new yorkie

[Yashibaby]

Hello yorkie lovers my name is Lacy we just got another new baby i been gone a while due to the lost of my yorkie Yashi RIP... so i was longing for a new baby so we found one he's so small he weights 1 pound he's 11 weeks old . the lady i brought him from was a breeder out of LA really nice but i'm worry now bout my baby he wont eat only small bites . She has him on puppy formula and chicken noodle soup for the soul puppy food have you all heard of this ?only some stores sell this can food and the puppy so small he follows me everywhere so cute :animal 36 thanks for any help

[kat618]

Congrats on your new baby.....how old is your puppy? Have you checked to see how many teeth he has? Maybe he does not have but a couple of teeth which could make it difficult for him to chew the kibble until the rest come in?

[Yashibaby]

hello yes he has lots of teeth from what i see . he doesnt like the nutra cal vitamins and he's 11 weeks old so cute but small active lil thing so cute and fun . but i'm worried bout him

[TeresaM]

Hi!

At this age and weight, I probably wouldn't try to change his food just yet. But if you are feeding kibble, trying cracking it so that he doesn't have to cracke it himself to chew. It really shouldn't be a problem for him, but perhaps it is. Or you can wet the food a little to make it softer. Remember he is really tiny and doesn't have room to eat a lot at one time, do you leave food out available to him at all times? I free feed mine and would see Gracie Ruth and Yogi stopping by the dish several times a day to grab a bite or two. They'd eat their main meals in the morning and evening when Boo would eat, but they'd snack on little bites all throughout the day.

I also would stop giving the Nutrical on a regular basis. It really is meant to be used in an urgent low blood sugar situation. The Nutrical can cause some to not want to eat. It seems to make their systems not feel hungry so they don't eat.

Have he been to your vet for his puppy check up? You can always bring up your concern when you go in for his next round of shots.

[m2thev]

I am very sorry for your loss. I hope everything gets better with your new baby. Congratulations and good luck

[Connie]

Congrats on your darling new baby! I also have a new baby here and I found that giving her a little nutrical seemed to spark her appetite. If she wasn't showing interest in her kibble, I'd give her a little of the Natural Balance Log Roll in the lamb formula. She, and my other dogs, love that stuff. I'd only give her that when she didn't show interest in her kibble. Another thing I did that worked was, I'd add just a little hot water to her kibble...then stir it with my finger and let her lick my finger...then I'd start giving her the kibble and she'd eat it. She likes to be hand fed...one kibble at a time. LOL She took a while to gain weight but in the last couple of weeks, she's gained 7 oz and feels like a little butterball now. Best wishes with your new baby! I'm so happy for you!

[Yashibaby]

Hello new friends thanks for the warm welcome yes i'm back with a new baby and new questions for you all to help me with . well one lady was right the nutrical does make my lil boy wanna eat also Dr says keep giving him the nutrical Guess what went to Dr today and we started him on puppy science diet food and he likes the kibbles yay! i'm so happy he's just the love joy i needed he did seem like he was having trouble eating the hard food but he got them down ok so i did wet them . thanks ladies Dr gave him a clean bill of heath that felt good cause he so small he weighed 1.1 lbs at 11weeks old he was born july 13th we named him Diddy he doesnt know his name yet lol The Dr also did a full work up on him including a fecal . that one visit hit me for $108 wow please excuse me if i'm talkin to much i'm just a proud mama . does your fur babies follow you all around he even sleeps wit me but i'm so scared i'm gone roll over on him at nite he still crys if i lock him in the kitchen while just walk around the house he wants to be where ever i am when will this stop lol

[Bessie239]

Hello,
I got my baby on 3rd September and she follows me around everywhere! i close the door when i go upstairs she sits behind it and waits for me to come back. She did used to sleep with me but i spent so much time worrying about what she was doing during the night (like if she couldn't get off the bed ect.) that i wasn't getting a great deal of sleep myself so she now sleeps in the kitchen. She has 2 different beds, blankets, all her toys and food and water. She barks once when i leave her then falls fast asleep!

[RitaNBoobear]

Hello - Congrates on the new teeny tot! i think the nutrical is a double blessing but my vet and many others warned me about the sugar fix need i might be creating so unless she seemed very lethargic or wasn't eatign at all, i was conservative. At the beginning 2 weeks, i gave her a little teeny amount before bedtime. As she got a few weeks older i had good success w/sprinkling stinky cheese (parmesan in very small amounts on her kibble) or same samllll amounts of yogurt and for the beginning sat with her to get her started on her food.

As much as it breaks my heart to see my baby cry I did not want a dog who would freak every time i left the room so i practiced walking away for stretches and just tuffed it out. Now she is happy, balanced at 7 mos and affectionate but not needy and doesn't always have to be in the immediate vicinity that i am.

I remember the first time she went up the stairs by herself to get in her bed. It was like watching your kid go to first day of school.

Ultimately I don't want that separation anxiety that i see so many other babies have.

[WV~Yorkies]

Congrats on your new baby!

I would wet his food so he can eat it easier. I would also leave some dry kibble out so he could practice.