Is my 6-week-old puppy ready to stop formula and eat solid food?

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Onyx is adorable! At 6 weeks old he can eat puppy food. I know you want to wait but it sounds as though he might not be getting enough nutrition and doesn’t want a bottle which indicates he is weaned. I would get canned puppy food and mix the puppy formula in to it. Feed small frequent meals, 3-4 times per day. I like Purina Proplan, Royal Canin, Iams, and Hill’s Science diet. Good luck

It is important for puppies to have puppy food or a food labeled for all life stages so they can grow appropriately, so I would recommend exchanging the food. A 6 week old puppy should have all of his baby teeth coming in and should be able to eat kibble, although he may still prefer canned food.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! At this stage you can try to feed him puppy food. You can water it down to make it softer or just feed him the wet kind. If he is not wanting to eat that yet, you may have to start him on a milk replacer until he is a bit older (perhaps a few more weeks) and try solid food again at that stage. Have a good night!

Hello. That is a lot of milk replacer to be using! Fortunately, you can completely stop using it as the puppies do not need it anymore. I would probably do only 1 milk feed a day for 2 days then 1 milk feed every other day for 2 additional feedings & then stop. Continue feeding the puppies 3 times a day, and if they seem very hungry once you stop the milk, add one more puppy food meal. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Congratulations on your new puppy - Phoenix is absolutely adorable! Puppies begin to get their baby teeth around 5-8 weeks of age, so Phoenix is just around that age. You can check his mouth for signs of teeth eruption and begin feeding him dry food if a majority of his baby teeth are present. He can continue to have moistened puppy food, but slowly transition to dry puppy food over the next week or so.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Fendi can start eating puppy food. I recommend using canned food first then transitioning to dry puppy food. You may need to add water to the dry food to soften it up for her to eat. You can also add puppy milk to the food so she is familiar with the food. Once she’s on the puppy food you can switch to regular water. I would have it available now so she gets used to it. Kisses to Fendi!

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! 3 weeks is young. I’d recommend a puppy milk replacer and bottle feeding for another week or 2. Then mix the puppy milk replacer in with canned puppy food and gradually add dry food over a couple of weeks. I like Purina proplan orhl’s puppy foods. Good luck!