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Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 3 months and 20 days old | 7.9 lbs
my pup is nearly 4 months old and i think she is a little bit small for her age, she weighs 2.6kg. she is a small breed tho. The question is what can i give her for the additional source of nutrition? i give her boiled chicken and the broth and rice. and dry dog food occasionally. what vegetables and fruits can i give to her? can i give her hard boiled eggs? if yes, how many and how often?
2 Answers

Answered By Catherine Stecyk
Veterinarian
Published on March 30th, 2019
Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS
Veterinarian
Published on February 17th, 2018
You can give Lukas some fresh food as an occasional treat, but not as a daily diet. Puppies need higher amounts of protein, calories, and calcium than adult dogs, and he should only be fed a puppy formulated food to meet his nutritional requirements. It's very hard to do that with a home diet. I will put a list below of fruits and veggies that are safe to feed him as a treat. He can also have boiled white meat chicken (no bones), boiled lean meat, and boiled eggs as an occasional treat. I hope this helps!
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/people-foods-avoid-feeding-your-pets
http://www.akc.org/content/health/articles/fruits-vegetables-dogs-can-and-cant-eat/
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