How do I know if my puppy's eating enough? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

cowboyyorkie · 03-17-2007, 10:06 PM

Sometimes my puppy will eat and sometimes not. He's 9 wks old, 1 lb. 5 oz. and I've had him 3 days. Breeder said to feed him 4 times a day but he will only eat two times. Vet said not to let him lose any weight, so I want to be sure he's getting what he needs.

TJCYorkie · 03-18-2007, 06:42 AM

The way that we started with Maci when she was just a little puppy is we would leave dry food down for her all day long. She would eat periodically throughout the day. Then we would add some wet food around lunch and dinner time.

In fact, we still leave dry food down for her all day long now as well. We have found though that she still eats around the same time everyday anyways even with the food left down all day.

As long as your puppy continues to eat each day you shouldn't have any problems at all. He knows when he's hungry and when he's not!

jkquillin · 03-18-2007, 06:45 AM

Annie was the same way but she was only 13 oz
and I was nervous all the time. To make me
feel better I started giving her a teaspoon of egg
in the morning and a teaspoon of Merricks
Puppy Plate at night and give her dry in between.
It worked well for us, she gained weight, and
I wasn't so panicky all of the time

Kasey & Annie

keri1973 · 03-18-2007, 02:37 PM

Harley was 8 weeks when i got him and i pretty much went by the suggested amount on the back of the bag and split into 3 meals for a couple weeks, then started to feed only twice a day. We had no problems with that.

keri1973 · 03-18-2007, 02:38 PM

oh and my vet told me to give the nutrical a couple times a day too for the first few weeks.

03-17-2007, 10:06 PM	#1
cowboyyorkie YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 1	How do I know if my puppy's eating enough? Sometimes my puppy will eat and sometimes not. He's 9 wks old, 1 lb. 5 oz. and I've had him 3 days. Breeder said to feed him 4 times a day but he will only eat two times. Vet said not to let him lose any weight, so I want to be sure he's getting what he needs.

03-18-2007, 06:42 AM	#2
TJCYorkie Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 271	The way that we started with Maci when she was just a little puppy is we would leave dry food down for her all day long. She would eat periodically throughout the day. Then we would add some wet food around lunch and dinner time. In fact, we still leave dry food down for her all day long now as well. We have found though that she still eats around the same time everyday anyways even with the food left down all day. As long as your puppy continues to eat each day you shouldn't have any problems at all. He knows when he's hungry and when he's not! __________________ Proud Parents of *Maci* and Jaxson RIP Jaxson (4/22/2016)

03-18-2007, 02:37 PM	#4
keri1973 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 629	Harley was 8 weeks when i got him and i pretty much went by the suggested amount on the back of the bag and split into 3 meals for a couple weeks, then started to feed only twice a day. We had no problems with that. __________________ Kayli Camden Minnie , Milo , Harley and Shooter

03-18-2007, 02:38 PM	#5
keri1973 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 629	oh and my vet told me to give the nutrical a couple times a day too for the first few weeks. __________________ Kayli Camden Minnie , Milo , Harley and Shooter

03-18-2007, 06:45 AM	#3
jkquillin Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ocean City MD Posts: 101	Annie was the same way but she was only 13 oz and I was nervous all the time. To make me feel better I started giving her a teaspoon of egg in the morning and a teaspoon of Merricks Puppy Plate at night and give her dry in between. It worked well for us, she gained weight, and I wasn't so panicky all of the time Kasey & Annie