I have a 3 week old puppy. She doesnt want to drink out of the bottle so i give her milk in a small saucer. Sometimes after eating she will throw up some milk. I took her to the vet and he told me that it is normal. He said to start giving her some solid food. But i talked to a friend who has had puppies before and she said it is too early to take the milk away. I dont know what to do. I was thinking about giving her milk once a day and the rest just feeding her puppy food. What do you think???
2006-11-09 08:38:44 · 16 answers · asked by Expecting 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I am feeding her puppy formula. And to the person who asked why on earth i have a 3 week old puppy is because she was orphaned.
2006-11-09 08:49:18 · update #1
puppies can be weaned at 3 to 4 weeks of age. try a good tinned puppy food like pdigree chum or winalot puupy meat and add a little water to make it more sloppy. if your puppy is ok with this in another 2 weeks you can also try scrambled egg, weetabix and rice pudding luke warm. by 5 to 6 weeks you can feed both tinned and dried puppy food. if your vet agrees with starting tinned food then it will be more than fine. as long as your pup takes to tinned puppy food you dont need to give milk.
2006-11-09 08:48:01 · answer #1 · answered by ben e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if she has seen the vet, and that went well, then you should go ahead and feed the softened puppy food too her as long as she is chewing fine, and holding it down. If you concerned about her nutrition and the formula still, use the formula for soften the puppy food, instead of water.. you'll get the best of both worlds. If she cant hold down the puppy food with the formula mix... give up the formula altogether. The formula doesn't have the immunities in it like mothers milk anyway, and if she cant keep it down, it may do more harm than good.
Go with a high quality puppy food if you can... the better the food, the more nutrition she gets, the healthier and happier she will be.
Good luck!
2006-11-09 08:57:30 · answer #2 · answered by think_about_this_gr8_1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not cow milk is it? Did you buy puppy formula? That could be a problem. At 3 weeks old if the puppy will take regular food sofened with water it will be fine but keep the milk going as well just make sure it's puppy formula and not cow milk.
2006-11-09 08:42:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A pup 3 to 3 1/2 wks. old is old enough to start on solid food.Try soaking the dry Puppy formula in warm water til softened,then mix in a small amount of a good brand of canned puppy food,and you can also add to that a small amount of the puppy milk,but be sure it isn't homogenized milk.Pups like the canned goat milk you can purchase at any grocery and comes in a can like the PET,or Carnation milk.The goat milk is very easy on their stomach,just mix half and half with water.I always start my pups eating at 3 1/2 wks. old.This also helps keep the mom from being pulled down by a big litter of pups.
2006-11-09 08:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by Help 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you giving the puppy cow's milk or puppy formula? If it's cow's milk, that is the most likely reason for the vomiting. Puppies' digestive systems can't handle it.
As far as the solid food, it's fine to start introducing it, but make sure that it's completely softened with formula. And yes, she still needs the formula in addition to the solid food. At 4 weeks you can start introducing food mixed with water and gradually start reducing the amount of water that's in it. By 6-7 weeks, your puppy should be completely off of the formula and ready for solid food that isn't mixed with formula or water.
2006-11-09 08:43:47 · answer #5 · answered by escpthemadnss 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For starters, she needs to be Puppy Milk replacer, which you can get at Wal-Mart or from your vet. Dairy milk will make her ill, no matter how old she is. If she's already on the Replacer, I'd ask your vet about a possible esophagus problem; ie., megaesophagus or the like. Once that's ruled out, you can go from there.
2006-11-09 08:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by little_beth85 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
By milk do you mean milk or puppy formula? They make special formula for puppies, and if that isnt what you've been using, try it. If that doesnt work then I guess maybe try the solid food, though 3 weeks does seem early for solid food.
2006-11-09 08:45:44 · answer #7 · answered by engmtcdreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had good luck with canned goats milk that you can buy at most grocery stores in the baking section next to other canned milk. Just make sure you dilute it about half with bottled distilled water, and have it at about 101 degrees F. I've had even better luck with fresh goats milk, but They aren't fresh year round.
No cow's milk, please. The proteins are wrong. Goat's milk can also be used to moisten dry puppy food later. She's not going to try to eat solid food untill teeth break through the gums.
2006-11-09 09:16:03 · answer #8 · answered by character 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the pH of cows milk is wrong for puppies, try adding 1 egg yolk (for more protien) and 1 tsp of lemon juice to a qt of milk when you feed the puppy - this should help. at about 4 wks you can begin to add softened dog food to one meal a day for the puppy. by 6 weeks it can be on three meals of soft dog food and no more milk hope this helps
2006-11-09 08:42:47 · answer #9 · answered by morganpony 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he is just adjusting to his surroundings if you got him checked at the vets and he is fine otherwise. Don't change his food so often for one thing..3 times in one week is way too much. Do you know the kibble he was used to eating? Try and find out and feed him that. He probably isn't used to the food because it is not what he was eating. Give him time to adjust...he will come around. In the meantime though make sure he is hydrated even if you have to give him water from a syringe! (I had to do that with my border collie when he first came to our house).
2016-03-19 05:53:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋