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[Foster Mom]

Congrats on your new baby.

Honestly that little one is too young to be away from mommy, the breeder should not have let him go until he was 12 weeks old minimum. I also got a very young baby before I knew better she was 4 1/2 weeks old (breeder told me she was 12 weeks old). I can share a few thing that I have learned along the way.
1. Keep Nutrical on hand incase his blood sugar starts to drop and he gets hypoglycemic.
2. When he is old enough and has had all his shots, try to socialize him as much as possible. Momma should be doing this for him for the next 6 weeks but since that is not a possibility you have to do this for him. My girl was not socialized properly, obviously, and it has caused some pretty dicey moments with other dogs.

How big is he?

The breeder in this case seems very sketchy to me and does not appear to be a reputable breeder at all. Did she offer a health guarantee of any kind?

I wish you all the best with your new little one and congrats again.

If you have any questions about him and things he does that do not seem normal I am sure people on the forum will be more than happy to help also please fel free to private message me, as I have been thru getting a baby way to young and have had some real problems with her because of it.

[ChibiLuv]

Welcom and congrats. To answer your questions
1. How much should he be eating?
Make sure he has food available 24/7, these young babies need lots of nutrients and can get low blood sugar from not eating for just a few hours. I would get some nutri-cal from the pet store to give just incase of low blood sugar.
2. What type of food should I be feeding him
Make sure you are feeding puppy food and high quality. As a rule of thumb anything you can get at the grocery store or target or walmart is not a good food. I would ask your vet for specific reccomendations.
3. Should I give him milk, if so what kind?
Do not give milk, itll give him diarreah. Hes old enough to be weaned from the mothers milk but you may need to soften the food or feed wet for a while.
4. Any special care for him since he's away from his mom and only 6 weeks old?
Be extra gentle and loving. You are in charge of teaching him now so make sure he is learing not to bite fingers or hands, how rough to play, ect. He will need at least 3 sets of shots before he can go outside but you can start socializing him to normal house noises and things. You can invite people over to meet him but dont let him play or be overstimulated too much, I think 1-2 people for 1-2 hours would be max, and make sure your letting him rest. Puppies need lots of rest!
Good luck!

[Teresa Ford]

As you can see we all agree 6 wks is too young to take Yorkies from their Mother. That is over and done with, so lets move on to what needs done. 1. Do have on hand Nutrical.If the baby is not eating moist kibble very well use Nutrical as well. Let the baby lick it off your clean finger every 4 to 6 hours a small 1/2 a pea sized blob. You may have to scrap it onto his tiny teeth. Too much will cause diarrhea and so will regular milk. ( I do not give milk at all after the babies are weened) 2. Buy Human Baby food meat. I use 1/2 tea spoon mixed with about a teaspoon of soft moist kibble. This has to be thrown away if not eaten right away. I offer this every four hours, I leave dry kibbles down all the time. Keep your baby away from other dogs until your Vet says it is safe. Best wishes

[Vegas Yorkie]

Originally Posted by Sandysbabies

Boy, I am sure not an authority on anything but I do know one thing, watch that blood sugar. Make sure that baby eats often and get some Nutracal to have on hand. I can not believe she let that baby go that young. Back years ago I got one of my schnauzers at 6wks. She didn't even know how to lap water. You have to really be careful and search and search out a good breeder. I didn't know the difference back then but schnauzers are alittle bit more hardyer than those little fragile yorkie babies. Hope everything works out for you and the little guy. What type of food did she have him on???

Thanks Sandysbabies,

I will say he can lap his own water and the breeder was feeding him Puppy Ultra Holistic Superfood by Nutro. Is this good or should I try something else?

[Vegas Yorkie]

Originally Posted by Lorraine

Mine go no where until minimum 3 1/2 months.
He should not have had any vaccinations at all but too late now. WAit at least 4 weeks to do anymore. YOur vet should know better.
Do not give him milk, it will only give him diahrrea and stomach upsets. I don't even wean with milk.
He needs to have food down all the time. I soak a puppy dry kibble in hot water once cooled. put it down. You can mix in minced cooked chicken bit of rice that sort of thing. Make sure he is eating. Also keep Nutrical on hand, it is a high calorie paste that will prevent hypoglycemia, low blood sugar from which they can die very quickly.
He should not be going outside for at least a month or more. Don't take him anywhere except the Vets when needed. He is very vulnerable at this stage.

Lorraine,

Should he not be going outside even for potty training?

[Vegas Yorkie]

Originally Posted by ChibiLuv

Welcom and congrats. To answer your questions
1. How much should he be eating?
Make sure he has food available 24/7, these young babies need lots of nutrients and can get low blood sugar from not eating for just a few hours. I would get some nutri-cal from the pet store to give just incase of low blood sugar.
2. What type of food should I be feeding him
Make sure you are feeding puppy food and high quality. As a rule of thumb anything you can get at the grocery store or target or walmart is not a good food. I would ask your vet for specific reccomendations.
3. Should I give him milk, if so what kind?
Do not give milk, itll give him diarreah. Hes old enough to be weaned from the mothers milk but you may need to soften the food or feed wet for a while.
4. Any special care for him since he's away from his mom and only 6 weeks old?
Be extra gentle and loving. You are in charge of teaching him now so make sure he is learing not to bite fingers or hands, how rough to play, ect. He will need at least 3 sets of shots before he can go outside but you can start socializing him to normal house noises and things. You can invite people over to meet him but dont let him play or be overstimulated too much, I think 1-2 people for 1-2 hours would be max, and make sure your letting him rest. Puppies need lots of rest!
Good luck!

Chibiluv,

Thank you very much for answering all my questions.