She isn't over 12 weeks. She is only 9 weeks. I know she was too young to get but I didn't know that at the time.
She doesn't eat really good is why I gave it to her. The vet said to continue to give it toher everyday for now. I was only giving her just a pea size amount once a day. He said to give it to her more times a day.
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Originally Posted by FlDebra  Glad she is okay. What did the vet have to say about giving her the Nutrical everyday? It is my understanding that they should NOT get Nutrical on a regular basis, especially after they are 12 weeks old & over 2 pounds. I always have Nutrical on hand but only use it if I feel there is a need. A puppy that seems weak (and I am talking puppies I am raising under 12 weeks old), a dog that might be sick and not eating right, something like that. I would not just give it to a healthy weight puppy every day. Too much Nutrical can cause problems too. I have read it can cause diabetes -- nto sure but I have seen that posted. I give a disclaimer on that one as I don't have a good reference to pass on to you. But I would discuss the everyday use of Nurical and see if the vet sees a problem with that. I worry that the puppy's system may start to rely on that and not let its own system work as it should.
Sometimes they seem to be picky eaters, but a Yorkie puppy really does not eat much. Just make sure what they do eat is a great quality food. They can prefer the Nutrical and then not want to eat the much less sugary food. Remember Nutrical is basically sugar. |