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Originally Posted by chachi  My vet told me to only give the nutrical if they need it in an emergency. Some people give it a couple times a day as a preventative. My vet says its not a preventative so he wouldnt agree with them. You want to keep food out for him all the time and yes he needs to eat about every 3 hrs. It doesnt have to be much but he needs to eat |
Great reminder, it's a "treatment" for low blood sugar, not a "preventative", in fact, too much Nutri-cal, can cause hypoglycemia. Nutri-cal is mainly an easy to digest sugar, similar to white corn syrup, such as Karo.
To the OP, Joey's breeder suggested free feeding till he was around 7 months, some people do it throughout the dog's life, but I highly recommend it for a young puppy, this more than anything, can help prevent hypoglycemia. I personally would not buy from a breeder who sold her pups this young; the
minimum recommended age is 12 weeks. Many breeders do sell them earlier because they are time consuming. Puppies learn important lessons from mother between 8-12 weeks, such as inhibition of the biting reflex, and some mama's will even train puppies to use the pee pad; they will nudge them over to the pads. Finding a breeder who breeds responsibility can help you with housebreaking and biting behavior.