8 week old puppy will not eat

[blancla]

Originally Posted by goldenrun

well I took him back to the vet again today and 300.00 later they told me the same as yesterday when I spent 225.00. They don't know whats wrong with him. force feed him w/ AD and milk replacer which is what I was already doing. It could be this or it could be that. Where do you draw the line with these vets, they don't know more then I do even with blood work, chem screens and 8 years of schooling. I am so frustrated

At this point, I would give him some diluted goats milk to drink instead of the formula. I did it for my last litter of puppies when Ellie couldn't nurse them any more. It worked great. I would also get some canned puppy food and pour a little of the goat's milk (warm) on top and see if he would eat it that way. You can also get some baby's rice cereal and mix it with the goat's milk to give him some substance. You can feed all of this with an eye dropper to make sure that he's getting some nutrition. My vet didn't like the idea of goat's milk, but it worked great, a lot better than that formula they try to get you to use.

Good luck and please keep us updated.

[delicatepuzzle]

I would stick with the milk. Tube feeding is safer than forcing with syringe. No worries about aspiration with tube feeding. I've had this happen to me before with a rescue pup and the pup is 2 years old now and thriving. Just like kids they don't want to eat. You wouldn't want to eat/chew much either if your teeth were coming in. Give him/her time. puppy gold is the best milk replace I've seen out there.

[WV~Yorkies]

Have you tried goats milk, baby rice cereal and Kayro?

[blancla]

Originally Posted by WV~Yorkies

Have you tried goats milk, baby rice cereal and Kayro?

I forgot to mention the kayro.

[WV~Yorkies]

Have you ever tube feed? I don't suggest it unless you have done it or you go to your vet and have him show you. Alot of people don't like to do it but I find it easier than a dropper and have less problem with aspiration. You can also tube the AD food. If he keeps going down I would go to the vet and give it a try.

[RockinRhonda]

has anyone test him for liver shut?

[blancla]

I'm just curious about how this little one is doing. Do you have any updates?

[Raymond's Mom]

Originally Posted by goldenrun

I need some help !!! I have a 8 week old yorkie puppy that refuses to eat anything. He is going down hill and I just don't know what to do. His teeth were very late coming in and I believe that is what started it, the discomfort of his teeth. I have been forcing nutral cal and water down him through out the day and night. He would nurse well but Mom is drying up and he is starting to loose weight fast. I am trying different can foods, baby food. Please if anyone can I help I would appreciate any advice I can get.

Eight weeks is too young for puppies to leave home and evidently it really was too young for your pup. Have you called the breeder? In my opinion, that should have been first on your list. Take the puppy back, let the breeder nurse it back to health and then, if its health turns around, pick it up at 3 months, the age it should have been before you took it home.

[Shirley and Ron]

My 9 week old Yorkie puppy isn't eating well. He has been coughing. He plays and sleeps and seems normal. We got him Saturday and took him to the vet on Monday. Toto is coughing, but more at night and gags. The vet gave him I/d which he is refusing tonight. He suppose to eat every four hours. We tired making it somewhat watery and giving with an dropper on his tongue. His belly is bloated and has been since we got him but thought he had eaten too much. Tonight we gave him a few drops of kayro to keep his sugar from dropping. He is on antibiotics for the cough and has some med for his diarrhea which is better. Any suggestions on what we can do to get our baby to eat. I have a nine year old Yorkie too and haven't faced this with Sparky.