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10-18-2005, 06:27 AM | #1 |
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| Help....the puppies won't eat..... O.k....the puppies are 41/2 weeks old...Mom doesn't like to nurse them and her milk is just about gone.....and the pups REFUSE to eat puppy food....I have tried several different kinds of canned puppy food....hard food soaked in water and formula...(their teeth are just starting to poke through)...baby food....and they won't have anything to do with it....Lizzy...our little one will eat anything and everything...but its the two bigger ones that are being little stubborn ones....i know they are hungry but just want mom...I also have tried water but nope they don't want that.....I don't know what to do...their urine is starting to smell and is pretty yellow so I'm afraid they are starting to get dehydrated.....what should I do??? |
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10-18-2005, 06:37 AM | #2 |
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| Hi lilfoot, I'm not familiar with puppies that young, but I know that when my Charlie was a puppy (maybe around 3 months old) there was about 2 days when he wasn't eating anything. My Vet said to use a little bit of vegetable or chicken stock in with the food, and to just use less water. The stock adds flavor. I remember I added vegetable stock to Charlie's food and he loved it so much he ate the entire bowl of food in no time! Obviously, you stop adding it once the pup starts eating on their own, as the sodium level in the stock is too high for them to have regularly. Hope this helps. |
10-18-2005, 06:41 AM | #3 |
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| thank you for the reply...I have thought about adding the stock but was worried about the sodium level..even the reduced sodium..because of them being so young.... |
10-18-2005, 06:44 AM | #4 |
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| Just maily bumping your thread so hopefully a breeder will respond too. I remember trying to feed my pups around that age food but they wouldn't eat it either. You may have to replace moms milk by bottle feeding the pups. They are still very young and will not take long for them to go down hill if they aren't getting any food or milk. Hope someone else responds SOON!!!
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10-18-2005, 06:47 AM | #5 |
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| Oh my, Have you tried puppy milk, they sell it at Petsmart. Also, instead of can broth, you can cook chicken in water, and add the broth to their food, that way there is no sodium. Hang in there, and please keep us posted. Sending hugs! (((((((lilfoot)))))))
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10-18-2005, 06:52 AM | #6 |
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| this is just so frustrating because they don't have their teeth yet....My daughter gave them a piece of Zoes dog food and they did try to eat it but I had to take it away because with no teeth I thought they might choke....so once they get their teeth i think they will eat the hard food but I'm stuck right now....but they definitely don't like the dry food soaked!! Their teeth are starting to come through but just barely... |
10-18-2005, 06:56 AM | #7 |
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| Poor little babies...I'll bet they are starving Keep bumping your own thread if you have to! Where are the experts???? This is an emergency! You are probably going to have to bottle feed them! BUMP!!!
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10-18-2005, 06:59 AM | #8 |
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| Give them Nutri-Cal every day a few times a day.... If they really aren't eating anything... use a syringe filled with either baby food or yogurt.... 4 1/2 weeks is still kind of young to be fully weaned from mom.... You can get water in them with the syringe also. Good luck and keep us posted.
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10-18-2005, 07:04 AM | #9 |
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| Try mixing the dry food with goat's milk and syringe pediatyte to keep them hydrated. You can syringe feed a mixture of baby rice cereal, pedialyte and corn syrup (should be runny enough to pull up the syringe easily) to keep their blood sugar levels up if they are not eating at all. They need to eat about every two hours at this point. I hope they start eating on their own soon. |
10-18-2005, 07:05 AM | #10 |
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| Thank you everyone for your concern.....I don't have any nutri cal but am planning on running to the store today.....I have been giving them some Karo syrup when I think they need it... |
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10-18-2005, 08:32 AM | #13 |
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| OOOPS, meant to say that they ARE NOT mad at you, they are frustrated. Sorry!
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10-18-2005, 08:38 AM | #14 |
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| In the syringe I did put pup milk replacer in it...I have tried the bottle but the syringe is faster (since they are not cooperating) |
10-18-2005, 08:43 AM | #15 |
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| Goat's milk works wonders. |
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