How do I make the best puppy weaning mush for my 3-week-old puppies?

I would probably back down on the actual meat products as they may be rich for Luna's little tummy. Royal Canin makes a canned pate' called Baby Dog and its meant for weaning puppies. It's got all the nutrients she needs. I would use that mixed with some formula soaked puppy kibble. Around 5 weeks old, start to decrease the amount of formula. Luna should be weaned off formula by 7 weeks. She is sooo cute! Thank you for using Pet Coach!

It's fine to start introducing puppy food at this age, but it will take 2-3 weeks before they will start to wean off of milk. It's best to feed wet food at this age. If you have the dry dog biscuits, then you can add water to them to make them soft. It's best to only give a little at a time, or they can get diarrhea. I would start by only offering a teaspoon to each pup twice a day. It can be gradually increased from there. Here is a link that gives additional information about weaning puppies: https://www.wikihow.com/Wean-Puppies I hope that helps and all is well with the pups.

Weaning can begin now. Choose a quality puppy food. Make a slurry or gruel by mixing in a puppy milk replacer such as Esbilac or PetLac. Gradually decrease the amount of liquid over the next few weeks until they are eating dry kibble by 8-10 weeks of age.

Puppies get weaned between 4 and 6 weeks, so it is probably just time! I recommend mixing water with canned puppy food (or dry puppy food) to make it really wet and mushy. The puppies will often play in it and then lick it off their paws. Here is a helpful article: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2108&aid=887

Great question! To help them wean and to get used to dry food, I would soak a high quality puppy formulated dry food in water 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 they are eating the dry puppy food only.

Yes, at this age you can start offering something like 2nd step from Esbilac. Just follow the instructions on the packaging. https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/petag-esbilac-2nd-step-puppy-weaning-food Hope this helps. Best wishes.

A puppy should get milk or an appropriate replacement until 3-4 weeks of age at which point you can begin to mix in some solid food. The milk can be used to make a slurry or gruel. The milk is gradually decreased until the pup is eating solid, dry food around 8 weeks of age.