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Originally Posted by FlDebra  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.  |
I've always used non-fat cottage cheese, never had a problem. But only about a tablespoon for my dam's with whelp and not every meal. Also with my pups. The one thing I always do is give my pups Benebac whenever I make changes to their diets.......probiotic and no diarreah.....
A few litters back I had put down a bit of cottage cheese for mom (pups not yet 2 weeks of age but, crawling around, but eyes not open). I walked in and there was one pup just lapping on mom's cottage cheese.....