I found an abandoned pup in a box. He was with other pups but he's the only one that was alive. People must have thrown them away, he didn't want to drink formula milk, so I gave him dairy milk as it was already late in the evening and the stores were closed. But I bought soy milk and he drinks it, and so far it doesn't seem like he's getting sick. But I'm worried he's not getting the vitamens and minerals he needs. Can someone help me?

No, soy milk will not work on a constant basis. You need puppy formula, almost same as baby formula for bottle feeding. Here is an EHow.com website that explains everything you need to do, and recommendations for puppy formula. Can be bought from your vet, in any case, call a vet and ask for guidance as well.

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Prepared formulas are best for puppies because they are perfectly balanced to provide all the nutrition they need. Never feed puppies straight cow's or goat's milk. Until you can buy commercial formula, you can make an emergency formula using 1 cup whole cow/goat milk, 1 pinch table grade salt, 3 egg yolks (no whites) and 1 tablespoon corn oil.

The best-known puppy milk replacement formulas are Esbilac and Puppylac.

Prepare your puppies' formula. Make only enough formula for one day of feeding and keep the formula in the refrigerator between feedings.

Warm the formula in a pan of water until it is 98 to 100 degrees, then allow it to cool. Check the temperature of the formula on the back of your hand before feeding to ensure it will not scald the puppies. Add the formula to the bottles, then check the bottle for flow rate. You may need to enlarge the opening of the nipple. Often, newborn puppies can't suck hard enough to obtain milk.

Prepare your puppies' formula. Make only enough formula for one day of feeding and keep the formula in the refrigerator between feedings.

For the first 48 to 72 hours, puppies need to be fed every two hours. After this, for the first week, feed every three hours during the day, and you may allow one four-hour stretch at night.

By the second week, feeding can be reduced to every four hours during the day and a six-hour stretch at night.

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For the first 48 to 72 hours, puppies need to be fed every two hours. After this, for the first week, feed every three hours during the day, and you may allow one four-hour stretch at night.

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Yea.. a new born puppy.. not a 4wk old puppy.

This puppy needs puppy food... canned or kibbled.. but puppy food nonetheless.

Just because this is a puppy that has been abandoned by its mom, doesn't mean you need to continue to nurse it. Mother dogs wean their puppys early... Bottle feeding is actually very unnatural and only plays on the human emotion. 4 week old puppys need solid food...