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Originally Posted by Bteacupyorkie  Hi there! I am new to yorkie talk! My baby Jefferson (teacup, 7 weeks old) had Coccidia two weeks ago and is recovering just fine as we speak. However, the only thing he would eat while he was recovering and on medication was Baby food (Gerber chicken & gravy). I have tried other foods, and he will not eat anything else! I tried adding in his science diet (a little chunky) with the baby food and he would lick off the baby food and spit the chunks out!! Does anyone have advice on how to ween Jefferson off of the baby food??  |
A seven week old puppy has essentially not even been weaned from momma yet.....Yorkie babies are best left with their mommas until age 12-14 weeks so momma can do all the teaching and pack socialization necessary to make this puppy psychologically stable for his future growth and development...all that baby is used to eating is milk and maybe some mush, the consistancy of the baby food. How much does this baby weigh, as teacup is a vague term, not an accurate description on what size your baby is. I would mix up baby food in Royal Canin canned mousse....mousse is like whipped dog food without the chunks and is easy to digest... for newborns....if he will eat the mousse without the baby food, great...if not, he MUST eat, so at this age, you feed whatever he will eat! You can advance him to a gruel made of Royal Canin puppy starter kibble, softened with some formula, and add a little of the baby food to it, if that is what it takes to get baby to eat. But that gruel isnt for a couple of weeks yet....good luck with your baby...it is tough taking on the chores of momma dog in a baby so very young.....you need to get reading material and learn what age appropriate teaching is being done by the momma/pack at specific weeks, so you can try to alleviate behavorial problems that are prone to surface when pups are taken from mom too soon.