Paptacular! Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hello My litter is 5 weeks old today. For the past week they've been fed on turkey mince and puppy milk, as well as having the occasional top up from Mum (she's getting very over it!) When is it best to introduce soaked dry food, and after that, when to introduce straight dry? Is the Advance Puppy that comes in those puppy packs fine to soak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puglodge Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 HelloMy litter is 5 weeks old today. For the past week they've been fed on turkey mince and puppy milk, as well as having the occasional top up from Mum (she's getting very over it!) When is it best to introduce soaked dry food, and after that, when to introduce straight dry? Is the Advance Puppy that comes in those puppy packs fine to soak? Our puppies were 5 weeks on Thursday and they have been having the Advance puppy growth for a few days now.(under supervision.) We never give our puppies soaked dry food. We just introduce the dry food as is once their teeth are coming through. It's great exercise for their mouth and jaw. Just remember to always have fresh water available as they will get very thirsty. They are also having Advance puppy tin. Their poos are always firm and dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I also never soak kibble .. chewing is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paptacular! Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 I suppose they're old enough now to not have soaked... nice sharp little chompers! Hope the dry is nice and baby papillon bite sized! I'll trial them on some dry tomorrow, thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Soaked is fine for the tiny/toy breeds to start off with. Another thing you can do if you feel the pieces are still a bit too big is to put them in a plastic bag, tie, put on a chopping board & bash with a meat tenderiser/hammer etc. This breaks it up smaller. It is scary if the toy breeds choke at 5 weeks as there is not really any room for manouvre in their tiny mouths if anything goes wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2psinapod Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I start my guys off with Royal Canin Starter, I put it in a 'Bullet Blender' thingie and crush/mush/blend until it's a crunchy powder, I mix with Bio-Lac and serve as a sloppy porridge from about 3 weeks, to begin with they kind of just lap the milk out of it and Mum cleans the rest up, as the days/weeks progress I make the Starter coarser and less milk until I'm am not crushing it at all and they are getting it dry, then I introduce fresh meats later once they are content with eating dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ark Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I've got min pin puppies and am having a hard time weaning ME onto all-dry kibble! The pieces are small, but still quite a challenge for their tiny mouths so rather than soaking it I mix a bit of mince (raw) with enough water to make it "spreadable" and just toss it through the dry. This gets their nose working and once they've licked all the mince off they then chew on the dry (which is still mostly dry). The crushing idea is a great one - I will start trying that I think so that they don't get so dependent on the "gravy". BTW - mine are on Advance puppy too. I assume the puppy packs I got for the min pins would be the same as the ones you have for the paps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paptacular! Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 I gave each pup a piece of dry... 2 of them thought it would fun to swallow it and bought it back up eventually, giving me a heart attack in the process. Might leave it a few more days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 In the meantime..throw them some whole chicken wings..so they can learn to CHEW, not slurp wet food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 In the meantime..throw them some whole chicken wings..so they can learn to CHEW, not slurp wet food Each to their own but I would be wary of giving a toy breed a wing at 5 weeks. If they manage to get a bit of bone or skin off with those needle sharp teeth & they start to choke it would be awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I soaked my Advance dry because the Growth Puppy Food was a bit on the large size compared to some I had in the past (even for small breeds) and they soon moved on to the unsoaked as they got older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 In the meantime..throw them some whole chicken wings..so they can learn to CHEW, not slurp wet food Each to their own but I would be wary of giving a toy breed a wing at 5 weeks. If they manage to get a bit of bone or skin off with those needle sharp teeth & they start to choke it would be awful. Yeah Toys need Quail or Squab wings LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldust Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Advance Rehydratable is the best ive found to start puppies on, its very small sized pieces are a perfect size for babies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 In the meantime..throw them some whole chicken wings..so they can learn to CHEW, not slurp wet food +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileys mum Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 (edited) Advance Rehydratable is the best ive found to start puppies on, its very small sized pieces are a perfect size for babies Yep that's what I started my babies on too Bulldust,I started them of on it by soaking it, but by the time they left for their new home they where eating it dry mixed with mince. Edited March 6, 2011 by Baileys mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paptacular! Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 In a pinch the last day or 2 I fed them My Dog puppy. Never again, smelly poo! This morning I broke the Advance in half and they managed fine with that. After a few days of this I'll try whole ones and see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldust Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Get yourself some Advance "Rehydratable" puppy dry food, it would be a much better size for your babies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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