Advice Needed Please

Hi there my sister and i have 2 brothers staffies called Leo and Jinx we were told that they were 11 weeks old when we brought them off a family friend but we have just found out that they are in fact only 6 weeks old we are both very upset that we have been lied to and in fact put our puppies health at risk as we have been feeding them puppy food now we are not sure what they should be eating and how often and they now have upset tummy and advice would be great thank you

That is very unfortunate and you are right to be angry. At 6 weeks they really should be with their parents.

Siblings have also got a tendency to fight in later life too unfortunately

They will need extra care and love to be able to get through to them at this stage.

I have never had to look after such a young dog so I'm unsure on the dietary requirements, some of our other members will be along to help with that

Welcome to the forum.

Oh, dear not a good start, is it? Puppy food is ok, but which food are you giving them? Also, how many meals a day are they having? If you're giving them milk or cereals, stop!

I think the first thing you should do is take them to the vets for a thorough health check to make sure they're fit & well.

thank u caryll its a lovely site we have just been giving them dry puppy food 3 times a day and they have at least 2 bowls of water a day they are booked into the vets next week so hoping they can advise us further

Oh dear, what a pity. i hope you haven't yet taken them out for walks etc?

Do you and your sister live together (in other words will the pups be living together?)

no they havent been out at all and yes we live together so they are together all the time and get on very well just peeved off at being lied to put our puppies health and risk : (

Yes, not a good start at all. You will also have hard work ahead of you with them being siblings.

Please keep up posted after your vet visit ><

I'm not surprised you are upset, that is really bad. Get them checked at the vets and fingers crossed everything will be ok.
Hi and welcome by the way

thank u everyone for your support we will keep u all updated

Aww do keep us updated, such a shame they've been taken early from there parents, but I'm sure a trip the vets for a health check will set your minds at ease

yeah and to be honest we didnt see the mum only the dad and the other pups so alarm bells should of rang then but not alot we can do about it now just glad we have 2 of them and not just one pup as that would of been heartbreaking

what brand are you giving him?

just pedigree dry puppy food but to be honest we are so confused now as to what they should be having

It is a shame you have been duped by the breeder. A trip to the Vets is a good idea. Pedigree puppy food is not ideal, a lot of people on here use Wainwrights (Pets at Home's own make) or James Wellbeloved. If you chaqnge the food introduce it gradually as small tummies don't like change. Don't give the pups milk either as dogs are lactose intolerant. Take any advice the Vet will give and I'm sure the pups will be okay

thank u i will try that the only brand we were told to steer clear form is bakers but will get them a different one tomorrow

Welcome such a shame you were lied to, but a few of us here have fallen into a similar situation where we've gone to irresponsible breeders. It's just a case of learning from the mistakes not to make the same one again. You'll have your work cut out for you, but if you ever need any advice, the forum is very friendly and supportive and helpful

Agree with Chiara, Pedigree isn't a good food, really. There are a few foods that our members use and their dogs do very well on. I feed Wainwright's, and Loki loves it, never had any problems with it. Some other good foods are Fish4Dogs and James Wellbeloved. A good food will help them with their stomach too.

Please keep us updated

Just a little bit of advice - as they are so young I'd be feeding them 4 meals a day - two should be meat based (a good dry kibble is fine) and two should be either meat based, porridge or scarmbled egg (made without milk!).

That will give them a better chance of getting all the nutrients they need!

thank u everyone for the comments will be keeping u all updated they are very good pups so we are lucky on that front its just the diet we need to work on

Good luck with your trip to the vets - I am sure they will put your minds at ease and it's such an annoyance that you have been lied to like that. Keep us posted