feeding, or if it is chewing on the nipple rather than sucking, it is usually ready to begin taking solid food.

Answer 4

They will usually start eating a gruel made from dry food soaked in warm water at or around 4 weeks of age. Some even 3. By 5 they should have enough tooth growth to start eating dry. Leave dry down all the time starting at 3 weeks. They may or may not nibble on it. Only leave the gruel down for less than an hour as it will go sour and cause tummy aches.

Answer 5

you can feed them whenever they are ready. they'll let you know. i had cans of dog food always available near the mothers bed so she had plenty of food whenever she needed it. one day after the puppies were a few weeks old with their eyes open and waddling around, i went in to check on them and some of the little guys were in mama's food plate licking at the food and doing their best to try to eat it. needless to say they were fat healthy puppies after that. just make sure you dont feed them a variety of foods as this will cause diarrhea. theyre ready to eat around 4 or 5 weeks usually.

Answer 6

I start mine on puppy food at about 4-5 weeks.

Answer 7

it's best to feed them hard food around 4 or 5 weeks old. that's the best time.

Answer 8

you should feed it soft food no hard food give him a toy to chew on cause of teething to.

Answer 9

at around 6 weeks start giving them milk mixed with puppy chow to make it soft then at 8 weeks just give them puppy chow.

Answer 10

When they are 4wks old they'll be ready.If your getting them ready for a new home Or if you have one already then they can eat especially if their 6-8wks old