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Originally Posted by peanut  Cottage cheese is made with cow's milk, so why would you give them that when you can get goats milk and mix it. I have been told not to ever give cows milk to a puppy, but thats how I was told by my mentor/breeder/exhibitor. She has been in it for 35 years, and I have puppies off and on for 20 years and never done it jmo. Goats milk is easier on the puppies stomach. You can give cottage cheese to a whelping mom but not all can handle it, but its good for calcium but if you give the puppy diarrhea from the cows milk, then you risk dehydration. It also has to much sodium in it. |
Cottage cheese gave my momma dog the runs so I never thought about giving it to the puppies. It is definately cow's milk. So many other options, I would skip it too. I am a big believer in the goat milk! Mary save me when I was using the prepared formulas for my orphaned pups. She advised goat's milk and they thrived! I did start mixing in baby rice cereal to help them sleep through the night and then made it thicker when I was first getting them to eat from a bowl. ThenI tried mixing in some ground kibble. They wound up making such a mess with this, I just tried the Royal Canine Babydog kibble whole. It is extra tiny and the shape prevents choking. They LOVED it. It might not be the #1 food -- I think it only gets something like 3 stars on the review site. But they truly love it and it is a GOOD balanced and tested food.
I would not worry about pushing a 7 week old to stop nursing. I let my momma dog call the shots. When she was obviously done and wanting some freedom from the pups, I made sure to separate them to give her some peace & rest. But I too, put them together at night and they would all occasionally nurse, right up til 12 weeks. I figured the more they nursed the better -- not only is it nutritious, but it is also continued bonding. They will all eat eventually -- nothing to teach -- it is one of those natural instinct things. The baby is just preferring momma.
