please could some people give me some advice. My pup is 4 weeks today and I have been feeding her pedigree puppy tinned for a week now , She still feeds off of mum . But my question is , Should I be feeding her water ?? She is not eating much puppy food but am getting there gradually.
Cheers
Rach

I leave water available at all times for mum, so if pups want some they help themselves. :)

Hi Rachy have you not added any sort of complete food with the tin of puppy food. and leave water down for the puppy to get to. regards polly_45

Polly no all I have been able to do is give her tinned pedigree chum puppy food. This has been a struggle to get her to eat  , she is still taking it from my finger .I thought that PC puppy food would be enough with-out adding anything else which is why I chose this method.So what do you suggest !
Thanks
Rachael

Hi Rachy  what i do is soak a complete puppy food and mash it up so its like a puree (but not runny) same texture as the tinned puppy food. You can add the tinned puppy food to it and she will still take it off your fingers, What kind of puppy is she Rachy?. good luck with her

Hi polly she is a Yorkshire Terrier and a singleton as you proberbly gathered.I did try to soak complete dog good the other day but they seem to take forever to go soggy . Ok i will give it another go.She doesnt even manahe a teaspoon full of food yet though.
Cheers
Rachael

Hi rachy I know this may sound silly but used to mash mine with a patoto masher. sorry i wasnt thinking about only being one puppy just try a little amount mashed up see how she gets on. good luck

Thanks for your help polly , Have mashed some up ready for when she wakes. If you or anyone else has any suggestions then feel free to give the advise. It is all much appreciated.
Cheers
Rach

Has the puppy got any of her teeth through yet if so why not rry her with something that she can knor at, if not some scraped beef or a bit of mince just to get her going.

Pups will usually start lapping water at around 4 weeks old - so now is a good time to introduce her to a bowl of water.
Single pups are usually quite hard to start weaning initally, as they are usually more than satisfied from mom! But once she gets the hang of it, there'll be no stopping her.

I would suggest if she has accepted the PC puppy tinned & is eating it, keep her on it, at least for a while - I personally wouldn't try to introduce a different product at the present time.  :)

smudgley thanks for that , As you said yes she is more than satisfied with mum as she can have all the milk she wants when she wants. So is the PC tinned puppy food I have started to wean on ok for her , I thought in itself it was a complete dog food, But think someone said it wasnt (but could of misread).Will start on the bowl of water today .
Thanks
Rach

I have seen many litters reared on PC & all done well on it.
It isn't strictly speaking a complete diet, so when she is a bit older you could try introducing a bit of mixer biscuit (soaked)
It is hard with a single pup & if you had tried the complete diets, you may have ended up, bribing her with meat anyway as the PC is palatable & has a nice (?) smell to it (nice to pups, maybe not nice to us!)
Once she is eating all her meals well - you can then consider what you want your pup on longterm. :)

ty smudgley , i must admit i tried soaked puppy complete today and she did prefer this, So think I will stick to this . Thanks  for your advice , Its nice to know people out there are willing to help
Rach

:)