Well i went and got a little puppy over the weekend. She is only 2 pounds and is 8 weeks old. She will be really small when she gets older. I took her to the Vet. Saterday and she got all her shots and wormer. But i cant get her to eat! i have tried everything dry food the breeder gave us can food EVERYTHING. And because she is SOOO samll i am very scared for her. and the Vet told me that because she is so small she could get sick really fast. Can anyone help me????

HarajukuGirl

Honestly, my dogs barley touch dog food.
We feed them people food...such as Chicken, beef, lettuce (one dog loves it) and anything you can imagine... They eat there dry food every now and then but there perfectly healthy.

I might not be the best idea to give the dog people food because its so young...maybe it wants its mothers milk?
Have you tried wet food?

oneguyinohio

I had to prepare cooked rice with boiled hamburger for one of my dogs when they had a very sensitive tummy as a puppy. Another idea might be baby food of some kind?

I am wondering if the shots may have caused the puppy to have an upset stomach? Soaking the food in water to soften it is a good idea, but you can't leave it too long incase it might spoil.

HarajukuGirl

True! It can very well be the shots- But regardless of what people say "oh it gives them worms"

In my case not true.

Try to give him.her a tiny tiny tiny piece of soft checkin to see if he will eat

Mistymagic4

I have done all that. I only get it to eat 3-6 little bites of food at a time. I am just so worried . I would just die if something happend. .

oneguyinohio

How much did the breeder indicate that the dog should eat at one time? It sounds like a pretty tiny dog? Might be that you just have to do a lot more feeding times??

HarajukuGirl

Aw...Dont worry... i really think it wants its mothers milk...puppies are raised onn milk when there first botn..you know? he is still so young. did you try milk?

oneguyinohio

Be careful about the milk idea... I've heard of some dogs having lactic intollerance... different enzymes etc in regular milk from the store as opposed to mother's milk

demonbrat711

I kind of have the same dog my dog will only be 5 pounds when it gets older it is a morkie(yorkie/maltese) he will be 3 months soon..and i also had the same problem..caned food might be better. but dry food it better for their teeth..What i do and i still do this is the food u got from the owner put hot water on it..maybe about 2 or 3 teaspoons depending on how much food you are giving her that makes it soft so she can chew she probally isnt eating the dry hard food because she is still young and has not gotten all of her teeth in so it is hard for her to chew..so if u would like try putting some hot water on the food make it soft..leave the food on the ground..when she is hungry enough she will eat it
hope this helped

Mistymagic4

she is a 2.5 pound maltese Pom mix. i guess i am not sure if 5 little peddles enough at a time weom