When should a stop feeding my puppy goat milk?
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Question by Bianca: When should a stop feeding my puppy goat milk?
I have a black lab and his 4 months-old,And how many times should I feed him goat milk now that his 4 months old and what age should a stop? I honestly dont wanna stop giving him because he’s very energetic and he eats alot and his very hyper and yet his very lean so he needs alot of calories intake I think…Help me
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Hi, I helped raise a litter of 16 pups about six months ago. By th time they were about ten weeks old, I was able to give them watered down cows milk, instead of goats milk, as well as soft and hard food. all 16 pups survived. i fed them tinned puppy food and Purina Dry puppy food. I have found the pups and dogs do much better on this dry food, than other brands. It is a mid priced food. We kept one pup. He is very healthy, and solid, not lean. my profile pic is him at 3 months.Now he eats 2 wheet bix and watered down milk for breakfast, toast for lunch, dry purina with little grated cheese for dinner. i know he doesn’t need 3 meals, but I don’t work, so it is no trouble. He also loves to clean our plates. Very healthy dog.
Diane Lyn
January 8, 2012 at 4:50 am
Your pup doesn’t really need goat milk. If that currently makes a good portion of his diet, start weaning him off of it. If he really likes it you could use it as a small treat. A better option is a high quality puppy food formulated with all the protein and fat and vitamins he needs. Check the ingredients – you don’t want to see corn, by-products, wheat.. If your puppy food has any of these please consider shopping for a new food.
bloomorningglory
January 8, 2012 at 5:40 am
Why did you start giving him goat milk? A puppy should be weaned and eating solid food before you take him home. Good quality puppy food is all he needs to provide nutrition and calories. Excess calories, possibly from the goats milk, could cause the hyper activity you’re talking about. I’m not sure why people think that a dog being lean is a bad thing! Follow the feeding recommendations on your dog food bag for his age and weight, and that’s all he needs to be healthy.
linda
January 8, 2012 at 6:36 am
Pups don’t need milk past 5-6 weeks, and that milk comes from their mother, ideally, or from puppy milk replacer. You can stop the goat’s milk today-totally unneccessary.
Leigh
January 8, 2012 at 7:30 am