Question about my pup

My Apbt pup is 7 1/2 weeks old and i am feeding him timberwolf(lamb,barley and apples formula),and he wont eat it ive even tried softening it with water,what do i do,also im about to finish up on timberwolf and my local feed store supplies innova,merricks,solid gold,and welness wich one should i get for my pup?

 

Innova........good stuff.

Can you try putting some broth in the food? Give it more flavor?

 

ok thank you for you help

 

IMO I would stick with the Timberwolf. What has the pup been eating before? I would completely soften the food with hot water and let it absorb all the water and mush the food with a fork to make it all soft. You can use puppy milk replacer also. (make sure the mixture is not hot when you feed it)

If you have to swith I would go with Innova.

 

alright i might just order another bag of TW,before he was eating pedigree, how long can I use the puppy milk replacer or when do I stop using it?

 

Bryce: you can also try soaking the food in some chicken broth..give it more flavor.....

 

never thought about that,it sounds like a good idea i might try it,thanks Michele!

 

Bryce: I do the chicken broth with my dog.. He loves it....

 

When I got my Aussie pup,he was finicky about eating so I mix a tablespoon of low fat non flavored yogurt in his food.Now I give it to all my dogs ,they love it,it's good for them and best of all its cheap.

 

LOL yea thats a pretty good idea

 

Let us know how he is eating. You can use the milk replacer as long as you need to. Its good for them, but I would ween him off in a couple weeks b/c it is better for his teeth to eat the food crunchy.

 

Ill let you know soon how he is eating,and ill wean him off the mushy food in a a week or two thanks for the help Envy

 

I would stick with the Timberwolf, as well, and if you do decide to use the chicken broth, i would recommend the low sodium kind, as there's no need to give a dog, (pup), so much sodium, and the canned stuff is LOADED with it.

Just a thought:
you can buy one of those precooked chickens and add a little chicken meat to it, then gradually taper off, so your dog doesn't get too spolied or too used to it.
I know MANY people frown upon adding "human food", but to initiate a pup's appetite, for a short time, i personally see no problem with this. but only add a LITTLE and cut it up small so he can't pick out only the chicken and leave all the kibble.
worked for several of my dogs.... (just my .02)

 

well i got some milk replacer,so do I just pour it on his Timberwolf,and I have decided to stick with TW!

 

that's exactly how I do it with JC's food. He's picky, so i'll add very little chicken or turkey...whatever I'm cooking at the time. And also, with regard to the chicken broth, they also have fat free broth and low sodium (I forgot about the sodium Suki...):o

 

Yeah, I wouldn't go changing the food. Add stuff if you want. Just be warned that sometimes that builds bad eating habits, because you'll end up with a dog that wont touch its kibble unless the extras are put in. I probably shouldn't comment further because I'm not used to dealing with pups that young.