A veterinarian should be consulted when the mother of puppies does not care for them. They normally receive colostrum in the mother's milk that help their immune systems. Puppies sleep quite a bit, and nurse about every three hours. If they are healthy after three weeks, they will usually survive to adulthood. For neonatal support of orphaned puppies, see the related links below.
depends on the puppies size, weight, and breed. the person you got the puppy from should know, or ringing or going to your local vet and they should be able to tell you how much (and sometimes even what (for health reasons, type of food is best for a puppy and so on) ) and how often is a good idea for your dog.
A two-week-old puppy is very little still and may still need formula if not nursing from his or her mother. Check with your vet to see what the best approach to feeding the puppy is. Puppies are normally weaned from their mothers around 6-8 weeks, and after then any high-quality puppy chow is fine--follow the feeding guidelines on the packaging for quantity.
That depends. What are you feeding him/her? If you are giving him puppy food he should be eating. If he isn't, take him to the vet.
Because they should be weaned at six weeks. Their teeth probably have her teats raw. You need to get them on puppy food ASAP.
If the puppy's mother is present, you do not need to feed the puppy anything, except to have water available. Eventually, the mother will show the pup how to eat dog food. If the mother is gone, your veterinarian can recommend a formula for puppies that would better meet the nutritional needs than milk from cows.
They should be able to eat it if you soak it first so that it is mush. Get a puppy feeding bowl and put down a lot of paper or plastic on the floor. They will make quite a mess the first few times but he puppy dish helps to keep them out of the food (kind of!). Most likely they will need to be cleaned up afterward. It may take a week or so before they are eating enough to go without milk.
NO they will not get the nutrients needed. Your dog will quickly become anemic and malnourished. young dogs need lots of iron. I suggest you go to your vet and ask what you should be feeding the dog.
Could be ringworm or mange. You need to take your puppy to the vet as soon as possible.
Before buying a dog or a puppy you should always ask the person who sold you the puppy, what the eat and the instructions to feeding them . Like how much to give them and what sort of food. From HorseLover01
. Get your puppy to the vet.
it may have rabies and need to be taken ti the vet
At 3 months you should slowly starts giving the puppy puppy chow (hard food). Moisten it with water at first (until it is not hard and soft in the middle) and then after a week of moistening it with water, you should make it so it is harder in the middle, and then after a week of that you should try giving the puppies hard puppy chow.
Yes.