| Wylie's Mom | 01-04-2008 07:57 AM |
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Originally Posted by maxs_momma
(Post 1647423)
She is 8 1/2 weeks old now she eats like a little porker but like i said water is the problem. Why didn't i think of adding water to her food that is a great idea thank you! So feeding her just can food is okay? I have had so many people tell me that canned food was not good for a dogs teeth that they needed at least a mix of both but i have tried mixing and she won't touch the kibble she just eats the soft food off of it :eek: Now that is the problem i am having with max to i cannot get him to touch the kibble :confused: Yeah my daughter is very busy and i just got some heartbreaking news last night she is a senior in high school right now and when she goes off to college next year she has to stay in the dorm (all freshmen have to) and she said that mamaw (me) will have to take care of her while she is at school okay now i said heartbreaking because i am already getting attached to her and it kills me when i have to leave the house just to runt to the store and i have to leave her here but i can't even imagine i will have her all to myself for a year and then she is going to come back and take her away omg i can't believe i am crying just thinking about it :cry2:
| 8.5 weeks!!!!! No wonder the little punkin' is being high maintenance :D. That is really, REALLY young to be away from her mother. Usually 12 weeks is the minimum - and for "tinies" it's often 16 weeks.
Okay...well, at her age/weight - it creates quite a bit of vulnerability - but it sounds like you're trying to be on top of it. I would highly, highly recommend you definitely try to feed her every 4 hours bc she'll need it for a while.
As for canned/kibble - the kibble "cleaning the teeth" is kinda a myth - it's sort of like us humans expecting crunchy cereal to clean our teeth. No matter which one you feed, you'd have to do something else for teeth - i.e. safe dental chews, bully stix, Petzlife Gel, safe raw meaty bones etcetera. You could try reallllly mixing that kibble into the canned, but you probably already are doing that.
As for you daughter taking her back after a year...well...I'm just not buyin' it, you already sound in love! :D | 