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Originally Posted by Connorcheyenne  Hi, I just recently adopted my first Yorkie puppy about 3 weeks ago. He is absolutely precious and sweet. He is currently 9 weeks old and I have a few questions for experienced Yorkie owners. The first week after I got Leo, he was experiencing diarrhea and wouldn't eat his soft puppy food. Finally after a few days of giving him Nutracal and puppy milk, he began to eat! But the next morning I had to rush him to the vet for a hypoglycemic episode. All was well, but he back tracked to not eating again. The vet suggested to make him a puppy "flurry" with water and soft puppy food to syringe feed him until he will eat on his own. He hates being force fed, but acts so indifferent to puppy food if I sit it out for him! Will his interest change? I am using the food the breeder suggested and gave to me that he was on before, saying he ate it up with the other puppies. I've had him for 3 weeks now, and I've heard about puppy stress. It just makes me nervous that this will become a habit he will become used to, not eating on his own. Advise is greatly appreciated. |
By the way, I've been on a mission to find the best dog food. Here's what I found out:
1) Wellness Core is the best but recommended for adults so I've used the Wellness Complete for small breed puppies - it's has glucosamine and chondrites (?) for bone and joint health
2) surprisingly Blue Buffalo came in at a near tie I just prefer the smaller kibble size and that the W. Core is grain free. I'm in the process of switching my guy from puppy to Core and happily shocked to say he loves it.
3) science diet came in third. Rice and other grain fillers (yucky)
4) Royal Canin. This group has a lot of Royal Canin fans, I'm sorry but I am not a fan. Wheat, corn, soy .... More yucky. Looks like it used to be a really great brand- not so much any more.
That said, I was looking for a brand that didn't contain meat meal..... Looks I'm still on the hunt, outside of cooking organically.
I got in trouble today for spending so much on pet stuff. I've been using Train me" treats and I'm not sure that it isn't causing some GI agitation. I posted about it, but I noticed this morning that when I was handing out treats, he put it in his mouth then set it down. I just got this bag of treats so I'm not going to change it yet but I was checking out the wellness treats, looks a little healthier. No greasy bag.
Just something for you something to consider when your baby gets a lil bigger. 😁