My puppy needs milk. What if I can't find puppy milk replacer?

You can find a good product following this link: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/petag-esbilac-powder-puppy-milk-replacer-and-dog-food-supplement This is easily available in local pet stores and online.

Infamil is not made for puppies so that is likely why he won't drink it. You need a milk replacer made for puppies like Esbilac. Are you using a bottle? https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/petag-esbilac-powder-puppy-milk-replacer-and-dog-food-supplement My recommendation is to consult with a local veterinarian that can teach you how to raise an orphan puppy if you are unsure on how to do it. That is going to give Karter the best chance at survival. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

If, in an emergency or some remote location where you cannot obtain puppy milk replacement, you can mix a formula. Mine consists of one-half cup evaporated whole milk, one half cup boiled water, one teaspoon full of corn oil, one drop of pediatric human multivitamin (Visorbin or equivalent), two raw eggs and a tablespoon full of plain whole yogurt. For some reason, formulas based on evaporated milk cause less diarrhea and indigestion than those based on fresh cow’s milk. Adding a quarter of a lactase tablet to each batch of formula might help the puppy deal with the large amount of lactose present in cow’s milk. Get puppy formula first thing in the morning.

First, I would definitely recommend having the litter and mom examined by your vet - there are a number of health problems that could be making the dam reject the puppies. In general a one week old puppy should be eating about 22-30 ml of commercial puppy milk replacer (such as Esbilac) per day, and should be fed every 2-3 hours. This link has more information on caring for an orphan puppy. I would not recommend using a home made emergency milk replacer recipe. https://www.petcoach.co/article/orphaned-puppies-how-to-raise-them/

No, the nutritional needs of puppies and kittens are different. KMR has too much protein and not enough fat for puppies and will likely cause diarrhea. If necessary, goat milk may be fed to puppies until you get a proper puppy milk replacer.

Nutri-Cal is great if you need to get quick calories into a new pup. It can then be followed with an appropriate puppy milk replacer such as Esbilac or Pet-Lac. The powdered form would be recommended so you can mix up just what is needed and prevent waste.

Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! I have never heard of that milk replacer. If it does not say it is safe to use in dogs then I would not use it. I attached a link for what I recommend. I hope this helps and I wish you the best! https://www.petco.com/shop/SearchDisplay?categoryId=&storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&searchSource=Q&pageView=&beginIndex=0&pageSize=24&fromPageValue=search&searchTerm=Esbilac