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New puppy feeding Hello! We just got our third Yorkie! She’s smaller than my other two ever were at 1.3lbs and 6weeks old. She seems to want kibble rather than canned food. I have bought small breed puppy kibble, is there any reason to think she’ll choke? She has most of her teeth and the vet said it’s ok to transition her. She seems to like it dry and not wet... thank you! |
Choking depends on how fast she eats and does she chew her kibble. The deed is done and you have this 6 week old puppy, I have to say puppies should be kept with their mom and litter mates until they are 12 weeks old.I know NC doesn't have any laws on what age a puppy can be sold but 6 weeks old at 1.3 pounds, this is way to tiny to have left it's momma. This puppy has not been given it's first puppy shot so please be very careful she does not go outdoors. I suggest keeping Nutri-cal in the house for this wee lil baby if you don't already have it, and she should be free feed since she is so young and tiny. Congratulations on your new baby. What is lil girls name. |
This poor baby should still be with mom and shame on whoever sold her to you. You are in for a very long and possible bumpy road. She should be able to eat dry food with no real issues. You need to make sure that she is eating every 3 or 4 hours also. Due to her age she also should not be left alone because you need to make sure she is staying warm and eating. You need to make sure you know the symptoms of hypoglycemia and that you have nutrical or kayro syrup on hand for it that happens. Just another note any vaccines given to her before 8 weeks will not work and just have to be redone. |
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Her name is Lily. I have cleared it with my trusted vet on bringing her home and she’s doing very well. I wasn’t looking for criticism about brining her home so young.. |
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Lily, what a sweet name for a little mite. I am sorry, no criticism was intended,please do not take it personally. Just a heads up for the safety of all pups, other new yorkie owners may read this thread, they should know puppies should stay with the mother and litter mates until they are at least 12 weeks old. In this time the mother is teaching her babies many things, most importantly bite inhibition, litter mates play a big part in this, they teach each other to bite with a soft mouth, to be social. Now that job is up to you. If your vet has cleared Lily as a healthy puppy that's a good thing. Just make sure there is always kibble available for her, there is no such thing a a over weight puppy, so free feeding is suggested, they burn a lot of calories because this is a very active breed as you know since you have other yorkies. And in having other yorkies you know the importance of keeping Nutri-cal on hand in case of hypoglycemia. Your concern was Lily choking on Kibble being she is so tiny, you haven't said if she eats fast and wolfs down her food or if she chews her kibble. |
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I’m more curious as to why a breeder would sell such a young pup than why someone would buy one. To a large extent, buyers who want a certain, popular breed of puppy — especially during a pandemic, when travel often isn’t possible — have to choose what’s available. Sadly, if all the local breeders are selling pups at six or eight weeks, a potential buyer who says “I’m going to wait until the pups are 12 weeks old” might not be able to find one. But it’s still a red flag, to me, if a breeder is selling pups so young and small. It gives an appearance, at least, that the breeder prioritizes money over the health of the puppies. And it *could* be a red flag that the breeder is not being honest about the puppies themselves — their genetic health or likely growth, for example. |
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Not to offend anyone,most BYB (Back Yard Breeders) AKA Greeders, do not want to invest more money into puppies then they already have and if that state has no laws when a puppy can be sold they are going to sell, they also avoid paying for first puppy shots. Hobby breeders will do the same thing. A reputable breeder, one that breeds to better the breed will hold their puppies until they are 12 weeks old, they know the importance of puppies staying with the momma and litter mates. Anyone that lives in a state where there is no laws on when puppies can be sold will buy puppies from a breeder, not their fault, it's the states. Bluebells, you were very fortunate to find a reputable breeder that held their pups until 12 weeks old. I previously lived in NY, puppies are sold at 8 weeks old, all the puppies I had were 8 weeks old, now I know better. |
Mike has been with me since 20 days old and is a thriving 2 yo now. At 6 weeks he was eating puppy kibble and I would feed him every few hours to avoid hypoglycemia. I also left some food for him every night up until he was 3-4 months old, I think. I stopped doing it only after I could see he didn't touch it during the night. Aside from health checks and keeping up with vaccinations, my only advice to you is to make sure you socialize this baby more than you would a pup that was separated from the litter at an appropriate time (10-12 weeks). Early separation can cause trauma that might manifest later on, which happened to my Mike. We worked with a behaviorist this summer and he is doing much much better, but have I not been so stressed about his health and exposed him more to life, we couldve avoided some behavioral issues. Congrats on your new baby, wishing her health and a fun puppyhood :) |
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No, unfortunately not. You wouldn’t have any reason to remember my introduction, but Jax came from a backyard breeder. The only reason she still had him at 12 weeks was that Jax is vision impaired and she was unable to sell him. He was ... not in very good physical condition when I got him, besides being vision impaired. It was a lot of work and expense to get him into his present condition, and he will always have the vision impairment. And the breeder is still breeding a pair of dogs whose offspring, statistically, have a one in four chance of having the same congenital eye defect and a two in four chance of being carriers. |
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