Zeus is 8 weeks old now

by Zeus Aka Thunder ..Owner Wed Jan 03 2018, 13:19

Hi guys .. just recently joined the forum Wink

Thats Zeus aKa Thunder 8 weeks old now.Just got back from the vets and he has had his first set of injections/flea and More worming medication plus microchipped as well. His weight is 5.7kg as well so looks like he is going to be a big boy lol

He is being fed Orijen puppy food 4 times a day with 50ml of puppy milk per day and 2 grated carrots mixed in with his Orijen so i hope i have his diet right.

Any advice anyone wants to give or if there is anything wrong with the above diet then please let me know as its obvious from reading through the forums that there are plenty of staffy lovers on here with good advice Cool

Thanks and all the best Darren + Zeus Big Grin

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by **Jnestie84** Wed Jan 03 2018, 13:40

Hi, Zeus looks great. Ask away with any questions you have we are a friendly bunch on here and always ready to help Smile

by **Mistys Mum** Wed Jan 03 2018, 13:58

Welcome from Misty and I. Zeus looks gorgeous

by **-Ian-** Wed Jan 03 2018, 18:24

Hi & Welcome to the Forum from Flo and me Big Grin

Exciting times for you all, Zues looks fab Smile

by **Nifty staffy** Wed Jan 03 2018, 18:35

Hello and welcome from us
Isn’t Zeus just lovely Smile

I see what you mean by big boy, Nifty was weighing in at that weight at 11 weeks old.

by **Jenc** Wed Jan 03 2018, 20:35

Hi from me & Katy, Zeus looks absolutely gorgeous Love Struck

by **gillybrent** Thu Jan 04 2018, 10:48

Hi & welcome.

What a gorgeous pup! Nothing wrong with your feeding, other than you can get just as good food as Orijen but MUCH cheaper!

by **Paris1990** Thu Jan 04 2018, 13:06

aww what a little sweetheart Love Struck

Welcome to the forum from me and hank Smile

by **Nifty staffy** Thu Jan 04 2018, 20:27

Just one question for you Darren, is there a reason why you’re feeding in 4 meals a day ?
From a practical point of view, I brought my 8 week old Nifty home with instructions for 3 meals a day. At 6 months we passed to 2 meals a day and then after a year old, you can stay on 2 or switch to 1.

Just a tiny bit concerned that 4 very small-looking meals could enduce overfeeding and a fat puppy (which Zeus does NOT appear to be in the photos) is very bad for growing articulations ... It must also seem like you spend all if your time preparing a meal for your pup.

by **gillybrent** Fri Jan 05 2018, 16:59

No! Four meals a day is absolutely right!

You shouldn't reduce to 3 until 12 weeks.

by **Paris1990** Fri Jan 05 2018, 19:08

We done 4 with hank too when we first got him, I’m sure it advises that on the packaging, I’m assuming I was on the packaging as I must have got he idea from somewhere ha!

by **gillybrent** Sat Jan 06 2018, 16:52

Nifty staffy wrote:

Just a tiny bit concerned that 4 very small-looking meals could enduce overfeeding and a fat puppy (which Zeus does NOT appear to be in the photos) is very bad for growing articulations ... It must also seem like you spend all if your time preparing a meal for your pup.

That shouldn't happen. Pups need to take in proportionally much more than an adult. If at 8 weeks you're dividing the pup's food into three, you risk over feeding which in turn can lead to stomach upsets as their small stomachs can't cope with the larger amounts.

by **Inez Maria** Fri Jan 19 2018, 18:57

Hiya from me and Vinnie, Zeus is scrummy Smile

by Zeus Aka Thunder ..Owner Mon Jan 22 2018, 19:16

Hi guys and thanks for all the messages . That's Zeus been to the vet on wed there for his second set of injections so ready for the big wide world on January the 31st .. He was 6.9kg and that's him 10 weeks old.

In reply to a couple of users.He gets his daily 160g divided into four portions .The only other thing he gets to eat are very small amounts of kibble during his daily training hour,but that does not amount to much so there is no reason to think i will overfeed him.in two weeks he will be down from 4 feedings per day to 3 with his daily amount going from 160g to 180g per day.The puppy milk has now stopped since he turned 10 weeks on wed and to be fair he missed it lol Big Grin

In reply to Gilly,it would be helpful if you could suggest the food in question lol ? Wink

i never rushed out and bought Orijen.I did a fair bit of looking about on the internet regarding the quality of Orijen puppy kibble and the quality of other brands out there and to be fair from a Nutritional point of view i found it to be spot on .But i am always open to suggestion regarding different brands Wink

And thanks to everyone for the nice comments about Zeus.He is a little cracker Cool

by **-Ian-** Mon Jan 22 2018, 19:46

He looks a little cracker and with a personality that fits too I should think Big Grin

by **gillybrent** Mon Jan 22 2018, 21:13

Zeus Aka Thunder ..Owner wrote:
In reply to Gilly,it would be helpful if you could suggest the food in question lol ? i never rushed out and bought Orijen.I did a fair bit of looking about on the internet regarding the quality of Orijen puppy kibble and the quality of other brands out there and to be fair from a Nutritional point of view i found it to be spot on .But i am always open to suggestion regarding different brands

Don't get me wrong, Orijen is a good food, but so is Taste of the Wild (about £20 cheaper for 13kilos instead of 11kilos) and Aatu, which is approx the same price for 2 kilos more.

Orijen puppy food, 2kilos is about £7 more than Taste of the Wild puppy 2kilo.

When all is said & done, if price is no object then Orijen's great. If you're on a budget, it's worth looking around.

by Zeus Aka Thunder ..Owner Mon May 07 2018, 20:04

Hi guys iv not been on for a while.. Hope all the dogs are great and the owners as well Big Grin

.That's Zeus 6mnths old last week so i thought i would update with a few pix i took today .Having some good weather up here for a change so it's good to get out and about Smile