Sadie must be between 6 and 7 weeks along now. This is the time when she really needs to eat well as this is when the pups do most of their growing.
If you just can't get her to eat any dog food, well, just feed her something nutritious that she'll eat. A meat based diet will work if that's all she'll eat now. You can use chicken, turkey and beef liver. Scrambled eggs are very good, too.
With the chicken or turkey, it doesn't have to be the breast. Leg quarters will work fine and are cheaper to buy. Just boil some up and remove the skin and bones. Save the broth and you can pour it over the food. Do the same with the beef liver. The liver is the most nutrient dense of all these foods and is very good for her. You can try adding in some dog food and the broth may get her to eat it.
As the pups are now growing, her stomach may not be able to hold as much at one time so you may have to feed several smaller meals. It's very important that she eats well, though, and should be taking in about 1 1/2 times her normal amount at this time. Good nutrition now will help prevent problems come whelping time.
Don't feed her a bunch of packaged meats as these can be heavily processed. Get fresh meat and cook it yourself. You can get some rice to add in with it and even mashed potatoes and that will give her some carbs. |