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Originally Posted by kenrhia  I am sure I will not keep him on the eukanuba food, will prob buy what the vet recommends. I upped his amount of food at his last feeding to just under a fouth cup, he wolfed it down in seconds then proceded to rut around searching for more. I feel if I were to leave food for free feeding then he would eat til he got sick, perhaps when he is older I can do the free feed as I did this with my prior yorkie. He does have an appointment with the vet at 2 on saturday so I will know more about him after this. I do have honey and karo syrup but right now he is a ball of non stop energy when I take him from the playpen unless I sit and hold him. |
Your pup is only 8 weeks of age, just barely being weaned and should have never have left his breeder's home until a minimum of 12 weeks of age. Yorky pups at this age have very sensitive stomachs and I would not be changing food on the pup for a while. He's just left his mom, litter mates and his breeder's home...so many changes for a pup that shouldn't even be away from it's mom. Just make sure he has food available to him at all times. As a breeder when I begin weaning at about 6 weeks of age (and only to introduce food) I feed about 4 times a day......of course they are still nursing off of mom and do so until she says enough (about 10 weeks of age)....By then they are on puppy food and eating 4 to 5 times a day, with kibbles left for them all day.
He's such a tender age, vaccinations don't begin until the age of 8 to 9 weeks.
You have to monitor his play time.....make him rest...playing no more than 20 minutes to a half an hour at a time, then rest. At this pup's age they do not retain the sugar levels well. Stress, over activity, over handling can all lead to hyperglycemia. No honey (bacteria). Obtain some NutriDrops, should an attack of hyperglycemia should occur all is need is a few drops rubbed onto the gums. NutriDrops obsorbs much faster than NutriCal.