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Originally Posted by Remieandpolo  He is a bigger boy he isnt a "teacup". On 07/23/09 he weighed a little over 4 lbs. That was when he was his usual chipper self. What should I go get him to eat? I dont want to force him to eat but he is just not interested right now and I know he needs to eat before I go to bed. The vet said no food tonight only water.... What do you think about that? She said a "bland" diet tomorrow. I have white rice, what should I prepare for him? Sorry if I am asking too many questions I am 20 and don't have a lot of experience with furbabies.  I am just very scared he could make a turn for the worst. I just checked his gums. The are pink |
Ok, well thankfully he is a bigger boy. I'd feed him a little something tonight just cause he is a puppy. I was a vet tech for years and in all the places i worked we didn't like to withhold food from such little young ones. Do you have anything chicken you can boil up for him tonight? you can give him that and a little rice just so he has something in his tummy.
You are doing a great job with your puppy so far. You are asking questions and learning all you can. I am 26 and got my first yorkie puppy 3 years ago. granted i've fostered dogs before and have lots of dog experience, but i've never really owned a dog of my own. Parents never let me have one growing up.
So tomorrow you can go and get him a better quality puppy food. There is nothing good in the supermarket so skip that. At petco they sell Wellness, Solid Gold, and Natural Balance. I feed my yorkie Wellness (and my cats too). I have always liked this food. I've also fed Solid Gold which is great as well. The natural balance i used once when she was a puppy and it just made her poop a lot. don't remember which formula i purchased but i haven't used it since. Many others here do tho and they like it. If you have a small non chain pet store around you may be able to find Innova, Merricks, or California Natural. I fed Merricks when morgan was a puppy and she loved that. These are all great foods.