hi i have 5 puppies and all started weaning well from 3 weeks and fed four times a day plus from mum...the problem i have now is that they have seemed to gone off there food and are bored of it..they are all well and have been wormed etc..can anyone recommend other types of food for them please...i live in a small village and both the vets practices here only puppy food from 8 weeks :$

You don't say what you are feeding? Are they gaining weight? Do the look well nourished? How often is the dam still feeding them?

I used to vary the meals through the day, 2 RC reproductive starter kibble mixed with moist dog food, scrambled egg with a tiny bit of cheese and weetabix mixed with yogurt or cottage cheese, by 8 weeks old they were on all kibble and I would add moist dog food,yogurt or cottage cheese to one meal out of the four. Made sure water or goats milk available to drink at all times.

There are puppy mousses out there now to temp their appetite which I will certainly try next time. I did try puppy porridge, it was awful, had no taste and they played in it more than ate it.

hey ive been giving them lactol with weetabix in the morn and night and inbetween raw beef mince twice daily and water left for them..they still drink from mum inbetween meals and at night..they are gaining weight and well nourished..they have just become bored with what ive been giving them for the last two days...i may try some scrambled egg and cheese like you suggested :)..many thanks and ask my friend to take me to the nearest pet store to buy some rc :)

Are they perhaps having too much and so not really bothered?  I wouldn't keep switching, they seem to have enough variety, just reduce the portions and see if they eat up... I also give mine apples and carrots to chew on between meals... which they love
Penny

yeah maybe i am giving them too much,my husband said that lol and thought what would he know as i have dealt with the pups from day one..but think he maybe right this time..thanks for the advice :)

There is no nutritional value whatsoever from Weetabix. I used raw mince, a small amount of Pilchards in tomato sauce, tuna, and even raw chicken wings for my babies to chew on, they loved it.

ok thanks, pilchards seems a new one for me try :)