I recently got a puppy and she won't eat her food or drink water. I gave her a fourth of the little Ceaser's wet food she tried eating it but lost interest, I tried giving her water and she didn't pay any attention to it even when I dipped my finger in the bowl. Do you think I should give her puppy milk instead?
By Melissa F.
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Puppy milk - whatever it takes - possibly it's too young to be away from it's mum. Try soaking cereal in warm milk & once soft try to feed her. Buy a special animal syringe feeder & squeeze warm puppy milk directly into her mouth. If in doubt please contact a vet as being this young it will go down hill fast & possibly die.
Please help her.
She was taken from mother too soon. I'd get canned baby formula and read directions as to dilution or not. Serve at room temp or slightly warmed by sitting container in hot bowl of water.I saved a baby bunny that way, using a dropper.
That's bolanoga, moms are weaning at 3 weeks old, by 6 weeks tbey are nearly off mom, I have a puppy 6 weeks old, fat as a butterball, still on Mom and she stopped eating and drinking, not sure why yet, But it's not because she was taken to early from Mom, because she's still on Mom, plus I sell them early anyway and noone has ever had a problem...Moms don't even come arpund at 6bweeks nust sometimes to empty tbeir titts, so enough with the 8 week crapola.
Three to four weeks is too early to wean and I would highly recommend never using a breeder that suggests otherwise. The Humane Society recommends the following:
"Puppies are usually weaned at six to seven weeks, but are still learning important skills as their mother gradually leaves them for longer periods of time. Ideally, puppies should stay with their littermates (or other "role-model" dogs) for at least 12 weeks."
Any puppy should not leave it's mother before eight weeks of age and registered breeders have canine control rules to follow so this one certainly did not come from them. In the best interest of this little creature contact your Veterinarian.
Contact a vet immediately! But yes, get a bottle and some puppy formula. We went through the same thing.
I would be concerned about Parvo. Even if they have had their 1st shots, at 6 weeks they have very little resistance to the Parvo virus. Your puppy should get to a Vet immediately.
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