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08-28-2008, 01:44 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Is this going to be enough! Hello i get my puppy on monday and decided to feed her hill science and was sent some info from them and it says that a 8 week old puppy that weights 1.5 k is to be given 30g a day,lexie isnt even 1 k yet and is 30g a day going to be enough as it seems so little, i no that there stomach is so little but any advice would be brilliant, And also can i give her both types of hills dry food like one week the regular then one week natures best so she dont get boared Thanks Tracy x |
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08-28-2008, 01:55 PM | #2 |
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| I free feed my puppy. If it is Kibble you can leave the food down all day, along with frsh water. Your baby is tiny, so it is extremely important that she is eating. She could end up with Low blood sugar which is dangerous to a tiny pup. Have Nutrical on hand .
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08-28-2008, 01:59 PM | #3 |
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| Yeah, it's pretty tough for these little puppies to eat too much as they're growing. We free fed our dog without any problems, and he ate what he wanted. |
08-28-2008, 02:25 PM | #5 |
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| I think you can do that--it's better to overfeed than underfeed while she's growing. As to your original post, I wouldn't switch foods. That can lead to having a picky eater, which many people here can tell you can become very worrisome when your dog will hardly eat anything. Just focus on one good food--she'll be healthy, she'll be happy, she won't be picky, and she'll never know what she's missing! |
08-28-2008, 02:34 PM | #6 | |
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08-29-2008, 06:34 AM | #7 |
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| If you are going to stick with Hills Science Diet, I would recommend that you feed the Nature's Best. I think it is better than regular Science Diet. Just my opinion!! |
08-31-2008, 03:56 AM | #8 |
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| When I first got Pixie she was very tiny...14 weeks old and 1lb 7oz! the breeder told me to feed her 4 times a day and no more than about a tablespoonful at a time to begin with as her tummy was so tiny and over feeding her would upset her stomach and she would end up with diarrhoea I was feeding her breakfast at about 7am, scrambled eggs made with a little goats milk and mixed with a little cheese...a drink of warmed goats milk mixed with honey is good too. Lunch was around midday and was usually freshly cooked chicken..(I would roast a whole chicken then store this in the fridge) Dinner was around 5pm..Royal Canin Starter or Royal canin Mini Junior..breeder was feeding this so I stuck with it at first..(small kibble great for tiny mouths!) I would mix this with a good quality tinned dog food..(I would buy Royal canin chicken & Rice from my vet) Pixie also liked Butchers tripe mix! stinks...but she loved it! Then around 9pm I would give her a few pieces of chicken and maybe a drink of warmed goats milk. I think the key is little and often..this routine worked well for Pixie.. I also see no harm in leaving down a bowl of kibble for your puppy to pick at during the day..a good idea if you are out a few hours day..I do this now with Pixie and she will be be crunching away on her kibble a couple of times a day.
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08-31-2008, 05:10 AM | #9 |
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08-31-2008, 06:33 AM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | thanks for the advice well i picked the princess up yesterday, 2 days early and she has settled in very well, at the min she is having bakers complete with a bit of butchers tripe mixed in but she does not eat very much of it, and also i have left a small bowl of bakers down on its own, how long shall i leave the bowl of mixed food down for as she leaves quite a bit? and how much should she be drinking? Tracy x |
08-31-2008, 07:47 AM | #11 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | When I fed kibble (I feed raw now), I always free fed - and my babies never overate, so it's a really nice option for puppies. As for never switching, personally I think Hills is one of the poorer foods on the market. Also, keeping your dog on ONE food all of the time can cause acquired allergies. Variety is good for them - and it is not always true that switching between a few brands causes upset. Humans don't eat one kind of cereal for every meal, day in, day out. Carnivores in the wild don't eat the same exact thing day in, day out. There are a lot people on YT who will alternate between a few bags of different quality kibbles - and this is actually very good for these babies, imo.
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08-31-2008, 08:15 AM | #12 |
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08-31-2008, 09:26 AM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | As for never switching, personally I think Hills is one of the poorer foods on the market. Hello thanks for your advice, im in the uk and thought hills was one of the best foods you can get here as been told by the vet , is royal canin better, what would you recomend? Tracy x |
08-31-2008, 09:28 AM | #14 | |
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thanks kerrie sounds like she has a nice variety diet, Tracy x | |
08-31-2008, 09:31 AM | #15 |
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| I Personally am a big fan of the (UK only) brand 'Natures Menu'...Pixie loves it.
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