My 5-6 week old chihuahua puppy has no mom. How do I feed him?

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• Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

  Veterinarian

  Published on November 14th, 2018

  Yes, you can wean him into solid foods! To help him wean and to get used to dry food, I would soak a high quality puppy formulated dry food in warm water until soft. Then mix that with puppy formula such as KMR to make a mush the consistency of oatmeal. Over the next two weeks, gradually increase the amount of dry puppy food and decrease the amount of water and KMR you use until he is eating the dry puppy food only. I hope this helps!

  

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• Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

  Veterinarian

  Published on January 16th, 2018

  Prince is adorable! At four weeks of age, he is really not old enough to be away from this mother. Puppies should be taken from their mother until they are at least six to eight weeks of age. If you can, I would return him to his mother until he is older.
  
  If you can't do this, a teaspoon of food every four hours is not enough food at all. You can start weaning him onto puppy food, and you do this by making a puppy mush. To help him wean and to get used to dry food, I would soak a high quality puppy formulated dry food in warm water until soft. Then mix that with puppy formula such as KMR to make a mush the consistency of oatmeal. Over the next two weeks, gradually increase the amount of dry puppy food and decrease the amount of water and KMR you use until he is eating the dry puppy food only. Do not limit the amount of food you give him, once he is fully weaned onto puppy food, then you can start feeding him the recommended amount on the bag. Good luck, I hope this helps!

  

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