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Originally Posted by gracielove  Amazon.com sells quite a few of the better foods on line and there are several other online places that sell great food for dogs. There is a great deal of information under "Yorkie health and diet" section on this forum. Grinding the dry food in a food processor is a really good idea because it makes it so fine that the pup hardly knows it is there. Just smashing it with a fork probably won't work. If you mix the powdered kibble with the puppy milk that is just a tiny bit warm and then feed it with a syringe like thing that you give kids liquid meds with you will have better success. I have weaned tons of kittens this way and also supplement fed them when the mom did not have enough milk. (I care for feral and homeless cats in the area) Thank God I haven't had to do it for my Gracie!
If you don't have a good blender or food processor try wrapping some puppy food in an old T shirt and pounding it with a hammer until it is a powder. Oh, the things we go through for our little fur babies! |
Just realised I never clarified- and did sound a little like a lunatic! by mush it with a fork, I meant keep on going (after it is 100% softened in the water, then a little extra water if you think it's needed) until it is like a paste- with no lumps... Since he has already been on solids and isnt just being weaned now, that food has everything he should need- of course some puppy milk in the water wouldn't hurt and though I have never had the opportunity to use canned goats milk ( can't for the life of me find it!) I do think it is better than formulas, from what I've heard.
My 7 1/2 wk olds are now getting it only moistened, but I don't think hes that old either- so completely mushy- like a smooth pate incase his little gums get sore!
It is very tiny bits already, a blender would be great for it, but don't panic if you don't have one, believe me, hand mushing after it's softened does work... I had to make up enough for 7 puppies (and before that 3) being weaned and didn't pre grind- I blunted the blender when my friends dog had large breed pups and would have been impaled with said fork if I ruined another!
Come to think of it though, they do a mini starter can of pate as well- so save time and effort! It's a fair amount dearer than the dry, but it's still an option! I do think its pretty much the same as the dry, only wet, but not overly sure!
At least you have loads of things you can try your little guy on now! And you'll have to let us know when you have any kind of updates!