weaning pups

[thetonyboy 0]

my bitch had 6 pups going to start weaning them next week ive read that rice pudding is good to start them off, this is my first time with a litter so any info would be helpful ..cheers

[J Darcy 5,871]

mince mashed with full fat goats milk is a very good food for them matey

[border hunter 2]

feeding mine on rice pudding ther love it

[fat man 4,741]

The last time i bred a litter of pups was labs.The bitch had 9 so i weaned them of her at 4 to 5 weeks.I fed minced beef n tripe with plenty of lamb lac milk replacer and they trived on it,also from 3 weeks worm them every fortnight at first,i used parazan syrup,hope this helps.

[thetonyboy 0]

cheers for info lads

[skycat 6,174]

Weaning means weaning OFF the bitch's milk. I know countless people like to give milky foods, rice pudding etc, but pups really don't need it once they are past 8 or 9 weeks old. Their digestive systems are, by that time, able to digest meat, so meat is what nature intended. I chuck a gutted and skinned rabbit into litters of as young as 4 weeks. They suck the juices from the meat even though they can't really chew at that age. Once they have teeth they get minced beef, not the really cheap horrible stuff with loads of fat in it, or minced rabbit, minced chicken. They don't seem to like lamb at a very young age and I think that is because it is very fatty. Pups which have eaten too much animal fat will do pasty, smelly diarrhoea with bubbles in. Protein is what they need the most.

I would only ever give a milk substitute such as Lactol or Whelpi if the bitch has dried up early, say 4 weeks. Most of my pups are still suckling a couple of times a day until 8 or 9 weeks old, if the bitch lets them, which she usually does.

[Blue one 89]

Weaning means weaning OFF the bitch's milk. I know countless people like to give milky foods, rice pudding etc, but pups really don't need it once they are past 8 or 9 weeks old. Their digestive systems are, by that time, able to digest meat, so meat is what nature intended. I chuck a gutted and skinned rabbit into litters of as young as 4 weeks. They suck the juices from the meat even though they can't really chew at that age. Once they have teeth they get minced beef, not the really cheap horrible stuff with loads of fat in it, or minced rabbit, minced chicken. They don't seem to like lamb at a very young age and I think that is because it is very fatty. Pups which have eaten too much animal fat will do pasty, smelly diarrhoea with bubbles in. Protein is what they need the most.

I would only ever give a milk substitute such as Lactol or Whelpi if the bitch has dried up early, say 4 weeks. Most of my pups are still suckling a couple of times a day until 8 or 9 weeks old, if the bitch lets them, which she usually does.

 

Sounds good. Tryd this before though and found the goats milk with the meat, helped them along better, as had a litter years ago and just fed them what you just said, worming them ect and they were too skinny for my liking, found the goats milk, brought them on very well, Lam/lac, is excellent too.

Also, one or 2 of their small meals was fed by soaking Gain 28 with the goats milk, that really got them strong! .

[chipper 2]

my bitch had 6 pups going to start weaning them next week ive read that rice pudding is good to start them off, this is my first time with a litter so any info would be helpful ..cheers

ive had my pups on rice pudding but started giving them weetabix and pup formula milk they love it

[paulus 26]

just had to take the bitch off a litter pf patt pups a few week ago due to her being on antibiotics they were 4 weeks at the time they have thrieved on minced tripe and beef 10 week this sunday fat as feck and before anyone says it yes they have been wormed every fortnight since birth my last litter of lurchers were weaned at 4 aswell on the same meat. never bothered with the porridge/wheatabix or whotever else.

[bunnys 1,228]

fflesh his the best and natural way to wean welps,stays on the buggers much less stools firm strong .reared a litter on fowl carcasses some moons ago little monsterd by six weeks we all know or should go the milk and puddings etc his what we are trying to get them off scours thyough milk are common just take a look at welps weaned on flesh etc nothing comes close When on the flesh the need for fluids jis greatly reduced also. atb bunnys.

[bunnys 1,228]

ps also the bitch fed good flesh chicken carcass etc produced a richer milk take a look at the puppies small deposits very fim and less often than a bitvh fed on the biscuit . atg bunnys,

[digdig 3]

ps also the bitch fed good flesh chicken carcass etc produced a richer milk take a look at the puppies small deposits very fim and less often than a bitvh fed on the biscuit . atg bunnys,

sounds shit and i only feed my dogs on flesh but to get then eating use pedergree chum puppy in a tin and wach them once they ar eating i put um on chicken wings raw and some minced beef all humane grade