What should I feed and how do I care for my very young 2-week-old puppy?

Supplement Toby with a puppy milk replacer such as Esbilac or Pet-Lac. Provide fresh water at all times. Monitor his weight to confirm gains. You can make a gruel using puppy food and milk replacer and offer that to him as well. At almost 8 weeks, he should not be going to his mother to eat for every meal.

The puppy at this stage is best being close to the mother. Because you don't have access to her, you'll want to create the environment. You'll need to visit your local Pet store and pick up a puppy feeding kit. This should include a breastmilk substitute/formula, a bottle, and nipples. He'll need to be fed often until he's a little older. Keep him warm with a warm water bottle and be sure to stay close. If he seems weak or unresponsive you'll need to take him to the Veterinarian immediately. The best solution would be to find his mother (if you can) and let him stay with her until 6-8 weeks of age.

23 days is very young for a pup to be away from its mother, it really should be on milk and just starting to wean. If yiu have it you will have to get a good quality food for young puppies such as royal canin or Hills stater mousse. You could mix soft puppy food with dog milk formula if you ate reallly stuck.

I am attaching an article here which will give you detailed information on caring for orphaned puppies: http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=576 This includes a recipe for formula, though feeding them a commercial formula made specifically for dogs, such as esbilac, is best. They need feeding every few hours. If you feel like he is very weak, then I would recommend an exam by a veterinarian to be sure there isn't a medical cause for his weakness. They can look him over and be sure he is healthy, and help show you how to feed him and stimulate him to go to the bathroom if that is a problem for him.

Thanks for using PetCoach. Your little guy needs very frequent feeding (every 2 hours) and is also likely looking for a warm body to snuggle up against. Also don't forget to stimulate him to defecate and urinate before and after every feeding. I've posted some great links to neonatal care below but if you have further questions or concerns, call or head to your vet. Best of luck to you and Travis! https://www.petcoach.co/article/orphaned-puppies-how-to-raise-them/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/newborn-puppy-care/

At two weeks they are able to eat both semi solid foods and puppy milk formula, they are likely willing to lap and may not need syringe feeding. More than likely she will return to feed them, they should start gradual weaning from now even if she does in case she wanders again!

Oh no, those poor puppies! How lovely of you to look after the puppies. You will have to bottle feed them, and first thing you need to get is puppy formula replacer. You can get it from a pet store or a vet's office. I will put a link below on how to raise orphan puppies. Keep in mind it is intensive the first couple of weeks, and will take a lot of your time. I hope this helps! http://www.2ndchance.info/orphanpuppy.htm