litter of 8 puupies advice on weaning ????????
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litter of 8 puupies advice on weaning ????????
my girls gave birth to a litter of 8 healthy pups they are now 3 weeks old so will be thinking about weaning them nevt week ive read up on here and theres a lot of different advice eventually id like them to eat dry food is it ok to give them this from there first meal obviously soaked or am i best offereing something else first??any advice much appreciated ty:)
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Re: litter of 8 puupies advice on weaning ????????
Not a clue, someone will advise though. x
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Re: litter of 8 puupies advice on weaning ????????
I have a litter of 7 currently 4 weeks old. I use Advance Puppy Plus Rehydratable soaked in warm water. Vet reccommended this as a good dry weaning food. Puppys love it!
This is our first litter so I am still learning also!
This is our first litter so I am still learning also!
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Re: litter of 8 puupies advice on weaning ????????
For weaning I did as above, mashed a good quality dry puppy food with lactol and warm water. Also had a bit of wet nature's diet down and rice pudding. Lots of soft things that they could try and make a mess with, as they approached weeks 5-6 I began giving them some harder food to eat. Kibbles with just a little warm water soaked in, sardines and chicken wings were always a hit. If you want to wean them onto kibble though I would start by mashing it with a puppy milk or lactol and water then gradually harden it up by adding less water. By 7-8weeks they should eat a puppy kibble almost dry though lots of people still add a bit of water to help their tiny teeth!
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