my shitzu puppies are old enough to start eating dry food, is it safe to feed them moist or canned food? also, what is the healthiest diet for them?
2007-08-17 06:18:46 · 11 answers · asked by bay l 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
when my puppies were around 8 weeks we started them off on cold cooked porridge and scrambled egg.
then we slowly added biscuits (especially made for young puppies) to the egg and porridge
2007-08-17 06:31:43 · answer #1 · answered by sunshineee (: 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay well i just purchased a Pomeranian puppy when it was 8 weeks of age and i fed it dry food. I used the special puppy recipe. The worst thing you can do at this time is moisten the dry food. The hardness of the dry food helps clean teeth and get them accustomed to chewing and using their teeth.
I think you should keep them on one dry puppy food until they reach adulthood in which you can ease them into a new type of food. I hope this helps.
2007-08-17 06:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I fed my puppy IVet for small breed puppy dry food (From my vet), before that, I fed her Royal Canine puppies 33.
The first week, moisture the food, make is soft.
2007-08-17 06:23:24 · answer #3 · answered by KiKi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many shih-tzu are allergic to MANY things. Look for a good quality puppy food WITHOUT corn, wheat, and soy.
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance (available at Petco) has none of these things and is recommended for dogs of all ages.
2007-08-17 06:23:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
u should start them on dry food put warm water in it and that soften s them i do this with puppy he is also 8 weeks next week were are trying him on meat and see how he go's with that you know u could get some advice of your vet thats what they are there for.
2007-08-17 06:23:42 · answer #5 · answered by baby dust for me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feed all my pups the dry Iams puppy food soaked in warm water til softened,then I mix a small amount of the Tray food called Little Ceasars in with the soaked dry.My pups all do fine on this.
2007-08-17 06:24:18 · answer #6 · answered by Help 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They should be fed puppy dry food designed for them, you may want to soften the kibbles by mixing them with a small amount of warm water.
2007-08-17 06:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eucanuba Small Bite Puppy Food it is dry but you moisten with hot water and give to your puppies.They should have already been eating by now??????
2007-08-17 06:30:23 · answer #8 · answered by mcnatt c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can give them canned food but you want to give them crunchy food as well, it helps to keep their teeth strong. I suggest to mix a little moist food with the hard food. That way they enjoy the canned food but get the benifits from the crunchy food. Be careful what brands you but though to make sure there safe for your dog. Your best bet is to go to a pet store and ask what food is best. You will spend a little more money but its worth it for the benifit of your dogs health.
2007-08-17 06:29:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
THEY SHOULD HAVE STARTED AT 4 WEEKS OLD AND A HARD PUPPY FOOD IS BEST
2007-08-17 07:02:30 · answer #10 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋