ive been long on the net to find a large feeding bowl for my litter to eat from ,and carnt find any ,the ones i do are all out of stock ! do any of you know of any large shops that sell them please x x

sorry should of put this in the breeding !!!!

The breeder of the pup we're getting has just got one of these for her litter http://www.weanafeeda.com/
It's pretty expensive though.

yes ive been looking at them ,to much money for me ,but thankyou x

Do what I did when I had a large breed.  Go to tesco or wilkos and buy a ceramic dish like what you make lasagne in, you can get some really shallow pirex ones as well if they cant reach over the side.

Emma

In Jollyes or any large pet outlet you shoudl be able to find flat 12 inch stainless steel feedign pans/dishes.  I use two of these, and start with a smaller one when they first go onto solids.

thanks every one i will be going to look xxx

> buy a ceramic dish like what you make lasagne in

Exactly what I did for my puppyboy. The usual dishes were too deep for his flat face and would put him off eating. The ceramic, I think they're called gratin, dishes are perfect for him :)

go to the garden centre and buy the plant pot base's that normally collect the water under the pot. they are cheap to buy.

All sizes available and you can get rectangle ones so you can have pups reach the middle without the need to wade completely in!

I recently bought some 8 inch ones that were in stock and quite cheap, don't know if these are big enough though?

I got some of these from a car boot sale last week 25p each. I bought the 3 they had. They are just the job for me and in brill condition. I had a very good buy there. :-)

www.zooplus.co.uk sell large stainless steel puppy bowls especially for a litter, only about £3 each

ty annastasia just looked and out of stock ..just my luck lol , but i went to pets at home this morning and got some cat bowls thay will do the job but thankyou for your help x

no worries Tiger Lilly, hows your babies doing?

oops i mean white Lily, stupid me, must be lack of sleep ha ha!

good thankyou , little boggers are taking there time with the weaning tho lol its been 3 1/2 hours sisnce mum feed them and there still asleep ,but thay are starting to look a little thin but must be ok or thay would be awake ,but if i let mum in she wants to feed them !!

lol i know the feeling !!! like the name tho !! ;)

Yes they do seem to loose a little condition when they are weaning, i started mine on mince & tripe, now slowly they are on dry (soaked) food and a little tripe and mince, just a spoonful now, its a slow process but they getting there, mum doesnt go in quite as often now, they seem content enough.

how old are yours annastasia ?

Hi, they were 4 weeks old yesterday, not quite as chunky but still bonny if you know what i mean Tiger Lily.

lol (tiger lily) thats going to sick now ;) how many meals do u give them ?

i give them 4 meals a day, sometimes 5 if i can fit it in, sometimes they dont finish meal number 5, but i like to give them the opportunity just in case someone didnt eat much at another meal. Mum will always eat it if they dont, she is so greedy at the moment bless her

pups want eat the food i put down !! im getting stressed and just want to cry !!! i leave them 4hours after mum as feed them but thay go to it and run away i keep putting them back but thay dont eat it ...ive put there nose in it so thay can lik it off but still not eat it ,im only doing this 2times aday and still not eat !!! what shell i try now ?

A friend of mine who has been in our breed 30 years, (told me to start 1 of my past litters struggling to feed )  on raw mince and minced tripe, i too was tearing my hair out, it worked wonders they wolfed it down, i had been trying puppy porridge, weaning flakes and mashed dry food, the mince and tripe got them going, then after a week i started to add dry soaked puppy food, good luck, you are having a bad time with this litter hun, hope they eat soon

yes its been a nightmare from mum being a week off having them ,ive got some frozen mince shell i scramble some egg with it ? how long does frozen mince take to defrost (im blond and very tired )lol

Have you got a microwave hun? it doesnt take long, i buy it in bags frozen, its easier to use,  and you can just defrost small amounts, if you cant get it defrosted tonight leave it out overnight aand give it to them in the morning, not sure about the egg? the tripe you can buy frozen minced in a bag from pets at home, smells horrid but they love it. Once they are starting to eat properly you should be ok.

im getting some out now and il defrost in micro now there waking up , thankyou x

Let me know how they get on with it.

4 out of 6 had some 1 of them that didnt did eat some of the natures harvest earlyer so im happy , thay didnt have alot but its a start and i had to put it in there mouths but thay soon eat it lol thankyou x

mine where like that at 1st, tomorrow they will know whats coming and surely they will love it, keep me posted

thayve had some mince this morning off my finger but i think 1 of the fat boys has had a little to much hes shaking alittle more then the others !!

Thats great, yes 1 of my little boys ate a little too much the other day, his tummy was fat, and he wobbled when he moved, they should be fine now White Lilly

thankyou so much for your help i sleeped alittle better last night ;) ;) x

Anytime, they are a worry arent they?

well pups had mince meat this morning off my fingers so at lunch i put it in bowls with a little goats milk .....they eat the lot and at lunch time i did scrambled egg and they eat the lot !!! so now im waiting for my little darling to wake up and there having mince meat again ;)
afew more days of this and i can start adding natures harvest to the meat :) :) :)

Great news that, you must feel so relieved now. made up they are eating something for you.

Hows pups eating White lilly?

HI ANNASTASIA ,well lol ok but id like them to eat alittle more then thay are !!! ive got them on james wellbeloved ,thay didnt seem interested so after a few days ive started adding a very small amount of the wet food to it and thats done the trick ;) , mum is still feeding them morning and night  thay are having 5meals but dont eat alot ? tried all ways of socking lots ....with milk ....just water ....coming up 2 6weeks now , 2 more weeks and they will be going id like them to be eating more than thay are ? any help? xx

Why do you want them eating more?  Are they thin? 
If not by pushing more food into them they will just get upset stomachs.  Loose stools in young pups are often caused from over eating.

If they are a bit small then pushing more food at them won't make them grow faster they will catch up later .

They will get there White Lilly, as is said giving them too much will make them loose, i am guilty of that sometimes portion wise, ours 2 are 6 weeks old and strong chunky puppies, they are fed Happy Dog and seem to love it.

thay are looking a little thin !!! none of them have the runs there poo is furm but not to hard ,thay are due to be wormed on tues so could be that ,thay did eat well just now and have all fell to sleep ,havnt been doing that before so thay must be full now ,im letting bea feed them 1st thing in a morning and last thing at night now (last night was 1st time she wasnt with them ) so i think they were getting alot of mum from mum still !! ,she is not to well and vet as told me to only let her feed them at this times ,she needs building up now ,i may have to stop her feeding over the next few days she is getting run down and lost sooooo much weight shes just not eating enough to keep up with them now ,bless her all she does is sleep !!! vet has checked her and she is ok apart from them draining her !!

Yes they do get drained quickly, our girl is hardly feeding them now, they could be filling up on milk rather than solids, im going to worm my monsters now, they wont be happy, ha ha!

;) bless um there faces when there done !!! :)

I know they hate it, i tell them its for their own good so they wont get poorly. cant believe they are this age already, time flies. their dads owner been again today he blown away with the confidence,
Good luck with yours hun

thank you so much ,and with yours too :) :) ,they"ve eat a good meal again :) :) xx

Thats great,