i have a 5 week old lab puppy that the mom has stop feeding and she is little what should i feed her?

Answer 1

Soak a very small amount of a good quality small breed puppy food in water for a few hours or over night. Give the puppy a little of the mushy puppy food along with a small amount of a/d. or good quality can food. If your pup does not eat this too well you can add about 1/2 teaspoon of syrup to it to give it some flavor. If your pup gets the runs you can give him about 2 Tbsp of plain yogurt a day. When he starts eating good and has a few more teeth, give her a little bit of small breed puppy food along with the can food. As she gets older you can buy the regular size puppy food.

When making the mushy food... do not feed it to the pup if it has been sitting around for more then 1 day as it will start to ferment and make the puppy sick.

Answer 2

You may need to sometimes put the pup to the nipple of the mother and hold the mother down in a calm and reassuring way so your pup can continue to nurse SOME for the next few days at least, while transitioning the pup to dog food. In addition, you can make a mush out of a good quality large breed puppy food that you will feed the pup, by mixing it with warm water. You might have to put some on your finger and let the pup lick it off then show the pup the mixture in a shallow dish.
Also, introduce the pup to water and a shallow water dish. In a few days, you can make this "mush" thicker and your pup will be eating a lot more of it. Offer this three or four times a day in addition to some supervised nursing from the mom.
Some of the other pups may want this too.
By six to seven weeks, the pup should be eating the puppy food with or without making a mush out of it. Don't get any of the dry foods related to RECALLED WET FOODS as in my opinion, until the FDA or dog food industry can come up with a definite cause of the food crisis and an end to the extended recall lists with guarantee of safety, I wouldn't feed it to a starving animal. Not worth the risk!
Look for foods that do not contain wheat or wheat gluten, corn or soy. Also, ones that don't have BHA or BHT preservatives.

Answer 3

The mother has stopped nursing her puppy because the pup is at the right age to be weaned. Dogs begin to get their "baby teeth" as early as 3 to 4 weeks old. At 5 weeks, the mother knows that it is time for the pup to begin a soft food diet. At this stage in the puppy's development, it's nutritional requirements are far too great to be fulfilled by a milk-only diet. The constant nursing and eruption of puppy teeth would only injure the mother at this point.

In the wild, wolves stop nursing and begin hunting again. They bring back the food in their bellies and "bring it back up" for the young pups. Since the mother cannot immitate this, you must come into the picture to continue the weaning process for the pup.

Choose a high quality puppy chow for your pup, and feed according to the package label or your vet's instructions. Mix in a "splash" of warm water to the food to cause the kibble to reach a gruel-like consistancy. The warmth of the water will also stimulate the scent of the food and will stimulate the puppy's appetite.

Continue to mix warm water into the 3 small meals a day, and at about 8-10 weeks you can simply feed dry kibble in larger meals twice daily. Use the same kind of puppy chow. The puppy is old enough to eat from a bowl.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your pup's veterinarian. He or she can help you to ensure that your puppy is getting adequet nutrition at the right stages of life. Remember, you don't need to wait until your pet needs shots or is sick to ask your vet a question!

-RVT
(Registered Veterinary Technician)

Answer 4

At 5 weeks your puppy should be able to eat "solid" food. Start off mixing 1 part dry puppy food with 3 parts water, when the food gets really soft, you can blend it up in a blender until it is like soup - this your puppy will lick up. Once your puppy is used to eating from a bowl you can slowly lessen the water he will instictively chew the pieces. If mom won't feed him at all, you should also give him some "puppy milk" - you can buy this at any major pet store or walmart...it is not a replacement to mothers milk but is a supplement that will give your pup the extra boost he needs. Good luck.

Answer 5

I have a 6 week old puppy. I got her when she was 4 weeks, her mom died. I think you should feed it warm milk in the morning, and moist puppy food. That is what I feed my puppy when I first got her, I feed her milk only in a bottle. Then after a few days I realized that she was perfectly capable of drinking on her own in a dog bowl. You really don't even need a bottle. That's exactly what I feed my puppy, and she is in great health, and potty trained now. I used Petvideo.com to train her, its a great site!

Good Luck!

Answer 6

I have a dog and i got him when he was five weeks old and i fed him goat milk from a small spoon and a medicine dropper. Canned goat milk i bought at Food Lion. Then later i gave him canned puppy food in a spoon mixed with the goat milk. He is now 8 years old. Regular milk does not agree with their stomach. If your puppy can lap it up then mix it with a little canned puppy food-or dry puppy chow. He was so small that i could hold him in my hand and i also raised some small kittens on goat milk mixed with Emfimal (may not be spelled right)-(soy milk for babies-liquid with added vitamins).

Answer 7

I don't care what breeders say because in my opinion some of them have honey and oatmeal for brains.
As soon as my puppies started to cut their puppy teeth I alway made Puppy Chow moistened with warm whole milk.
This helped to get them weaned and it also helped with cutting those puppy teeth.
My female had a litter of 6 puppies and when I took them to the vet to have them checked and treated for the worms I suspected,he told me to get the puppies (then 5 weeks) off of the mother as they were starting to drain her nutrients as she was a wonderful mother and wasn't in too big of a hurry to wean them herself.
When you give the puppy the Puppy Chow,be sure to do it where the mother dog can't get to it as they love it and will eat it up before the puppy has it's fill.
As the puppy gets more of it's teeth and has less trouble eating the moistened Puppy Chow,you can cut back on the whole milk until the puppy is eating the dry version of Puppy Chow.
I think you are asking for headaches and trouble if you continue to bottle feed the puppy. Momma dogs are pretty smart and if she has weaned the puppy,there is a reason and if it has teeth coming through then the moistened Puppy Chow will work and it will alleviate loose stools which can be a problem as well(canned dog food will cause this).

Answer 8

Get a very good puppy food and wet it with warm water. Wait until it's soft mash it a bit with a fork. Take a bit on your finger and put it on the pups mouth. See if he will eat it. If it's a bit to stiff add a bit more water. Show the pup the food and he will get the hang of eating it. Offer some water too. Clean up the pup he will step in the food. :)

Answer 9

. The vets have a milk replacement made just for puppies. you can probably find it at petco or petsmart. At 5 Weeks they are getting along where mom's stop feeding them anyway. There are lots of good puppy food's out there .I've used puppy chow soaked in milk and they love that.

Answer 10

My lab puppy is four weeks old and the breeder said the best thing to start lab puppies on is... believe it or not... oatmeal and honey!
Make some very soft, thick oatmeal and mix in a bit of honey. Blend it really well. Then gently press your puppy's face into the oatmeal to get it to start eating. Be patient, it could take a bit to get them used to this new method of eating. After a little while of eating oatmeal and honey, move the puppy on to ground up, soft food in a can. I like Purina, personally.
As a note from someone who learned better, make sure you sit right with the puppy as it eats the oatmeal. Don't turn your back her or she'll wind up in the oatmeal!

Good luck!