Our 5 beautiful GSD puppies seem to be needing more food then mom is giving them so we introduced canned puppy food and they eat it up. (Vet recommended) But wow is it expensive and we figured we'd ask for any advice in regards to what people here recommend feeding our puppies from now til 8 weeks?
Thanks for any info or advice you can offer up on what you've food to work and be most cost effective and healthy at the same time.
This is a great article that has a very high quality formula and a schedule and directions for weaning onto raw. You could wean to puppy kibble soaked in this if desired, but raw is better...
At three weeks they can be supplemented but still need a lot from mom, including her antibodies and puppy behavior lessons, so make sure they still nurse for as long as she will let them.
Don't count on it. My litter of 9 is going to turn 3 weeks tomorrow, and they have been screaming and carrying on since they were born. If they weren't getting enough to eat, I doubt they would be around still, lol.
Poor Capri can't go anywhere near them w/out them jumping up from a dead sleep and attacking her to nurse. It doesn't matter if it was 2 minutes or 2 hours since last time she fed them.
If they seem to be gaining weight and growing, and the dam is not ignoring them, I'd bet they are fine. Not to say you shouldn't start feeding them, too, but I doubt they are starving.
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3 Week Old Puppies
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